2022
Genome-Wide Investigation of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in US Veterans in Relation to Alcohol Consumption Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder
Deak JD, Levey DF, Wendt FR, Zhou H, Galimberti M, Kranzler HR, Gaziano JM, Stein MB, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Muralidhar S, Moser J, Deen J, Gaziano J, Beckham J, Chang K, Tsao P, Luoh S, Casas J, Churby L, Whitbourne S, Brewer J, Brophy M, Selva L, Shayan S, Cho K, Pyarajan S, DuVall S, Connor T, Argyres D, Aslan M, Stephens B, Concato J, Gelernter J, Gleason T, Huang G, Koenen K, Marx C, Radhakrishnan K, Schork N, Stein M, Zhao H, Kaufman J, Nunez Y, Pietrzak R, Beck D, Cissell S, Crutchfield P, Lance W, Cheung K, Li Y, Sun N, Chen Q, Rajeevan N, Sayward F, Gagnon D, Harrington K, Quaden R, O'Leary T, Ramoni R. Genome-Wide Investigation of Maximum Habitual Alcohol Intake in US Veterans in Relation to Alcohol Consumption Traits and Alcohol Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238880. PMID: 36301540, PMCID: PMC9614582, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significant lociGenomic structural equation modelingSignificant lociAlcohol traitsAssociation studiesAfrican ancestry participantsGenome-wide investigationAncestry-specific genome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsPsychiatric traitsLinkage disequilibrium score regressionGenetic associationStrong genetic correlationSingle nucleotide variantsGenetic architectureGenetic association studiesGenetic lociTop associationsNegative rgEuropean ancestry participantsNucleotide variantsFunctional variantsScore regressionTraits
2020
A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder
Johnson EC, Demontis D, Thorgeirsson TE, Walters RK, Polimanti R, Hatoum AS, Sanchez-Roige S, Paul SE, Wendt FR, Clarke TK, Lai D, Reginsson GW, Zhou H, He J, Baranger DAA, Gudbjartsson DF, Wedow R, Adkins DE, Adkins AE, Alexander J, Bacanu SA, Bigdeli TB, Boden J, Brown SA, Bucholz KK, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Corley RP, Degenhardt L, Dick DM, Domingue BW, Fox L, Goate AM, Gordon SD, Hack LM, Hancock DB, Hartz SM, Hickie IB, Hougaard DM, Krauter K, Lind PA, McClintick JN, McQueen MB, Meyers JL, Montgomery GW, Mors O, Mortensen PB, Nordentoft M, Pearson JF, Peterson RE, Reynolds MD, Rice JP, Runarsdottir V, Saccone NL, Sherva R, Silberg JL, Tarter RE, Tyrfingsson T, Wall TL, Webb BT, Werge T, Wetherill L, Wright MJ, Zellers S, Adams MJ, Bierut LJ, Boardman JD, Copeland WE, Farrer LA, Foroud TM, Gillespie NA, Grucza RA, Harris KM, Heath AC, Hesselbrock V, Hewitt JK, Hopfer CJ, Horwood J, Iacono WG, Johnson EO, Kendler KS, Kennedy MA, Kranzler HR, Madden PAF, Maes HH, Maher BS, Martin NG, McGue M, McIntosh AM, Medland SE, Nelson EC, Porjesz B, Riley BP, Stallings MC, Vanyukov MM, Vrieze S, Workgroup P, Walters R, Polimanti R, Johnson E, McClintick J, Hatoum A, He J, Wendt F, Zhou H, Adams M, Adkins A, Aliev F, Bacanu S, Batzler A, Bertelsen S, Biernacka J, Bigdeli T, Chen L, Clarke T, Chou Y, Degenhardt F, Docherty A, Edwards A, Fontanillas P, Foo J, Fox L, Frank J, Giegling I, Gordon S, Hack L, Hartmann A, Hartz S, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Herms S, Hodgkinson C, Hoffman P, Hottenga J, Kennedy M, Alanne-Kinnunen M, Konte B, Lahti J, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, Lai D, Ligthart L, Loukola A, Maher B, Mbarek H, McIntosh A, McQueen M, Meyers J, Milaneschi Y, Palviainen T, Pearson J, Peterson R, Ripatti S, Ryu E, Saccone N, Salvatore J, Sanchez-Roige S, Schwandt M, Sherva R, Streit F, Strohmaier J, Thomas N, Wang J, Webb B, Wedow R, Wetherill L, Wills A, Boardman J, Chen D, Choi D, Copeland W, Culverhouse R, Dahmen N, Degenhardt L, Domingue B, Elson S, Frye M, Gäbel W, Hayward C, Ising M, Keyes M, Kiefer F, Kramer J, Kuperman S, Lucae S, Lynskey M, Maier W, Mann K, Männistö S, Müller-Myhsok B, Murray A, Nurnberger J, Palotie A, Preuss U, Räikkönen K, Reynolds M, Ridinger M, Scherbaum N, Schuckit M, Soyka M, Treutlein J, Witt S, Wodarz N, Zill P, Adkins D, Boden J, Boomsma D, Bierut L, Brown S, Bucholz K, Cichon S, Costello E, de Wit H, Diazgranados N, Dick D, Eriksson J, Farrer L, Foroud T, Gillespie N, Goate A, Goldman D, Grucza R, Hancock D, Harris K, Heath A, Hesselbrock V, Hewitt J, Hopfer C, Horwood J, Iacono W, Johnson E, Kaprio J, Karpyak V, Kendler K, Kranzler H, Krauter K, Lichtenstein P, Lind P, McGue M, MacKillop J, Madden P, Maes H, Magnusson P, Martin N, Medland S, Montgomery G, Nelson E, Nöthen M, Palmer A, Pederson N, Penninx B, Porjesz B, Rice J, Rietschel M, Riley B, Rose R, Rujescu D, Shen P, Silberg J, Stallings M, Tarter R, Vanyukov M, Vrieze S, Wall T, Whitfield J, Zhao H, Neale B, Gelernter J, Edenberg H, Agrawal A, Davis L, Bogdan R, Gelernter J, Edenberg H, Stefansson K, Børglum A, Agrawal A. A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 7: 1032-1045. PMID: 33096046, PMCID: PMC7674631, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30339-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesGenome-wide significant lociLarge-scale genome-wide association studiesGenetic correlationsChromosome 7 locusTraits of interestLarge genome-wide association studiesLinkage disequilibrium score regressionChromosome 8 locusDifferent genetic underpinningsDifferent genetic correlationsWellcome Trust Case Control ConsortiumDisequilibrium score regressionNovel genetic variantsStrong genetic componentSignificant lociGenetic lociGenetic underpinningsGenetic componentLociScore regressionGenetic variantsGenetic overlapIntegrative sequencing
2019
Evidence of causal effect of major depression on alcohol dependence: findings from the psychiatric genomics consortium
Polimanti R, Peterson RE, Ong JS, MacGregor S, Edwards AC, Clarke TK, Frank J, Gerring Z, Gillespie NA, Lind PA, Maes HH, Martin NG, Mbarek H, Medland SE, Streit F, Agrawal A, Edenberg H, Kendler K, Lewis C, Sullivan P, Wray N, Gelernter J, Derks E. Evidence of causal effect of major depression on alcohol dependence: findings from the psychiatric genomics consortium. Psychological Medicine 2019, 49: 1218-1226. PMID: 30929657, PMCID: PMC6565601, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291719000667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionAlcohol dependenceAlcohol consumptionPsychiatric Genomics ConsortiumImportant public health concernMendelian randomizationPublic health concernUK BiobankClinical associationsHealth concernMR analysisReverse causationCausal roleNon-significant resultsCausal relationshipGenetic liabilityGenomics ConsortiumLinkage disequilibrium score regressionIntervention efforts