2017
DNA methylation signatures of illicit drug injection and hepatitis C are associated with HIV frailty
Zhang X, Hu Y, Justice AC, Li B, Wang Z, Zhao H, Krystal JH, Xu K. DNA methylation signatures of illicit drug injection and hepatitis C are associated with HIV frailty. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 2243. PMID: 29269866, PMCID: PMC5740109, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02326-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllicit drug injectionHepatitis C infectionWhite blood cellsIllicit drug useCo-occurring conditionsMethylation signaturesDiscovery sampleC infectionHepatitis CEpigenome-wide association analysisLower frailtyDrug injectionHigh frailtyImmune functionHealth outcomesDrug useFrailtyDNA methylation signaturesBlood cellsHIVReplication sampleEpigenetic programmingSignificant CpGsEpigenetic effectsIndividuals
2015
Gene-based and pathway-based genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence
Lingjun Z, ZHANG CK, SAYWARD FG, CHEUNG KH, Kesheng W, KRYSTAL JH, Hongyu Z, Xingguang L. Gene-based and pathway-based genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence. General Psychiatry 2015, 27: 111-118. PMID: 26120261, PMCID: PMC4466852, DOI: 10.11919/j.issn.1002-0829.215031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesRisk genesAssociation studiesBiological signaling processesPXN geneGene pathwaysSignaling processesGlycan degradationInteraction pathwayGenetic markersTransporter pathwaysGenesDiscovery samplePathwayReplication sampleAfrican American casesRisk pathwaysMultiple testingBonferroni correctionNew evidence
2013
NKAIN1–SERINC2 is a functional, replicable and genome-wide significant risk gene region specific for alcohol dependence in subjects of European descent
Zuo L, Wang K, Zhang XY, Krystal JH, Li CS, Zhang F, Zhang H, Luo X. NKAIN1–SERINC2 is a functional, replicable and genome-wide significant risk gene region specific for alcohol dependence in subjects of European descent. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 129: 254-264. PMID: 23455491, PMCID: PMC3628730, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesExpression quantitative loci (eQTL) analysisGene regionMetabolic pathwaysQuantitative loci analysisSNP-expression associationsCis-acting regulatory effectsDiscovery sampleSNP-disease associationsNumerous genesReplication sampleLocus analysisAssociation studiesAssociation analysisRisk SNPsTranscript expressionSNPsRegulatory effectsGenesPathwayEuropean descentExpression