2015
Eye color: A potential indicator of alcohol dependence risk in European Americans
Sulovari A, Kranzler HR, Farrer LA, Gelernter J, Li D. Eye color: A potential indicator of alcohol dependence risk in European Americans. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2015, 168: 347-353. PMID: 25921801, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceLight-eyed individualsDark-eyed individualsPopulation-based studyLight eye colorBlue eye colorEvidence of associationEye colorRisk factorsEtiological factorsHigh prevalenceEye color geneLogistic regressionAD-associated genesMore alcoholArchival samplesColor genesAssociationEuropean ancestry subjectsReceptor gene clusterIndividualsStratificationBrown eye colorFurther characterizationAssociation studies
2014
Genome-Wide Association Study of Nicotine Dependence in American Populations: Identification of Novel Risk Loci in Both African-Americans and European-Americans
Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Sherva R, Almasy L, Herman AI, Koesterer R, Zhao H, Farrer LA. Genome-Wide Association Study of Nicotine Dependence in American Populations: Identification of Novel Risk Loci in Both African-Americans and European-Americans. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 77: 493-503. PMID: 25555482, PMCID: PMC4386684, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGWS associationsRisk lociAssociation studiesNicotinic receptor gene clusterPrevious genome-wide association studyNovel risk lociAdenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathwayReceptor gene clusterProtein kinase pathwayChromosome 8 regionGWAS analysisGene clusterIntergenic regionNumerous SNPsQuantity traitsKinase pathwayPathway analysisChromosome 14Base pairsNovel insightsStudy of AddictionOrdinal traitsLociTraits
2010
Variation in Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Genes is Associated with Multiple Substance Dependence Phenotypes
Sherva R, Kranzler HR, Yu Y, Logue MW, Poling J, Arias AJ, Anton RF, Oslin D, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. Variation in Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Genes is Associated with Multiple Substance Dependence Phenotypes. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 35: 1921-1931. PMID: 20485328, PMCID: PMC3055642, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanChromosomes, Human, Pair 15Family HealthFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, NicotinicSubstance-Related DisordersWhite PeopleConceptsGene clusterAssociation studiesNicotinic receptor gene clusterNicotinic acetylcholine receptor genesAcetylcholine receptor genesReceptor gene clusterStrongest association signalSubstance dependence phenotypesAssociation signalsImportance of variationChromosome 15q25.1Opposite risk allelePermutation-based correctionDependence phenotypesReplication setReceptor geneMultiple polymorphismsSNPs