2017
Polygenic Scores for Major Depressive Disorder and Risk of Alcohol Dependence
Andersen AM, Pietrzak RH, Kranzler HR, Ma L, Zhou H, Liu X, Kramer J, Kuperman S, Edenberg HJ, Nurnberger JI, Rice JP, Tischfield JA, Goate A, Foroud TM, Meyers JL, Porjesz B, Dick DM, Hesselbrock V, Boerwinkle E, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Weissman MM, Levinson DF, Potash JB, Gelernter J, Han S. Polygenic Scores for Major Depressive Disorder and Risk of Alcohol Dependence. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 1153-1160. PMID: 28813562, PMCID: PMC5710224, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDD polygenic risk scoresMajor depressive disorderPolygenic risk scoresAlcohol dependenceDepressive disorderSignificant public health burdenPublic health burdenAD comorbidityNational HealthHealth burdenMAIN OUTCOMECase-control statusRisk scoreRisk of ADVeterans StudyYale-PennGenetic susceptibilityMDD statusCommon genetic factorsSubstance dependenceMDD casesAD samplesPolygenic riskGenetic factorsHeritable disorder
2013
Deep resequencing of 17 glutamate system genes identifies rare variants in DISC1 and GRIN2B affecting risk of opioid dependence
Xie P, Kranzler HR, Krystal JH, Farrer LA, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Deep resequencing of 17 glutamate system genes identifies rare variants in DISC1 and GRIN2B affecting risk of opioid dependence. Addiction Biology 2013, 19: 955-964. PMID: 23855403, PMCID: PMC3815683, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid dependenceSubstance dependenceRare variantsN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptorsCo-occurring alcohol dependenceHealthy control subjectsControl subjectsNMDA systemOpioid abuseGlutamate receptorsSchizophrenia risk genesSD riskAlcohol dependenceSignificant associationCocaine dependenceAdditional subjectsOD riskRisk genesDISC1African AmericansFirst demonstrationCommon variantsRiskSubjectsMinor allele frequency
2009
Population admixture modulates risk for alcohol dependence
Zuo L, Luo X, Listman JB, Kranzler HR, Wang S, Anton RF, Blumberg HP, Stein MB, Pearlson GD, Covault J, Charney DS, van Kammen DP, Price LH, Lappalainen J, Cramer J, Krystal JH, Gelernter J. Population admixture modulates risk for alcohol dependence. Human Genetics 2009, 125: 605-613. PMID: 19306106, PMCID: PMC2777998, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0647-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research