The genetic landscape of substance use disorders

ZF Gerring, JG Thorp, JL Treur, KJH Verweij… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Substance use disorders represent a significant public health concern with considerable
socioeconomic implications worldwide. Twin and family-based studies have long …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse Childhood Events, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and Substance Dependence: Gene X Environment Effects and Moderated Mediation

H Kranzler, C Davis, R Feinn, Z Jinwala, Y Khan… - Research …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Adverse childhood events (ACEs) contribute to the development of mood and
anxiety disorders and substance dependence. However, the extent to which these effects …

A Multivariate Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Neural Correlates and Common Biological Mechanisms of Psychopathology Spectra

CN Davis, Y Khan, S Toikumo, Z Jinwala, DI Boomsma… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
There is considerable comorbidity across externalizing and internalizing behavior
dimensions of psychopathology. We applied genomic structural equation modeling (gSEM) …

A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of medium spiny neurons in the rat nucleus accumbens

BC Reiner, SN Chehimi, R Merkel, S Toikumo… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Neural processing of rewarding stimuli involves several distinct regions, including the
nucleus accumbens (NAc). The majority of NAc neurons are GABAergic projection neurons …