2021
Genome-wide association study of phenotypes measuring progression from first cocaine or opioid use to dependence reveals novel risk genes
Sherva R, Zhu C, Wetherill L, Edenberg HJ, Johnson E, Degenhardt L, Agrawal A, Martin NG, Nelson E, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J, Farrer LA. Genome-wide association study of phenotypes measuring progression from first cocaine or opioid use to dependence reveals novel risk genes. Exploration Of Medicine 2021, 2: 60-73. PMID: 34124712, PMCID: PMC8192073, DOI: 10.37349/emed.2021.00032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCox proportional hazards regressionProportional hazards regressionAfrican AmericansDiscovery sampleSelf-reported useSubstantial morbidityHazards regressionHealth burdenIndependent cohortSubstance dependence phenotypesDependence diagnosisGenetic risk lociReplication cohortCocaine dependenceOpioidsDependence phenotypesCohortGenetic variantsTop findingsCocaineRisk lociDisorder resultsLarge percentageGenome-wide association study of phenotypes measuring progression from first cocaine or opioid use to dependence reveals novel risk genes
Sherva R, Zhu C, Wetherill L, Edenberg H, Johnson E, Degenhardt L, Agrawal A, Martin N, Nelson E, Kranzler H, Gelernter J, Farrer L. Genome-wide association study of phenotypes measuring progression from first cocaine or opioid use to dependence reveals novel risk genes. Exploration Of Medicine 2021 DOI: 10.37349/emed.2020.00032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
DNA co-methylation modules in postmortem prefrontal cortex tissues of European Australians with alcohol use disorders
Wang F, Xu H, Zhao H, Gelernter J, Zhang H. DNA co-methylation modules in postmortem prefrontal cortex tissues of European Australians with alcohol use disorders. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 19430. PMID: 26763658, PMCID: PMC4725922, DOI: 10.1038/srep19430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-methylation modulesPostmortem prefrontal cortex tissueDNA methylome alterationsCo-methylation analysisDNA methylation alterationsSubstance dependence phenotypesTranscriptional regulationDNA methylomeMethylation alterationsMethylome alterationsBiological processesPostmortem prefrontal cortexExpression relationshipsNeural developmentDifferential expressionPrefrontal cortex tissueGenesDependence phenotypesMultiple testing correctionCpGAUD subjectsFemale pairsCortex tissueMethylomePhenotype
2010
Variation in Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Genes is Associated with Multiple Substance Dependence Phenotypes
Sherva R, Kranzler HR, Yu Y, Logue MW, Poling J, Arias AJ, Anton RF, Oslin D, Farrer LA, Gelernter J. Variation in Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Genes is Associated with Multiple Substance Dependence Phenotypes. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010, 35: 1921-1931. PMID: 20485328, PMCID: PMC3055642, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2010.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanChromosomes, Human, Pair 15Family HealthFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyGenotypeHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, NicotinicSubstance-Related DisordersWhite PeopleConceptsGene clusterAssociation studiesNicotinic receptor gene clusterNicotinic acetylcholine receptor genesAcetylcholine receptor genesReceptor gene clusterStrongest association signalSubstance dependence phenotypesAssociation signalsImportance of variationChromosome 15q25.1Opposite risk allelePermutation-based correctionDependence phenotypesReplication setReceptor geneMultiple polymorphismsSNPs