2012
ANKRD7 and CYTL1 are novel risk genes for alcohol drinking behavior.
Chen XD, Xiong DH, Yang TL, Pei YF, Guo YF, Li J, Yang F, Pan F, Tan LJ, Yan H, Liu XG, Lei SF, Li X, Ning LL, Zhu XZ, Levy S, Kranzler HR, Farrer LA, Gelernter J, Recker RR, Deng HW. ANKRD7 and CYTL1 are novel risk genes for alcohol drinking behavior. Chinese Medical Journal 2012, 125: 1127-34. PMID: 22613542, PMCID: PMC4174677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesAlcohol-related phenotypesAssociation studiesUnrelated Caucasian subjectsGenome-wide significance levelAffymetrix 500K SNP arrayK SNP arrayNovel risk genesCaucasian nuclear familiesGWAS technologySuggestive statistical evidenceSNP arrayANKRD7GenesRisk genesSusceptibility genesUnrelated Chinese HansSusceptibility allelesCertain haplotypesComplex disorderReplication sampleEnvironmental factorsUnrelated CaucasiansPhenotypeChinese Han
2011
Genetic influences of cortical gray matter in language-related regions in healthy controls and schizophrenia
Jamadar S, Powers NR, Meda SA, Gelernter J, Gruen JR, Pearlson GD. Genetic influences of cortical gray matter in language-related regions in healthy controls and schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2011, 129: 141-148. PMID: 21507613, PMCID: PMC3110636, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.03.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultBrain MappingCerebral CortexCytoskeletal ProteinsDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleFunctional LateralityGenotypeHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsNuclear ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrincipal Component AnalysisSchizophreniaYoung Adult
2010
Functional impact of a single-nucleotide polymorphism in the OPRD1 promoter region
Zhang H, Gelernter J, Gruen JR, Kranzler HR, Herman AI, Simen AA. Functional impact of a single-nucleotide polymorphism in the OPRD1 promoter region. Journal Of Human Genetics 2010, 55: 278-284. PMID: 20300121, PMCID: PMC2876206, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2010.22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCell LineElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGene Expression RegulationHumansLuciferasesNuclear ProteinsOligonucleotide ProbesPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingReceptors, Opioid, deltaRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTranscription FactorsTransfectionConceptsMinor G alleleG alleleΔ-opioid receptorsSubstances of abuseDual-luciferase reporterOpioid dependenceBrain nuclear proteinsGreater expression levelsA alleleLuciferase reporterRenilla luciferase vectorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLuciferase reporter vectorExpression levelsPromoter regionHEK293 cellsLuciferase vectorFunctional impactLuciferase expressionFunctional significanceExpressionRenilla luciferase expressionReporter vectorTranscription factors
2006
Human clock, PER1 and PER2 polymorphisms: lack of association with cocaine dependence susceptibility and cocaine-induced paranoia
Malison RT, Kranzler HR, Yang BZ, Gelernter J. Human clock, PER1 and PER2 polymorphisms: lack of association with cocaine dependence susceptibility and cocaine-induced paranoia. Psychiatric Genetics 2006, 16: 245-249. PMID: 17106427, DOI: 10.1097/01.ypg.0000242198.59020.ca.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsNucleotide polymorphismsCircadian rhythm genesDrosophila melanogasterHuman orthologGenetic variationCocaine-induced paranoiaGenetic mechanismsRhythm genesGene single nucleotide polymorphismsPopulation comparisonsHuman clockLack of associationPotential involvementAllelic associationClinical featuresAllele frequenciesStimulant exposureBehavioral sensitizationLocomotor sensitizationPsychostimulant addictionDrug useClinical phenotypeCocaine dependencePER2 polymorphisms