2012
Identification of POMC Exonic Variants Associated with Substance Dependence and Body Mass Index
Wang F, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Zhang H. Identification of POMC Exonic Variants Associated with Substance Dependence and Body Mass Index. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e45300. PMID: 23028917, PMCID: PMC3444488, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexSubstance dependenceMass indexExact testRare variantsAfrican AmericansNormal weight groupCommon variantsFisher's exact testProopiomelanocortin geneObese groupObese subjectsExonic variantsMelanocortin peptidesEuropean AmericansLogistic regressionCommon polymorphismsOverweightRare exonic variantsVariants AssociatedPopulation-specific mannerRiskAssociationObesityGroup
2009
Pro-Opiomelanocortin Gene Variation Related to Alcohol or Drug Dependence: Evidence and Replications Across Family- and Population-based Studies
Zhang H, Kranzler HR, Weiss RD, Luo X, Brady KT, Anton RF, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. Pro-Opiomelanocortin Gene Variation Related to Alcohol or Drug Dependence: Evidence and Replications Across Family- and Population-based Studies. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 128-136. PMID: 19217079, PMCID: PMC2896237, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.12.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research