2020
The OATH Syndemic: opioids and other substances, aging, alcohol, tobacco, and HIV.
Womack JA, Justice AC. The OATH Syndemic: opioids and other substances, aging, alcohol, tobacco, and HIV. Current Opinion In HIV And AIDS 2020, 15: 218-225. PMID: 32487817, PMCID: PMC7422477, DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance useTreatment of frailtyManagement of HIVAdverse drug interactionsAge-related outcomesPrescribed medicationsHIVHealth statusHealthcare teamFrailtyAdverse effectsSyndemicStigma contributesTreatmentSerious consequencesSubstance interactionsIndividual manifestationsPLWHPolypharmacyOpioidsMedicationsMultimorbidityImportant pathwaySex biasSubstances
2019
Retrospective Association Analysis of Longitudinal Binary Traits Identifies Important Loci and Pathways in Cocaine Use
Wu W, Wang Z, Xu K, Zhang X, Amei A, Gelernter J, Zhao H, Justice AC, Wang Z. Retrospective Association Analysis of Longitudinal Binary Traits Identifies Important Loci and Pathways in Cocaine Use. Genetics 2019, 213: 1225-1236. PMID: 31591132, PMCID: PMC6893384, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.302598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation analysisGenome-wide association analysisCase-control genome-wide association studyPhenotype model misspecificationImportant locusGenetic architectureComplex traitsGenetic association analysisGene mappingGenome scanPathway analysisAssociation studiesAxonal guidanceGenetic variantsBinary traitsAssociation TestElectronic health record-based studiesPathwayImportant pathwayLociTraitsPhenotype distributionLongitudinal phenotypesPhenotype