2020
Association of OPRM1 Functional Coding Variant With Opioid Use Disorder
Zhou H, Rentsch CT, Cheng Z, Kember RL, Nunez YZ, Sherva RM, Tate JP, Dao C, Xu K, Polimanti R, Farrer LA, Justice AC, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Association of OPRM1 Functional Coding Variant With Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2020, 77: 1072-1080. PMID: 32492095, PMCID: PMC7270886, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUse disordersMendelian randomization analysisAfrican American individualsMAIN OUTCOMEFunctional coding variantSignificant associationCausal associationRandomization analysisElectronic health record dataCurrent opioid crisisAmerican individualsHealth record dataCognitive performanceInternational Statistical ClassificationRelated Health ProblemsPotential causal associationAmerican controlsEuropean American controlsAfrican-American controlsCoding variantBuprenorphine treatmentOUD diagnosisTobacco smokingNinth Revision
2012
Hypermethylation of OPRM1 promoter region in European Americans with alcohol dependence
Zhang H, Herman AI, Kranzler HR, Anton RF, Simen AA, Gelernter J. Hypermethylation of OPRM1 promoter region in European Americans with alcohol dependence. Journal Of Human Genetics 2012, 57: 670-675. PMID: 22914673, PMCID: PMC3481015, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2012.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismCase-Control StudiesCocaine-Related DisordersComorbidityCpG IslandsDNA MethylationFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetics, PopulationGenome, HumanHumansMaleMarijuana AbuseMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, Opioid, muRisk FactorsSequence Analysis, DNAWhite PeopleConceptsChildhood adversityOPRM1 promoter regionAD casesΜ-opioid receptor geneSubstance dependence disordersΜ-opioid receptorDays of intoxicationEffects of alcoholEuropean American controlsPromoter methylation levelsPeripheral bloodMethylation levelsDependence disordersAlcohol dependenceMultivariate analysisPromoter regionPromoter hypermethylationReceptor geneIllicit drugsEuropean AmericansMultiple comparisonsBisulfite sequencing analysisOverall methylation levelsAmerican controlsSex