2020
Association of OPRM1 Functional Coding Variant With Opioid Use Disorder
Zhou H, Rentsch CT, Cheng Z, Kember RL, Nunez YZ, Sherva RM, Tate JP, Dao C, Xu K, Polimanti R, Farrer LA, Justice AC, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Association of OPRM1 Functional Coding Variant With Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2020, 77: 1072-1080. PMID: 32492095, PMCID: PMC7270886, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersMendelian randomization analysisAfrican American individualsMAIN OUTCOMEFunctional coding variantSignificant associationCausal associationRandomization analysisElectronic health record dataCurrent opioid crisisAmerican individualsHealth record dataCognitive performanceInternational Statistical ClassificationRelated Health ProblemsPotential causal associationAmerican controlsEuropean American controlsAfrican-American controlsCoding variantBuprenorphine treatmentOUD diagnosisTobacco smokingNinth Revision
2017
Genome-wide association study of therapeutic opioid dosing identifies a novel locus upstream of OPRM1
Smith AH, Jensen KP, Li J, Nunez Y, Farrer LA, Hakonarson H, Cook-Sather SD, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association study of therapeutic opioid dosing identifies a novel locus upstream of OPRM1. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 22: 346-352. PMID: 28115739, PMCID: PMC5407902, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2016.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAllelesAnalgesics, OpioidBlack or African AmericanDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedMorphineOpioid-Related DisordersPainPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, Opioid, muUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsMethadone doseOD subjectsOpioid dependenceSignificant associationDaily methadone doseMethadone maintenance doseOpioid analgesic doseDose of morphineHigher methadone doseDifferent clinical settingsΜ-opioid receptorAnalgesic doseMaintenance doseOral methadoneEffective analgesicSurgical painOpioid sensitivityPrecision pharmacotherapySelective agonistGenome-wide association studiesAA childrenClinical settingDoseMinor alleleOPRM1