Pleiotropy and genetically inferred causality linking multisite chronic pain to substance use disorders
Koller D, Friligkou E, Stiltner B, Pathak G, Løkhammer S, Levey D, Zhou H, Hatoum A, Deak J, Kember R, Treur J, Kranzler H, Johnson E, Stein M, Gelernter J, Polimanti R. Pleiotropy and genetically inferred causality linking multisite chronic pain to substance use disorders. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 2021-2030. PMID: 38355787, PMCID: PMC11324857, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02446-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultisite chronic painSubstance use disordersChronic painUK BiobankUse disorderMillion Veteran ProgramSNP-based heritabilityGenome-wide association statisticsMR analysisPotential causal relationshipVeteran ProgramPleiotropy analysisTobacco usePleiotropic variantsOpioid use disorderAssociation statisticsCannabis use disorderAlcohol use disorderMeta-analysesBrain-wide analysisImaging phenotypesBi-directional relationshipPainPleiotropyBiobank