2013
ALDH2 is associated to alcohol dependence and is the major genetic determinant of “daily maximum drinks” in a GWAS study of an isolated rural chinese sample
Quillen EE, Chen X, Almasy L, Yang F, He H, Li X, Wang X, Liu T, Hao W, Deng H, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. ALDH2 is associated to alcohol dependence and is the major genetic determinant of “daily maximum drinks” in a GWAS study of an isolated rural chinese sample. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2013, 165: 103-110. PMID: 24277619, PMCID: PMC4149216, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCandidate single nucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide association analysisCandidate gene studiesPhenotypic variationMajor genetic determinantGWAS studiesHeritable phenotypesAldehyde dehydrogenase deficiencyGene studiesAssociation analysisRisk genesLinkage disequilibriumGenetic determinantsExtended pedigreesNucleotide polymorphismsNorthern Hunan ProvinceAD-related phenotypesPhenotypeALDH2Consumption rateCCDC63
2012
Biases and Errors on Allele Frequency Estimation and Disease Association Tests of Next‐Generation Sequencing of Pooled Samples
Chen X, Listman JB, Slack FJ, Gelernter J, Zhao H. Biases and Errors on Allele Frequency Estimation and Disease Association Tests of Next‐Generation Sequencing of Pooled Samples. Genetic Epidemiology 2012, 36: 549-560. PMID: 22674656, PMCID: PMC3477622, DOI: 10.1002/gepi.21648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe relationship between risk-taking propensity and the COMT Val158Met polymorphism among early adolescents as a function of sex
Amstadter AB, MacPherson L, Wang F, Banducci AN, Reynolds EK, Potenza MN, Gelernter J, Lejuez CW. The relationship between risk-taking propensity and the COMT Val158Met polymorphism among early adolescents as a function of sex. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2012, 46: 940-945. PMID: 22575334, PMCID: PMC3687344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Multiple ADH genes modulate risk for drug dependence in both African- and European-Americans
Luo X, Kranzler HR, Zuo L, Wang S, Schork NJ, Gelernter J. Multiple ADH genes modulate risk for drug dependence in both African- and European-Americans. Human Molecular Genetics 2006, 16: 380-390. PMID: 17185388, PMCID: PMC1853246, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddl460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMutation screen of the GAD2 gene and association study of alcoholism in three populations
Lappalainen J, Krupitsky E, Kranzler HR, Luo X, Remizov M, Pchelina S, Taraskina A, Zvartau E, Räsanen P, Makikyro T, Somberg LK, Krystal JH, Stein MB, Gelernter J. Mutation screen of the GAD2 gene and association study of alcoholism in three populations. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2006, 144B: 183-192. PMID: 17034009, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisExonsFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGlutamate DecarboxylaseHispanic or LatinoHumansIsoenzymesLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideStudentsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGAD2 geneNon-synonymous polymorphismsAssociation studiesSequence variantsGamma-amino butyric acidGlutamate decarboxylase 2GenesMutation screenNucleotide polymorphismsAdditional populationsMajor enzymeG single nucleotide polymorphismPolymorphismG variantButyric acidPopulationVariantsEnzymeAdditional samplesRoleRussian malesVariationScreenDHPLC
2005
ADH4 Gene Variation is Associated with Alcohol Dependence and Drug Dependence in European Americans: Results from HWD Tests and Case–Control Association Studies
Luo X, Kranzler HR, Zuo L, Lappalainen J, Yang BZ, Gelernter J. ADH4 Gene Variation is Associated with Alcohol Dependence and Drug Dependence in European Americans: Results from HWD Tests and Case–Control Association Studies. Neuropsychopharmacology 2005, 31: 1085-1095. PMID: 16237392, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAlcohol DehydrogenaseAlcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous SystemAlcoholismAmericasDNA Mutational AnalysisEuropeFemaleGenes, RecessiveGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGenetic VariationGenotypeHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticSubstance-Related DisordersWhite PeopleIncreased dopamine transporter availability associated with the 9-repeat allele of the SLC6A3 gene.
van Dyck CH, Malison RT, Jacobsen LK, Seibyl JP, Staley JK, Laruelle M, Baldwin RM, Innis RB, Gelernter J. Increased dopamine transporter availability associated with the 9-repeat allele of the SLC6A3 gene. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2005, 46: 745-51. PMID: 15872345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingCocaineCorpus StriatumDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic TestingHumansMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMicrosatellite RepeatsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsPolymorphism, GeneticRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsTissue DistributionConceptsStriatal DAT availabilityDAT availabilityDopamine transporterDAT genotypeDopamine transporter availabilityBrain uptakeTransporter availabilityHealthy European AmericansDAT levelsCarbomethoxy-3betaClinical phenotypeMean increaseNeuropsychiatric diseasesSLC6A3 polymorphismsVNTR polymorphismSLC6A3European AmericansSLC6A3 geneHomozygotesHuman clinical phenotypesSubregion analysisPolymorphismDivergent resultsAssociationCommon alleles
2003
Mutation screen of the glutamate decarboxylase‐67 gene and haplotype association to unipolar depression
Lappalainen J, Sanacora G, Kranzler HR, Malison R, Hibbard ES, Price LH, Krystal J, Gelernter J. Mutation screen of the glutamate decarboxylase‐67 gene and haplotype association to unipolar depression. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2003, 124B: 81-86. PMID: 14681921, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20055.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Mutational analysis of candidate genes in psychiatric disorders
Gejman P, Gelernter J. Mutational analysis of candidate genes in psychiatric disorders. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 1993, 48: 184-191. PMID: 8135301, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320480404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutational analysisDNA samplesGradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) techniqueDNA sequencesNucleotide sequenceSequence variationCandidate genesSequence variantsNew sequence variationsChemical cleavageGel electrophoresis techniqueExistence of variationGenetic hypothesisGenesMolecular screeningMutation screeningAffected individualsSequenceElectrophoresis techniqueMutationsCleavageVariationVariants