2010
ADH1A variation predisposes to personality traits and substance dependence
Zuo L, Gelernter J, Kranzler HR, Stein MB, Zhang H, Wei F, Sen S, Poling J, Luo X. ADH1A variation predisposes to personality traits and substance dependence. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2010, 153B: 376-386. PMID: 19526455, PMCID: PMC2861415, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30990.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Population admixture modulates risk for alcohol dependence
Zuo L, Luo X, Listman JB, Kranzler HR, Wang S, Anton RF, Blumberg HP, Stein MB, Pearlson GD, Covault J, Charney DS, van Kammen DP, Price LH, Lappalainen J, Cramer J, Krystal JH, Gelernter J. Population admixture modulates risk for alcohol dependence. Human Genetics 2009, 125: 605-613. PMID: 19306106, PMCID: PMC2777998, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0647-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPro-Opiomelanocortin Gene Variation Related to Alcohol or Drug Dependence: Evidence and Replications Across Family- and Population-based Studies
Zhang H, Kranzler HR, Weiss RD, Luo X, Brady KT, Anton RF, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. Pro-Opiomelanocortin Gene Variation Related to Alcohol or Drug Dependence: Evidence and Replications Across Family- and Population-based Studies. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 128-136. PMID: 19217079, PMCID: PMC2896237, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.12.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
CNR1 Variation Modulates Risk for Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Zuo L, Kranzler HR, Luo X, Covault J, Gelernter J. CNR1 Variation Modulates Risk for Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 62: 616-626. PMID: 17509535, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesChromosome MappingComorbidityFemaleGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenotypeHumansMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Regression AnalysisRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersWhite PeopleConceptsCannabinoid receptor 1Substance dependenceHealthy control subjectsHuman cannabinoid receptor 1Control subjectsSD patientsT genotypeProtective allelesAlcohol dependenceReceptor 1Disease riskModulate riskCNR1 geneCNR1 variationInitial reportCase-control sampleLarge case-control sampleRegression analysisRiskStrong genetic effectsMarkersSignificant interaction effectMultiple markersAncestry informative markersSNP8CHRM2 variation predisposes to personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness
Luo X, Kranzler HR, Zuo L, Zhang H, Wang S, Gelernter J. CHRM2 variation predisposes to personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness. Human Molecular Genetics 2007, 16: 1557-1568. PMID: 17468496, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddm104.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Diplotype Trend Regression Analysis of the ADH Gene Cluster and the ALDH2 Gene: Multiple Significant Associations with Alcohol Dependence
Luo X, Kranzler HR, Zuo L, Wang S, Schork NJ, Gelernter J. Diplotype Trend Regression Analysis of the ADH Gene Cluster and the ALDH2 Gene: Multiple Significant Associations with Alcohol Dependence. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2006, 78: 973-987. PMID: 16685648, PMCID: PMC1474098, DOI: 10.1086/504113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADH gene clusterGene clusterAldehyde dehydrogenase geneStructured association analysisConventional association methodsALDH2 geneAlcohol dehydrogenaseAdh geneDehydrogenase geneAssociation analysisSusceptibility lociGenesRisk genesFunctional variantsDisease allelesFunctional complexityCase-control sampleAncestry informative markersHardy-Weinberg equilibrium testDisequilibrium measuresMultiple significant associationsAllelesAlcohol-metabolizing enzymesConventional case-control comparisonsUnlinked ancestry-informative markers
2005
ADH4 Gene Variation is Associated with Alcohol Dependence and Drug Dependence in European Americans: Results from HWD Tests and Case–Control Association Studies
Luo X, Kranzler HR, Zuo L, Lappalainen J, Yang BZ, Gelernter J. ADH4 Gene Variation is Associated with Alcohol Dependence and Drug Dependence in European Americans: Results from HWD Tests and Case–Control Association Studies. Neuropsychopharmacology 2005, 31: 1085-1095. PMID: 16237392, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAlcohol DehydrogenaseAlcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous SystemAlcoholismAmericasDNA Mutational AnalysisEuropeFemaleGenes, RecessiveGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic TestingGenetic VariationGenotypeHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticSubstance-Related DisordersWhite People