2015
Dissecting ancestry genomic background in substance dependence genome-wide association studies
Polimanti R, Yang C, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Dissecting ancestry genomic background in substance dependence genome-wide association studies. Pharmacogenomics 2015, 16: 1487-1498. PMID: 26267224, PMCID: PMC4632979, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.15.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAlgorithmsAllelesBlack or African AmericanGene FrequencyGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHumansMolecular Sequence AnnotationOpioid-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersTobacco Use DisorderWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenomic backgroundFunctional allelesAssociation studiesCommon functional allelesWide association studyLocal haplotype structureGenetic lociSD traitHaplotype structureRelevant genesGenesLociInteractive partnersPopulation diversityHigh frequency differencesAllelesFrequency differenceGenomeTraitsDiversityRoleVariants
2014
Genetic risk prediction and neurobiological understanding of alcoholism
Levey DF, Le-Niculescu H, Frank J, Ayalew M, Jain N, Kirlin B, Learman R, Winiger E, Rodd Z, Shekhar A, Schork N, Kiefe F, Wodarz N, Müller-Myhsok B, Dahmen N, Nöthen M, Sherva R, Farrer L, Smith A, Kranzler H, Rietschel M, Gelernter J, Niculescu A. Genetic risk prediction and neurobiological understanding of alcoholism. Translational Psychiatry 2014, 4: e391-e391. PMID: 24844177, PMCID: PMC4035721, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2014.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTop candidate genesCandidate genesGenetic risk predictionGenome-wide association study dataFunctional genomics approachConvergent functional genomics approachAssociation study dataGene expression dataInitial discovery stepGenomic approachesKey genesSignal transductionSignificant genetic overlapTop genesRelevant genesBiological pathwaysExpression dataTop findingsGenesStrict Bonferroni correctionGenetic overlapProtein knockout miceSmall panelFatty acidsKnockout mice