2014
The α-endomannosidase gene (MANEA) is associated with panic disorder and social anxiety disorder
Jensen KP, Stein MB, Kranzler HR, Yang BZ, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. The α-endomannosidase gene (MANEA) is associated with panic disorder and social anxiety disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2014, 4: e353-e353. PMID: 24473444, PMCID: PMC3905232, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2013.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanic disorderAnxiety disordersCocaine-induced paranoiaAnxiety disorder casesWhole blood cellsPsychiatric disorder riskWarrants further investigationAfrican American subjectsComorbid drugPD casesPsychiatric disordersAlcohol dependenceBrain tissueCocaine useBehavioral effectsBlood cellsClinical potentialGene variantsDisordersDisorder casesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDisorder riskIndependent samplesPsychiatric phenotypesFurther investigation
2011
GABRG1 and GABRA2 Variation Associated with Alcohol Dependence in African Americans
Ittiwut C, Yang B, Kranzler HR, Anton RF, Hirunsatit R, Weiss RD, Covault J, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. GABRG1 and GABRA2 Variation Associated with Alcohol Dependence in African Americans. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2011, 36: 588-593. PMID: 21919924, PMCID: PMC3250564, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01637.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLinkage disequilibriumAssociation signalsLow linkage disequilibriumHigh genomic resolutionAssociation of CHRNA4 polymorphisms with smoking behavior in two populations
Han S, Yang B, Kranzler HR, Oslin D, Anton R, Gelernter J. Association of CHRNA4 polymorphisms with smoking behavior in two populations. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2011, 156: 421-429. PMID: 21445957, PMCID: PMC3742073, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCorticotrophin-Releasing Hormone Type 1 Receptor Gene ( CRHR1 ) Variants Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Onset and Course in Pediatric Injury Patients
Amstadter A, Nugent N, Yang B, Miller A, Siburian R, Moorjani P, Haddad S, Basu A, Fagerness J, Saxe G, Smoller J, Koenen K. Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone Type 1 Receptor Gene ( CRHR1 ) Variants Predict Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Onset and Course in Pediatric Injury Patients. Disease Markers 2011, 30: 89-99. DOI: 10.1155/2011/928497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderPediatric injury patientsTraumatic event exposureInjury patientsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPosttraumatic stress disorder onsetAcute PTSD symptomsEvent exposureTrajectory of symptomsReceptor gene variantsLongitudinal latent growth curve analysesAcute symptomsProspective studyPresent studySpecific molecular variantsDisorder onsetAcute aftermathFuture replication studiesPosttraumatic stress symptomsTraumatic life eventsSymptomsStress disorderAnxiety disordersPTSD symptomsSymptom levels
2008
Single nucleotide polymorphisms of ANKK1 and CHRNA4: Influence on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor availability in nonsmokers measured using [123I]5-IA-85380 SPECT
Batis J, Yang B, Cosgrove K, Bois F, Esterlis I, Stiklus S, Kloczynski T, Perry E, Seibyl J, Tamagnan G, Van Dyck C, Gelernter J, Staley J. Single nucleotide polymorphisms of ANKK1 and CHRNA4: Influence on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor availability in nonsmokers measured using [123I]5-IA-85380 SPECT. NeuroImage 2008, 41: t174. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.04.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotinic acetylcholine receptor availabilityReceptor availabilitySingle nucleotide polymorphismsNucleotide polymorphismsNonsmokers
2007
The OPRD1 and OPRK1 loci in alcohol or drug dependence: OPRD1 variation modulates substance dependence risk
Zhang H, Kranzler HR, Yang BZ, Luo X, Gelernter J. The OPRD1 and OPRK1 loci in alcohol or drug dependence: OPRD1 variation modulates substance dependence risk. Molecular Psychiatry 2007, 13: 531-543. PMID: 17622222, PMCID: PMC3163084, DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAlcoholismCase-Control StudiesCocaine-Related DisordersEuropeExonsFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHaplotypesHeroin DependenceHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, Opioid, deltaReceptors, Opioid, kappaRiskSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsLogistic regression analysisSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRegression analysisTag single nucleotide polymorphismsOPRD1 variantsG alleleC alleleDrug dependenceSignificant associationRisk effectsEuropean AmericansStratification artifactSignificant differencesPositive associationHaplotypic associationsMultiple testingAssociationOPRK1OPRD1Dependence riskSD