2015
Genome‐wide association study of body mass index in subjects with alcohol dependence
Polimanti R, Zhang H, Smith AH, Zhao H, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Genome‐wide association study of body mass index in subjects with alcohol dependence. Addiction Biology 2015, 22: 535-549. PMID: 26458734, PMCID: PMC5102811, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid Anhydride HydrolasesAdenylyl CyclasesAdultAlcoholismAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOBlack or African AmericanBody Mass IndexCell Adhesion MoleculesDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHSP40 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsObesityPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRab GTP-Binding ProteinsRetinal DehydrogenaseRNA, Long NoncodingTranscription FactorsWhite People
2013
ALDH2 is associated to alcohol dependence and is the major genetic determinant of “daily maximum drinks” in a GWAS study of an isolated rural chinese sample
Quillen EE, Chen X, Almasy L, Yang F, He H, Li X, Wang X, Liu T, Hao W, Deng H, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. ALDH2 is associated to alcohol dependence and is the major genetic determinant of “daily maximum drinks” in a GWAS study of an isolated rural chinese sample. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2013, 165: 103-110. PMID: 24277619, PMCID: PMC4149216, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCandidate single nucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide association analysisCandidate gene studiesPhenotypic variationMajor genetic determinantGWAS studiesHeritable phenotypesAldehyde dehydrogenase deficiencyGene studiesAssociation analysisRisk genesLinkage disequilibriumGenetic determinantsExtended pedigreesNucleotide polymorphismsNorthern Hunan ProvinceAD-related phenotypesPhenotypeALDH2Consumption rateCCDC63Profiling of Childhood Adversity-Associated DNA Methylation Changes in Alcoholic Patients and Healthy Controls
Zhang H, Wang F, Kranzler HR, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Profiling of Childhood Adversity-Associated DNA Methylation Changes in Alcoholic Patients and Healthy Controls. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e65648. PMID: 23799031, PMCID: PMC3683055, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAlcoholismAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehyde Dehydrogenase 1 FamilyBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesChild AbuseCpG IslandsDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsNociceptin ReceptorPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticReceptors, NicotinicReceptors, OpioidRetinal DehydrogenaseRGS ProteinsSequence Analysis, DNATranscription, GeneticWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsHealthy controlsAD patientsChildhood adversityDNA methylation changesIllumina GoldenGate methylation arrayPeripheral blood DNA methylation levelsBlood DNA methylation levelsAlcoholic patientsControl subjectsLinear regression analysisMethylation changesPatientsMethylation levelsPromoter regionEA casesBonferroni correctionRegression analysisP-valueAfrican AmericansOverall methylation levels
2011
Strong protective effect of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH2) 504lys (*2) allele against alcoholism and alcohol-induced medical diseases in Asians
Li D, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Strong protective effect of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (ALDH2) 504lys (*2) allele against alcoholism and alcohol-induced medical diseases in Asians. Human Genetics 2011, 131: 725-737. PMID: 22102315, PMCID: PMC3548401, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-1116-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceAlcohol-induced liver diseaseStrong associationCase-control studyPathogenesis of ADSub-group analysisStrong protective effectRandom-effects modelP-valueAldehyde dehydrogenase 2 geneLiver diseaseMedical illnessMedical diseasesProtective effectAlcohol abuseLys alleleAcetaldehyde metabolismAsian populationsStatistical significanceStrict criteriaALDH2 geneEffects modelAssociationDiseaseDominant model
2006
Diplotype Trend Regression Analysis of the ADH Gene Cluster and the ALDH2 Gene: Multiple Significant Associations with Alcohol Dependence
Luo X, Kranzler HR, Zuo L, Wang S, Schork NJ, Gelernter J. Diplotype Trend Regression Analysis of the ADH Gene Cluster and the ALDH2 Gene: Multiple Significant Associations with Alcohol Dependence. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2006, 78: 973-987. PMID: 16685648, PMCID: PMC1474098, DOI: 10.1086/504113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADH gene clusterGene clusterAldehyde dehydrogenase geneStructured association analysisConventional association methodsALDH2 geneAlcohol dehydrogenaseAdh geneDehydrogenase geneAssociation analysisSusceptibility lociGenesRisk genesFunctional variantsDisease allelesFunctional complexityCase-control sampleAncestry informative markersHardy-Weinberg equilibrium testDisequilibrium measuresMultiple significant associationsAllelesAlcohol-metabolizing enzymesConventional case-control comparisonsUnlinked ancestry-informative markers