2021
Multi-environment gene interactions linked to the interplay between polysubstance dependence and suicidality
Polimanti R, Levey DF, Pathak GA, Wendt FR, Nunez YZ, Ursano RJ, Kessler RC, Kranzler HR, Stein MB, Gelernter J. Multi-environment gene interactions linked to the interplay between polysubstance dependence and suicidality. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 34. PMID: 33431810, PMCID: PMC7801457, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-01153-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationPolysubstance dependenceSuicide attemptsOdds ratioGene-environment interactionsYale-PennMultivariate logistic regressionImportant risk factorMultivariate gene-environment interactionsMental health risksOpioid dependenceRisk factorsNicotine dependenceSuicidality outcomesCocaine dependenceLogistic regressionSubstance dependenceSuicidalityCohortLifetime suicidalityLinear mixed modelsMultiple substancesArmy STARRSArmy personnelHealth risks
2017
Genome-wide association study of therapeutic opioid dosing identifies a novel locus upstream of OPRM1
Smith AH, Jensen KP, Li J, Nunez Y, Farrer LA, Hakonarson H, Cook-Sather SD, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide association study of therapeutic opioid dosing identifies a novel locus upstream of OPRM1. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 22: 346-352. PMID: 28115739, PMCID: PMC5407902, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2016.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAllelesAnalgesics, OpioidBlack or African AmericanDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansMaleMethadoneMiddle AgedMorphineOpioid-Related DisordersPainPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, Opioid, muUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsMethadone doseOD subjectsOpioid dependenceSignificant associationDaily methadone doseMethadone maintenance doseOpioid analgesic doseDose of morphineHigher methadone doseDifferent clinical settingsΜ-opioid receptorAnalgesic doseMaintenance doseOral methadoneEffective analgesicSurgical painOpioid sensitivityPrecision pharmacotherapySelective agonistGenome-wide association studiesAA childrenClinical settingDoseMinor alleleOPRM1