2024
Application of polygenic scores to a deeply phenotyped sample enriched for substance use disorders reveals extensive pleiotropy with psychiatric and somatic traits
Hartwell E, Jinwala Z, Milone J, Ramirez S, Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Kember R. Application of polygenic scores to a deeply phenotyped sample enriched for substance use disorders reveals extensive pleiotropy with psychiatric and somatic traits. Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 49: 1958-1967. PMID: 39043921, PMCID: PMC11480112, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-01922-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersPost-traumatic stress disorderGeneralized anxiety disorderGenetic liabilityPolygenic scoresBipolar disorderSubstance use phenotypesSomatic traitsBody mass indexSubstance use categoriesEffect of genetic liabilityAnxiety disordersDepression-relatedDepressive disorderApplication of polygenic scoresStress disorderPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric phenotypesUse disorderPhenome-wide association studyGenetic influencesCross-sectional sampleMedical illnessPrecision medicine effortsPhenotyped sample
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