2021
Associations between polygenic risk of substance use and use disorder and alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine use in adolescence and young adulthood in a longitudinal twin study
Schaefer J, Jang S, Clark D, Deak J, Hicks B, Iacono W, Liu M, McGue M, Vrieze S, Wilson S. Associations between polygenic risk of substance use and use disorder and alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine use in adolescence and young adulthood in a longitudinal twin study. Psychological Medicine 2021, 53: 2296-2306. PMID: 37310313, PMCID: PMC10123833, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721004116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
A cis‐eQTL in OPRM1 is Associated with Subjective Response to Alcohol and Alcohol Use
Otto J, Gizer I, Deak J, Fleming K, Bartholow B. A cis‐eQTL in OPRM1 is Associated with Subjective Response to Alcohol and Alcohol Use. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2017, 41: 929-938. PMID: 28273335, PMCID: PMC5404990, DOI: 10.1111/acer.13369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiphasic Alcohol Effects ScaleAlcohol useAlcohol use phenotypesSubjective responsesΜ-opioid receptor geneConsistent significant associationsEffects of alcoholHeroin dependenceSignificant associationPast monthEffects ScaleFunctional polymorphismsAlcohol challengeObserved associationsLow levels