Candidate gene–environment interaction research: Reflections and recommendations

DM Dick, A Agrawal, MC Keller… - Perspectives on …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Studying how genetic predispositions come together with environmental factors to contribute
to complex behavioral outcomes has great potential for advancing the understanding of the …

Alcohol biomarkers in applied settings: recent advances and future research opportunities

RZ Litten, AM Bradley, HB Moss - Alcoholism: Clinical and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
During the past decade, advances have been made in the identification, development, and
application of alcohol biomarkers. This is important because of the unique functions that …

A population-specific HTR2B stop codon predisposes to severe impulsivity

L Bevilacqua, S Doly, J Kaprio, Q Yuan, R Tikkanen… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Impulsivity, describing action without foresight, is an important feature of several psychiatric
diseases, suicidality and violent behaviour. The complex origins of impulsivity hinder …

Genome-wide association and genetic functional studies identify autism susceptibility candidate 2 gene (AUTS2) in the regulation of alcohol consumption

G Schumann, LJ Coin, A Lourdusamy… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Alcohol consumption is a moderately heritable trait, but the genetic basis in humans is
largely unknown, despite its clinical and societal importance. We report a genome-wide …

Interaction of FKBP5, a stress-related gene, with childhood trauma increases the risk for attempting suicide

A Roy, E Gorodetsky, Q Yuan, D Goldman… - …, 2010 - nature.com
Childhood trauma is associated with hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis
dysregulation and is a known risk factor for suicidal behavior. In this study we sought to …

Analysis of 94 candidate genes and 12 endophenotypes for schizophrenia from the Consortium on the Genetics of Schizophrenia

TA Greenwood, LC Lazzeroni… - American Journal of …, 2011 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors used a custom array of 1,536 single-nucleotide polymorphisms
(SNPs) to interrogate 94 functionally relevant candidate genes for schizophrenia and identify …

Chronic cigarette smoking: implications for neurocognition and brain neurobiology

TC Durazzo, DJ Meyerhoff, SJ Nixon - International journal of …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Compared to the substantial volume of research on the general health consequences
associated with chronic smoking, little research has been specifically devoted to the …

Effects of the Mu opioid receptor polymorphism (OPRM1 A118G) on pain regulation, placebo effects and associated personality trait measures

M Peciña, T Love, CS Stohler, D Goldman… - …, 2015 - nature.com
Mu-opioid receptors (MOPRs) are critically involved in the modulation of pain and analgesia,
and represent a candidate mechanism for the development of biomarkers of pain conditions …

Two HPA axis genes, CRHBP and FKBP5, interact with childhood trauma to increase the risk for suicidal behavior

A Roy, CA Hodgkinson, V DeLuca, D Goldman… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2012 - Elsevier
Childhood trauma is associated with hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis
dysregulation. Both factors increase risk for suicidal behavior. Corticotropin releasing …

Interaction between FKBP5 and childhood trauma and risk of aggressive behavior

L Bevilacqua, V Carli, M Sarchiapone… - Archives of general …, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Childhood trauma may predispose individuals to aggressive behavior, and both
childhood trauma and aggressive behavior are associated with hypothalamic-pituitary …