2021
Alcohol and nicotine polygenic scores are associated with the development of alcohol and nicotine use problems from adolescence to young adulthood
Deak JD, Clark DA, Liu M, Schaefer JD, Jang SK, Durbin CE, Iacono WG, McGue M, Vrieze S, Hicks BM. Alcohol and nicotine polygenic scores are associated with the development of alcohol and nicotine use problems from adolescence to young adulthood. Addiction 2021, 117: 1117-1127. PMID: 34590376, PMCID: PMC8931861, DOI: 10.1111/add.15697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic 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 successAdulthood
2014
Probing the Smoking–Suicide Association: Do Smoking Policy Interventions Affect Suicide Risk?
Grucza R, Plunk A, Krauss M, Cavazos-Rehg P, Deak J, Gebhardt K, Chaloupka F, Bierut L. Probing the Smoking–Suicide Association: Do Smoking Policy Interventions Affect Suicide Risk? Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2014, 16: 1487-1494. PMID: 25031313, PMCID: PMC4271090, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntu106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking prevalenceCigarette excise taxesSuicide riskSmoke-free air policiesProtective associationSmoking behaviorU.S. Multiple CauseSmoke-free airProbability of smokingSmoking interventionsDeath filesElevated riskPopulation interventionsSmokingSuicide deathsPrevalenceMultiple causesAir policiesRiskInterventionAssociationExcise taxesSuicideDemographic variablesIndividual-level data