2024
Genetic influences and causal pathways shared between cannabis use disorder and other substance use traits
Galimberti M, Levey D, Deak J, Zhou H, Stein M, Gelernter J. Genetic influences and causal pathways shared between cannabis use disorder and other substance use traits. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 2905-2910. PMID: 38580809, PMCID: PMC11419938, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02548-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersProblematic alcohol useSubstance use traitsCannabis use disorderCannabis useOpioid use disorderUse disorderGenomic structural equation modelingSmoking initiationLifetime cannabis useLegalization of cannabis useGlobal genetic correlationsProblematic substance useStructural equation modelingNicotine dependenceGenetic influencesCannabisSubstance useFagerstrom TestAlcohol useMendelian randomizationBidirectional relationshipGenetic correlationsDisordersSmoking cessation
2021
Polygenic scores for smoking and educational attainment have independent influences on academic success and adjustment in adolescence and educational attainment in adulthood
Hicks B, Clark D, Deak J, Schaefer J, Liu M, Jang S, Durbin C, Johnson W, Wilson S, Iacono W, McGue M, Vrieze S. Polygenic scores for smoking and educational attainment have independent influences on academic success and adjustment in adolescence and educational attainment in adulthood. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0255348. PMID: 34403414, PMCID: PMC8370636, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEducational attainment polygenic scoreSmoking PGSAcademic adjustmentPolygenic scoresAcademic variablesSignificant incremental associationsAge 14Minnesota Twin Family StudyGenetic influencesGeneral behavioral disinhibitionNon-cognitive traitsEducation polygenic scoreEducational attainmentTwin Family StudyAcademic motivationBehavioral disinhibitionDifferent genetic influencesDistinct genetic influencesPredictors of gradeIncremental associationAcademic successAdolescenceAge 11Educational successAdulthoodGenetics of substance use disorders: a review
Deak J, Johnson E. Genetics of substance use disorders: a review. Psychological Medicine 2021, 51: 2189-2200. PMID: 33879270, PMCID: PMC8477224, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721000969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide variationAlcohol-related traitsLarger GWAS samplesCHRNB4 gene clusterGenetic architectureGene clusterGenetic effortsGWAS findingsGWA findingsRelated traitsGWAS samplesAssociation studiesGenetic relationshipsDownstream analysisGeneticsTraitsGenetic epidemiologyCHRNA5-CHRNA3Genetic etiologyGenetic factorsGenetic influencesPresent reviewRecent advancesGenes
2018
Meta‐Analysis of Genetic Influences on Initial Alcohol Sensitivity
Edwards A, Deak J, Gizer I, Lai D, Chatzinakos C, Wilhelmsen K, Lindsay J, Heron J, Hickman M, Webb B, Bacanu S, Foroud T, Kendler K, Dick D, Schuckit M. Meta‐Analysis of Genetic Influences on Initial Alcohol Sensitivity. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2018, 42: 2349-2359. PMID: 30276832, PMCID: PMC6286211, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore clock genesClock genesTissue-specific expression dataPopulation-based genome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide significanceGene identification effortsSignificant genetic correlationsMolecular genetic studiesHormone signalingSingle nucleotide polymorphismsIndividual lociGenetic analysisAssociation studiesGenetic studiesExpression dataGenesGenetic componentGenetic correlationsNucleotide polymorphismsHeritabilityAlcohol sensitivityGenetic factorsLow initial sensitivityGenetic influences