2018
Genetic influences on eight psychiatric disorders based on family data of 4 408 646 full and half-siblings, and genetic data of 333 748 cases and controls
Pettersson E, Lichtenstein P, Larsson H, Song J, Agrawal A, Børglum A, Bulik C, Daly M, Davis L, Demontis D, Edenberg H, Grove J, Gelernter J, Neale B, Pardiñas A, Stahl E, Walters J, Walters R, Sullivan P, Posthuma D, Polderman T. Genetic influences on eight psychiatric disorders based on family data of 4 408 646 full and half-siblings, and genetic data of 333 748 cases and controls. Psychological Medicine 2018, 49: 1166-1173. PMID: 30221610, PMCID: PMC6421104, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291718002039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAnorexia NervosaAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAutism Spectrum DisorderBipolar DisorderCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorFamilyFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenotypeHumansMaleMental DisordersObsessive-Compulsive DisorderQuantitative Trait, HeritableSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySiblingsSwedenTranslational studies support a role for serotonin 2B receptor (HTR2B) gene in aggression-related cannabis response
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Zhou H, D’Andrea I, Maroteaux L, Lori A, Smith A, Ressler KJ, Nuñez YZ, Farrer LA, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Translational studies support a role for serotonin 2B receptor (HTR2B) gene in aggression-related cannabis response. Molecular Psychiatry 2018, 23: 2277-2286. PMID: 29875475, PMCID: PMC6281782, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0077-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrady Trauma ProjectAfrican AmericansWild-type miceReceptor geneEffects of cannabisWide significant risk lociResident-intruder paradigmImpulsivity/aggressionConcordant findingsTHC administrationKnockout miceTranslational studiesAA subjectsCannabis useStudy designTrauma ProjectAdverse effectsMiceCannabisAggressive behaviorEuropean AmericansNominal associationAdverse consequencesGenome-wide association study (GWAS) designRisk loci
2006
GENETIC STUDY: Analysis of variations in the tryptophan hydroxylase‐2 (TPH2) gene in cocaine dependence
Dahl JP, Cubells JF, Ray R, Weller AE, Lohoff FW, Ferraro TN, Oslin DW, Kampman KM, Dackis C, Tang Y, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, O’Brien C, Berrettini WH. GENETIC STUDY: Analysis of variations in the tryptophan hydroxylase‐2 (TPH2) gene in cocaine dependence. Addiction Biology 2006, 11: 76-83. PMID: 16759340, DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2006.00005.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCocaine dependenceTryptophan hydroxylase 2 geneTPH2 geneGenetic variationCase-control study designSerotonergic neurotransmitter systemCentral nervous systemSubstance use disordersGenesExact physiological mechanismsNucleotide polymorphismsAnalysis of variationPhysiological mechanismsControl subjectsBody of evidenceRisk factorsNeurotransmitter systemsUse disordersNervous systemStudy designAllele distributionPresent studyAfrican descentStudy associates
2005
ADH4 gene variation is associated with alcohol and drug dependence: results from family controlled and population-structured association studies
Luo X, Kranzler HR, Zuo L, Yang BZ, Lappalainen J, Gelernter J. ADH4 gene variation is associated with alcohol and drug dependence: results from family controlled and population-structured association studies. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2005, 15: 755-768. PMID: 16220108, DOI: 10.1097/01.fpc.0000180141.77036.dc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceDrug dependenceSingle nucleotide polymorphismsDiagnosis of alcoholLogistic regression analysisUnrelated healthy controlsUnrelated casesRigorous study designsGene variationRelative risk analysisHaplotype-based haplotype relative riskHealthy controlsRelative riskHaplotype relative risk analysisDisequilibrium testCase-control association analysisInitial studyStudy designTransmission disequilibrium testStrong associationHaplotype relative riskRegression analysisMarkersAffected offspringPresent study