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Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of cannabis use disorder yields insight into disease biology and public health implications
Levey D, Galimberti M, Deak J, Wendt F, Bhattacharya A, Koller D, Harrington K, Quaden R, Johnson E, Gupta P, Biradar M, Lam M, Cooke M, Rajagopal V, Empke S, Zhou H, Nunez Y, Kranzler H, Edenberg H, Agrawal A, Smoller J, Lencz T, Hougaard D, Børglum A, Demontis D, Gaziano J, Gandal M, Polimanti R, Stein M, Gelernter J. Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of cannabis use disorder yields insight into disease biology and public health implications. Nature Genetics 2023, 55: 2094-2103. PMID: 37985822, PMCID: PMC10703690, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01563-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphism-based heritabilityMulti-ancestry genome-wide association studyAssociation studiesMillion Veteran ProgramGenome-wide association studiesWide significant lociWide association studySignificant lociReference panelSmall populationDisease biologyAncestryAmerican ancestryHeritabilityVeteran ProgramNumerous medical comorbiditiesLung cancer riskRelationship analysisLociBiologyPublic health implicationsEast AsiansPublic health consequencesMedical comorbiditiesCigarette smoking
2018
Genome-wide association study identifies glutamate ionotropic receptor GRIA4 as a risk gene for comorbid nicotine dependence and major depression
Zhou H, Cheng Z, Bass N, Krystal JH, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association study identifies glutamate ionotropic receptor GRIA4 as a risk gene for comorbid nicotine dependence and major depression. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 208. PMID: 30287806, PMCID: PMC6172277, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0258-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association study identifiesRisk genesTop risk genesCalcium ion bindingGenomes reference panelFast excitatory synaptic transmissionGenetic risk variantsGenetic basisEnrichment analysisAssociation studiesExome arrayCell adhesionRisk variantsGenesReference panelGenetic riskAMPA-sensitive glutamate receptorsIntronic variantsIon bindingBiological mechanismsConditional analysisGRIA4Excitatory synaptic transmissionSynaptic transmission
2013
Genome-Wide Association Study of Opioid Dependence: Multiple Associations Mapped to Calcium and Potassium Pathways
Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Sherva R, Koesterer R, Almasy L, Zhao H, Farrer LA. Genome-Wide Association Study of Opioid Dependence: Multiple Associations Mapped to Calcium and Potassium Pathways. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 76: 66-74. PMID: 24143882, PMCID: PMC3992201, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesBlack or African AmericanCalcium ChannelsCalcium SignalingDatabases, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLong-Term PotentiationOpioid-Related DisordersPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePotassiumPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedSignal TransductionWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesSignificant single nucleotide polymorphismsGenomes reference panelGWAS dataMultiple lociPathway analysisCalcium signalingRisk variantsGenesNucleotide polymorphismsPotassium pathwaysSimilar pathwaysReference panelAdditional genotypesPathwayMost significant resultsMultiple associationsLong-term potentiationLociGeneticsSignalingRisk pathwaysMicroarrayGenome-wide association study of cocaine dependence and related traits: FAM53B identified as a risk gene
Gelernter J, Sherva R, Koesterer R, Almasy L, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Farrer L. Genome-wide association study of cocaine dependence and related traits: FAM53B identified as a risk gene. Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 19: 717-723. PMID: 23958962, PMCID: PMC3865158, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.99.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanCDC2 Protein KinaseCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCyclin-Dependent KinasesDopamine Uptake InhibitorsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotyping TechniquesHumansMaleNuclear Receptor Co-Repressor 2Paranoid DisordersPolymorphism, Single NucleotideUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesAvailable GWAS dataSignificant GWAS SNPsNovel risk lociGWAS data setsSame chromosomal regionDiscovery sampleGenomes reference panelPrevious linkage studiesGWAS SNPsGWAS dataRelated traitsChromosomal regionsRisk lociRisk genesRisk variantsGenesReference panelAdditional genotypesLinkage studiesLociEuropean-American subjectsCocaine-induced paranoiaFAM53B