2020
Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals
Xu K, Li B, McGinnis KA, Vickers-Smith R, Dao C, Sun N, Kember RL, Zhou H, Becker WC, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Zhao H, Justice AC. Genome-wide association study of smoking trajectory and meta-analysis of smoking status in 842,000 individuals. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 5302. PMID: 33082346, PMCID: PMC7598939, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18489-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesLarge genome-wide association studiesMillion Veteran ProgramAssociation studiesExpression quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociChromatin interactionsComplex traitsFunctional annotationTrait lociSequencing ConsortiumDozen genesSignificant lociSmoking phenotypesLociMultiple populationsNew insightsPhenotypeVeteran ProgramGenetic vulnerabilityGenesTraitsAnnotationEuropean AmericansConsortium
2013
Childhood adversity moderates the effect of ADH1B on risk for alcohol‐related phenotypes in Jewish Israeli drinkers
Meyers JL, Shmulewitz D, Wall MM, Keyes KM, Aharonovich E, Spivak B, Weizman A, Frisch A, Edenberg HJ, Gelernter J, Grant BF, Hasin D. Childhood adversity moderates the effect of ADH1B on risk for alcohol‐related phenotypes in Jewish Israeli drinkers. Addiction Biology 2013, 20: 205-214. PMID: 24164917, PMCID: PMC3999313, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADH1B rs1229984Childhood adversityAUD severityAlcohol consumptionHeavy alcohol consumptionEnvironmental risk factorsAdult household residentsEarly life adversityMaximum drinksAUD symptom severityRisk factorsAlcohol metabolismSymptom severityLife adversityAlcohol-related phenotypesSeverityDisorder severityGenetic vulnerability
2012
Increased Genetic Vulnerability to Smoking at CHRNA5 in Early-Onset Smokers
Hartz SM, Short SE, Saccone NL, Culverhouse R, Chen L, Schwantes-An TH, Coon H, Han Y, Stephens SH, Sun J, Chen X, Ducci F, Dueker N, Franceschini N, Frank J, Geller F, Gubjartsson D, Hansel NN, Jiang C, Keskitalo-Vuokko K, Liu Z, Lyytikäinen LP, Michel M, Rawal R, Rosenberger A, Scheet P, Shaffer JR, Teumer A, Thompson JR, Vink JM, Vogelzangs N, Wenzlaff AS, Wheeler W, Xiao X, Yang BZ, Aggen SH, Balmforth AJ, Baumeister SE, Beaty T, Bennett S, Bergen AW, Boyd HA, Broms U, Campbell H, Chatterjee N, Chen J, Cheng YC, Cichon S, Couper D, Cucca F, Dick DM, Foroud T, Furberg H, Giegling I, Gu F, Hall AS, Hällfors J, Han S, Hartmann AM, Hayward C, Heikkilä K, Hewitt JK, Hottenga JJ, Jensen MK, Jousilahti P, Kaakinen M, Kittner SJ, Konte B, Korhonen T, Landi MT, Laatikainen T, Leppert M, Levy SM, Mathias RA, McNeil DW, Medland SE, Montgomery GW, Muley T, Murray T, Nauck M, North K, Pergadia M, Polasek O, Ramos EM, Ripatti S, Risch A, Ruczinski I, Rudan I, Salomaa V, Schlessinger D, Styrkársdóttir U, Terracciano A, Uda M, Willemsen G, Wu X, Abecasis G, Barnes K, Bickeböller H, Boerwinkle E, Boomsma DI, Caporaso N, Duan J, Edenberg HJ, Francks C, Gejman PV, Gelernter J, Grabe HJ, Hops H, Jarvelin MR, Viikari J, Kähönen M, Kendler KS, Lehtimäki T, Levinson DF, Marazita ML, Marchini J, Melbye M, Mitchell BD, Murray JC, Nöthen MM, Penninx BW, Raitakari O, Rietschel M, Rujescu D, Samani NJ, Sanders AR, Schwartz AG, Shete S, Shi J, Spitz M, Stefansson K, Swan GE, Thorgeirsson T, Völzke H, Wei Q, Wichmann H, Amos CI, Breslau N, Cannon DS, Ehringer M, Grucza R, Hatsukami D, Heath A, Johnson EO, Kaprio J, Madden P, Martin NG, Stevens VL, Stitzel JA, Weiss RB, Kraft P, Bierut LJ. Increased Genetic Vulnerability to Smoking at CHRNA5 in Early-Onset Smokers. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 854-860. PMID: 22868939, PMCID: PMC3482121, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2012.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent DevelopmentAdultAge of OnsetEuropeFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleNerve Tissue ProteinsNicotinePolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, NicotinicSeverity of Illness IndexSmokingTobacco Use DisorderConceptsEarly-onset smokersLate-onset smokersHeavy smokersRisk allelesGenetic vulnerabilityRs16969968 genotypeLight smokersLight smokingRegular smokingSmokersSmokingMeta-AnalysisLogistic regressionRs16969968Single nucleotide polymorphismsAgeNonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphismsCHRNA5Recent studiesAvailable genetic studiesAssociationSample sizeStudyCigarettesGenetic studies
2007
Variation in GABRA2 Predicts Drinking Behavior in Project MATCH Subjects
Bauer LO, Covault J, Harel O, Das S, Gelernter J, Anton R, Kranzler HR. Variation in GABRA2 Predicts Drinking Behavior in Project MATCH Subjects. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 1780-1787. PMID: 17949392, PMCID: PMC3169387, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00517.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwelve-step facilitationMotivational enhancement therapyCognitive behavioral therapyPsychosocial treatmentsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAlcohol dependenceGABRA2 single nucleotide polymorphismsMulti-center randomized clinical trialHeavy drinkingRandomized clinical trialsLow-risk allelesPost-treatment periodPresent studyClinical trialsLower riskEuropean-American subjectsAlcoholism treatmentBehavioral therapyGABRA2 genotypeGABRA2 geneEnhancement therapyLower daily probabilityDrinking outcomesGenetic vulnerabilityPrevious studies
1988
Schizophrenia: Instability in Norepinephrine, Serotonin, and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Systems
Gelernter J, van Kammen D. Schizophrenia: Instability in Norepinephrine, Serotonin, and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Systems. International Review Of Neurobiology 1988, 29: 309-347. PMID: 3042667, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7742(08)60091-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABA systemΓ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) systemPathophysiology of schizophreniaClinical instabilitySymptomatic periodClinical syndromeDA dysregulationNeurotransmitter systemsSystem disordersState-dependent changesClinical pathologyConflicting dataSchizophrenia researchSchizophreniaDopamineGenetic vulnerabilitySchizophrenic individualsMost evidenceNorepinephrineSerotoninNE systemDisordersEvidenceRelapsePathophysiology