2002
A Functional Neuropeptide Y Leu7Pro Polymorphism Associated With Alcohol Dependence in a Large Population Sample From the United States
Lappalainen J, Kranzler HR, Malison R, Price LH, Van Dyck C, Rosenheck RA, Cramer J, Southwick S, Charney D, Krystal J, Gelernter J. A Functional Neuropeptide Y Leu7Pro Polymorphism Associated With Alcohol Dependence in a Large Population Sample From the United States. JAMA Psychiatry 2002, 59: 825-831. PMID: 12215082, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.59.9.825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismBlack PeopleCase-Control StudiesComorbidityDepressive DisorderEthnicityEuropeFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetics, PopulationGenotypeHumansMaleNeuropeptide YPolymorphism, GeneticRacial GroupsSchizophreniaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesConceptsAlcohol-dependent subjectsPro7 alleleAlcohol dependencePopulation sampleComorbid psychiatric disordersMain outcome measuresPopulation studiesEA controlsNeuropeptide Y geneRecent population studiesPosttraumatic stress disorderNPY polymorphismsRisk factorsAttributable fractionMajor depressionOutcome measuresLarge population samplePsychiatric disordersAlcohol consumptionPolymorphism AssociatedAlzheimer's diseaseAllele frequenciesStress disorderModulate riskEuropean Americans
1991
NO Association Between an Allele at the D2 Dopamine Receptor Gene (DRD2) and Alcoholism
Gelernter J, O'Malley S, Risch N, Kranzler HR, Krystal J, Merikangas K, Kennedy JL, Kidd KK. NO Association Between an Allele at the D2 Dopamine Receptor Gene (DRD2) and Alcoholism. JAMA 1991, 266: 1801-1807. PMID: 1832467, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1991.03470130081033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl groupA1 allelePopulation control groupPhysical withdrawal symptomsRandom population controlsSignificant differencesAge of onsetRecent alcohol consumptionAllele frequenciesD2 dopamine receptor geneAntisocial personality disorderWithdrawal symptomsFamily historyAlcoholic subjectsDirect structured interviewsGroup overallAllelic associationDopamine receptor geneAlcohol consumptionAlcohol dependenceControl populationPositive allelic associationAlcoholismPersonality disorderWhite individuals