2023
Multi-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program
Cheng Y, Dao C, Zhou H, Li B, Kember R, Toikumo S, Zhao H, Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Justice A, Xu K. Multi-trait genome-wide association analyses leveraging alcohol use disorder findings identify novel loci for smoking behaviors in the Million Veteran Program. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 148. PMID: 37147289, PMCID: PMC10162964, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02409-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-trait genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association studiesNovel lociPower of GWASJoint genome-wide association studyGenome-wide significant lociMillion Veteran ProgramGenome-wide associationSubstance use traitsGWAS summary statisticsNovel genetic variantsMulti-trait analysisFunctional annotationUse traitsSignificant lociHeritable traitMultiple lociAssociation studiesColocalization analysisLociPleiotropic effectsMTAgVeteran ProgramGenetic variantsTraits
2013
Genome-Wide Association Study of Opioid Dependence: Multiple Associations Mapped to Calcium and Potassium Pathways
Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Sherva R, Koesterer R, Almasy L, Zhao H, Farrer LA. Genome-Wide Association Study of Opioid Dependence: Multiple Associations Mapped to Calcium and Potassium Pathways. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 76: 66-74. PMID: 24143882, PMCID: PMC3992201, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesBlack or African AmericanCalcium ChannelsCalcium SignalingDatabases, GeneticGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLong-Term PotentiationOpioid-Related DisordersPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePotassiumPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedSignal TransductionWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide association studiesSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesSignificant single nucleotide polymorphismsGenomes reference panelGWAS dataMultiple lociPathway analysisCalcium signalingRisk variantsGenesNucleotide polymorphismsPotassium pathwaysSimilar pathwaysReference panelAdditional genotypesPathwayMost significant resultsMultiple associationsLong-term potentiationLociGeneticsSignalingRisk pathwaysMicroarray