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Genome-wide meta-analysis of problematic alcohol use in 435,563 individuals yields insights into biology and relationships with other traits
Zhou H, Sealock JM, Sanchez-Roige S, Clarke TK, Levey DF, Cheng Z, Li B, Polimanti R, Kember RL, Smith RV, Thygesen JH, Morgan MY, Atkinson SR, Thursz MR, Nyegaard M, Mattheisen M, Børglum AD, Johnson EC, Justice AC, Palmer AA, McQuillin A, Davis LK, Edenberg HJ, Agrawal A, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome-wide meta-analysis of problematic alcohol use in 435,563 individuals yields insights into biology and relationships with other traits. Nature Neuroscience 2020, 23: 809-818. PMID: 32451486, PMCID: PMC7485556, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-020-0643-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulatory genomic regionsGenome-wide association studiesNovel risk lociEuropean ancestry individualsPolygenic risk score analysisIndependent risk variantsGenetic architectureGenomic regionsRisk lociAssociation studiesGenetic relationshipsRisk genesGenetic correlationsPsychiatric traitsRisk variantsRisk score analysisTraitsGenetic heritabilityYields insightsBiobank samplesMendelian randomizationGenesLociBiologyHeritability
2019
Genome-wide Association Study of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in >140,000 U.S. European and African American Veterans Yields Novel Risk Loci
Gelernter J, Sun N, Polimanti R, Pietrzak RH, Levey DF, Lu Q, Hu Y, Li B, Radhakrishnan K, Aslan M, Cheung KH, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Harrington K, Chen Q, Cho K, Honerlaw J, Pyarajan S, Lencz T, Quaden R, Shi Y, Hunter-Zinck H, Gaziano JM, Kranzler HR, Concato J, Zhao H, Stein MB, Program D, Program M. Genome-wide Association Study of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in >140,000 U.S. European and African American Veterans Yields Novel Risk Loci. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 86: 365-376. PMID: 31151762, PMCID: PMC6919570, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdditional genome-wide significant lociRisk lociWide association study (GWAS) analysisAssociation studiesGenome-wide significant lociGenome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsWide association studyNovel risk lociAlcohol-related traitsStrong statistical supportSmoking-related traitsAdditional genomesSignificant lociPancreatic delta cellsChromosome 4Chromosome 11Protein productsChromosome 8Quantitative phenotypesMillion Veteran ProgramVeterans Affairs Million Veteran ProgramLociCell typesChromosome 17
2014
Genome-Wide Association Study of Nicotine Dependence in American Populations: Identification of Novel Risk Loci in Both African-Americans and European-Americans
Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Sherva R, Almasy L, Herman AI, Koesterer R, Zhao H, Farrer LA. Genome-Wide Association Study of Nicotine Dependence in American Populations: Identification of Novel Risk Loci in Both African-Americans and European-Americans. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 77: 493-503. PMID: 25555482, PMCID: PMC4386684, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGWS associationsRisk lociAssociation studiesNicotinic receptor gene clusterPrevious genome-wide association studyNovel risk lociAdenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathwayReceptor gene clusterProtein kinase pathwayChromosome 8 regionGWAS analysisGene clusterIntergenic regionNumerous SNPsQuantity traitsKinase pathwayPathway analysisChromosome 14Base pairsNovel insightsStudy of AddictionOrdinal traitsLociTraits
2013
Genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence:significant findings in African- and European-Americans including novel risk loci
Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Sherva R, Almasy L, Koesterer R, Smith AH, Anton R, Preuss UW, Ridinger M, Rujescu D, Wodarz N, Zill P, Zhao H, Farrer LA. Genome-wide association study of alcohol dependence:significant findings in African- and European-Americans including novel risk loci. Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 19: 41-49. PMID: 24166409, PMCID: PMC4165335, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAlcohol DehydrogenaseAlcoholismAminopeptidasesBlack or African AmericanChromosome MappingCohort StudiesEukaryotic Initiation FactorsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLIM Domain ProteinsMaleMicrofilament ProteinsMitochondrial ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesUnited StatesVesicular Transport ProteinsWhite PeopleConceptsRisk lociGWS associationsGenome-wide significant associationGenome-wide association studiesADH gene clusterSchizophrenia risk lociNovel risk lociGene expression evidenceGene clusterExpression evidenceLocus mappingNovel lociAD GWASBiological convergenceChromosome 4Chromosome 5Same locusAD risk lociAssociation studiesEnzyme genesRisk genesLociPsychiatric traitsGenesNovel associationsGenome-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