2015
Genome-wide meta-analysis reveals common splice site acceptor variant in CHRNA4 associated with nicotine dependence
Hancock DB, Reginsson GW, Gaddis NC, Chen X, Saccone NL, Lutz SM, Qaiser B, Sherva R, Steinberg S, Zink F, Stacey SN, Glasheen C, Chen J, Gu F, Frederiksen BN, Loukola A, Gudbjartsson DF, Brüske I, Landi MT, Bickeböller H, Madden P, Farrer L, Kaprio J, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Baker TB, Kraft P, Amos CI, Caporaso NE, Hokanson JE, Bierut LJ, Thorgeirsson TE, Johnson EO, Stefansson K. Genome-wide meta-analysis reveals common splice site acceptor variant in CHRNA4 associated with nicotine dependence. Translational Psychiatry 2015, 5: e651-e651. PMID: 26440539, PMCID: PMC4930126, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2015.149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesEuropean ancestry samplesNonsense-mediated decayWide significant associationsNicotinic receptor subunit geneReceptor subunit genesImportant regulatory propertiesNicotine dependenceSubunit geneAssociation studiesChromosome 20q13Regulatory propertiesLung cancer riskNovel variantsNormal human brainSmoking-related consequencesLung cancerCancer riskFagerström TestCHRNA4Smoking behaviorSignificant associationVariantsGenomeGenes
2000
Variant detection at the δ opioid receptor (OPRD1) locus and population genetics of a novel variant affecting protein sequence
Gelernter J, Kranzler H. Variant detection at the δ opioid receptor (OPRD1) locus and population genetics of a novel variant affecting protein sequence. Human Genetics 2000, 107: 86-88. PMID: 10982041, DOI: 10.1007/s004390000340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation geneticsProtein sequencesPopulation genetic dataAmino acid sequenceNovel variantsΔ locusAcid sequenceGenetic dataReceptor locusExon 1LociReceptor geneOpioid receptor geneCommon variantsEuropean populationsAllele frequenciesGeneticsVariant detectionSequenceAllelesOpioid dependenceVariantsPhysiologic effectsG alleleSubstance dependence