2022
Unique and joint associations of polygenic risk for major depression and opioid use disorder with endogenous opioid system function
Love T, Shabalin AA, Kember RL, Docherty AR, Zhou H, Koppelmans V, Gelernter J, Baker AK, Hartwell E, Dubroff J, Zubieta JK, Kranzler HR. Unique and joint associations of polygenic risk for major depression and opioid use disorder with endogenous opioid system function. Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 47: 1784-1790. PMID: 35545664, PMCID: PMC9372136, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-022-01325-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMajor depressive disorderPolygenic risk scoresUse disordersEndogenous opioid system functionOpioid system functionOpioid system activityMDD polygenic risk scoresPolygenic riskAssociation of PRSEndogenous opioid responseOpioid system activationNon-displaceable bindingPathophysiologic linkOpioid responseMOR availabilityOpioid releaseDepressive disorderMajor depressionNeurotransmitter systemsVentral pallidumRisk scoreReceptor concentrationSystem activationRegion of interest
2017
Polygenic Scores for Major Depressive Disorder and Risk of Alcohol Dependence
Andersen AM, Pietrzak RH, Kranzler HR, Ma L, Zhou H, Liu X, Kramer J, Kuperman S, Edenberg HJ, Nurnberger JI, Rice JP, Tischfield JA, Goate A, Foroud TM, Meyers JL, Porjesz B, Dick DM, Hesselbrock V, Boerwinkle E, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Weissman MM, Levinson DF, Potash JB, Gelernter J, Han S. Polygenic Scores for Major Depressive Disorder and Risk of Alcohol Dependence. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 1153-1160. PMID: 28813562, PMCID: PMC5710224, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDD polygenic risk scoresMajor depressive disorderPolygenic risk scoresAlcohol dependenceDepressive disorderSignificant public health burdenPublic health burdenAD comorbidityNational HealthHealth burdenMAIN OUTCOMECase-control statusRisk scoreRisk of ADVeterans StudyYale-PennGenetic susceptibilityMDD statusCommon genetic factorsSubstance dependenceMDD casesAD samplesPolygenic riskGenetic factorsHeritable disorder