Genetic risk prediction and neurobiological understanding of alcoholism
Levey DF, Le-Niculescu H, Frank J, Ayalew M, Jain N, Kirlin B, Learman R, Winiger E, Rodd Z, Shekhar A, Schork N, Kiefe F, Wodarz N, Müller-Myhsok B, Dahmen N, Nöthen M, Sherva R, Farrer L, Smith A, Kranzler H, Rietschel M, Gelernter J, Niculescu A. Genetic risk prediction and neurobiological understanding of alcoholism. Translational Psychiatry 2014, 4: e391-e391. PMID: 24844177, PMCID: PMC4035721, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2014.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTop candidate genesCandidate genesGenetic risk predictionGenome-wide association study dataFunctional genomics approachConvergent functional genomics approachAssociation study dataGene expression dataInitial discovery stepGenomic approachesKey genesSignal transductionSignificant genetic overlapTop genesRelevant genesBiological pathwaysExpression dataTop findingsGenesStrict Bonferroni correctionGenetic overlapProtein knockout miceSmall panelFatty acidsKnockout mice