2007
Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRM1, OPRK1, and OPRD1) Variants and Response to Naltrexone Treatment for Alcohol Dependence: Results From the VA Cooperative Study
Gelernter J, Gueorguieva R, Kranzler HR, Zhang H, Cramer J, Rosenheck R, Krystal JH, Group T. Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRM1, OPRK1, and OPRD1) Variants and Response to Naltrexone Treatment for Alcohol Dependence: Results From the VA Cooperative Study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 555-563. PMID: 17374034, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00339.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismConfidence IntervalsDNADouble-Blind MethodExonsFemaleGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsOdds RatioProportional Hazards ModelsPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReceptors, Opioid, deltaReceptors, Opioid, kappaReceptors, Opioid, muSmokingTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsAlcohol dependenceOpioid receptorsTreatment responseVA Cooperative StudyRate of relapsePredictors of responseAlcohol-dependent male subjectsMu-opioid receptorsKappa-opioid receptorsCourse of treatmentShort-term treatmentReceptor gene variantsOpioid receptor geneAsn40Asp polymorphismAvailable medicationsNaltrexone treatmentSpecific pharmacotherapyPretreatment numberDrug naltrexoneNaltrexoneMale subjectsCooperative StudyRelapseHeavy drinkingIndividual single nucleotide polymorphisms
1989
Corpus callosum dimensions measured by magnetic resonance imaging in bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia
Hauser P, Dauphinais I, Berrettini W, DeLisi L, Gelernter J, Post R. Corpus callosum dimensions measured by magnetic resonance imaging in bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 1989, 26: 659-668. PMID: 2804188, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(89)90100-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral areasMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scansBipolar affective patientsNormal control subjectsBipolar affective disorderControl subjectsCallosal areaPsychiatric illnessCallosal regionsSchizophrenic patientsAffective patientsGender differencesAffective disordersControl groupBrain scansMale subjectsDiagnostic groupsSchizophrenic groupFemale subjectsTesla scannerMidsagittal sliceSignificant differencesPatientsCallosalGenu