2021
Genome-wide association study of stimulant dependence
Cox J, Sherva R, Wetherill L, Foroud T, Edenberg HJ, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Farrer LA. Genome-wide association study of stimulant dependence. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 363. PMID: 34226506, PMCID: PMC8257618, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01440-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStimulant dependenceAssociation studiesVoltage-gated channel proteinsGenome-wide association studiesNicotinic acetylcholine receptor genesTop GWAS signalsUse disordersAcetylcholine receptor genesWide association studyGWAS signalsSubstance use disordersEuropean ancestry subjectsNovel genesCocaine use disorderUsers of cocaineChannel proteinsGenetic studiesSpecific genetic factorsGenetics of AlcoholismSignificant pleiotropy
2015
Association of the OPRM1 Variant rs1799971 (A118G) with Non-Specific Liability to Substance Dependence in a Collaborative de novo Meta-Analysis of European-Ancestry Cohorts
Schwantes-An TH, Zhang J, Chen LS, Hartz SM, Culverhouse RC, Chen X, Coon H, Frank J, Kamens HM, Konte B, Kovanen L, Latvala A, Legrand LN, Maher BS, Melroy WE, Nelson EC, Reid MW, Robinson JD, Shen PH, Yang BZ, Andrews JA, Aveyard P, Beltcheva O, Brown SA, Cannon DS, Cichon S, Corley RP, Dahmen N, Degenhardt L, Foroud T, Gaebel W, Giegling I, Glatt SJ, Grucza RA, Hardin J, Hartmann AM, Heath AC, Herms S, Hodgkinson CA, Hoffmann P, Hops H, Huizinga D, Ising M, Johnson EO, Johnstone E, Kaneva RP, Kendler KS, Kiefer F, Kranzler HR, Krauter KS, Levran O, Lucae S, Lynskey MT, Maier W, Mann K, Martin NG, Mattheisen M, Montgomery GW, Müller-Myhsok B, Murphy MF, Neale MC, Nikolov MA, Nishita D, Nöthen MM, Nurnberger J, Partonen T, Pergadia ML, Reynolds M, Ridinger M, Rose RJ, Rouvinen-Lagerström N, Scherbaum N, Schmäl C, Soyka M, Stallings MC, Steffens M, Treutlein J, Tsuang M, Wall TL, Wodarz N, Yuferov V, Zill P, Bergen AW, Chen J, Cinciripini PM, Edenberg HJ, Ehringer MA, Ferrell RE, Gelernter J, Goldman D, Hewitt JK, Hopfer CJ, Iacono WG, Kaprio J, Kreek MJ, Kremensky IM, Madden PA, McGue M, Munafò MR, Philibert RA, Rietschel M, Roy A, Rujescu D, Saarikoski ST, Swan GE, Todorov AA, Vanyukov MM, Weiss RB, Bierut LJ, Saccone NL. Association of the OPRM1 Variant rs1799971 (A118G) with Non-Specific Liability to Substance Dependence in a Collaborative de novo Meta-Analysis of European-Ancestry Cohorts. Behavior Genetics 2015, 46: 151-169. PMID: 26392368, PMCID: PMC4752855, DOI: 10.1007/s10519-015-9737-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance dependenceModest protective effectDSM-IV alcoholOpioid receptor geneLight smokingProtective effectNicotine dependenceAddiction liabilityDifferent addictive substancesG alleleMeta-AnalysisCocaine dependenceRs1799971Addictive substancesHuman genetic studiesReceptor genePotential functional significanceEuropean ancestry cohortsOPRM1Substance dependence riskSimilar effectsEuropean ancestry subjectsFunctional significanceAddictive behaviorsRiskEye color: A potential indicator of alcohol dependence risk in European Americans
Sulovari A, Kranzler HR, Farrer LA, Gelernter J, Li D. Eye color: A potential indicator of alcohol dependence risk in European Americans. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2015, 168: 347-353. PMID: 25921801, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceLight-eyed individualsDark-eyed individualsPopulation-based studyLight eye colorBlue eye colorEvidence of associationEye colorRisk factorsEtiological factorsHigh prevalenceEye color geneLogistic regressionAD-associated genesMore alcoholArchival samplesColor genesAssociationEuropean ancestry subjectsReceptor gene clusterIndividualsStratificationBrown eye colorFurther characterizationAssociation studies