2019
Genome‐wide scan identifies opioid overdose risk locus close to MCOLN1
Cheng Z, Yang B, Zhou H, Nunez Y, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome‐wide scan identifies opioid overdose risk locus close to MCOLN1. Addiction Biology 2019, 25: e12811. PMID: 31362332, PMCID: PMC7485539, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesMucolipin-1Expression profilesGenome-wide significant signalsAssociation studiesPost-GWAS analysisWide association studyDrug repositioning analysisCation channel activityFunctional categoriesConnectivity Map databaseDrug targetsRisk genesGenesChannel activityPatatin-like phospholipaseNetwork analysisPNPLA6Significant signalEuropean Americans
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