2017
Predictors of tanning dependence in white non‐Hispanic females and males
Cartmel B, Bale AE, Mayne ST, Gelernter JE, DeWan AT, Spain P, Leffell DJ, Pagoto S, Ferrucci LM. Predictors of tanning dependence in white non‐Hispanic females and males. Journal Of The European Academy Of Dermatology And Venereology 2017, 31: 1223-1228. PMID: 28129487, PMCID: PMC5522341, DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaCase-control studyBasal cell carcinomaWhite non-Hispanic femalesSymptoms of dependenceCell carcinomaNon-Hispanic femalesAlcohol dependenceMental disordersAppropriate interventionsHost factorsNon-HispanicsStatistical ManualMultivariate modelIndoor tanningSignificant predictorsOnline surveyFourth EditionPredictorsEuropean ancestryQuestionnaireEye openerEye colorParticipantsCarcinoma
2015
Eye color: A potential indicator of alcohol dependence risk in European Americans
Sulovari A, Kranzler HR, Farrer LA, Gelernter J, Li D. Eye color: A potential indicator of alcohol dependence risk in European Americans. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2015, 168: 347-353. PMID: 25921801, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceLight-eyed individualsDark-eyed individualsPopulation-based studyLight eye colorBlue eye colorEvidence of associationEye colorRisk factorsEtiological factorsHigh prevalenceEye color geneLogistic regressionAD-associated genesMore alcoholArchival samplesColor genesAssociationEuropean ancestry subjectsReceptor gene clusterIndividualsStratificationBrown eye colorFurther characterizationAssociation studies