Polygenic Scores for Major Depressive Disorder and Risk of Alcohol Dependence
Author(s) -
Allan M. Andersen,
Robert H. Pietrzak,
Henry R. Kranzler,
Li Ma,
Hang Zhou,
Xiaoming Liu,
John R. Kramer,
Samuel Kuperman,
Howard J. Edenberg,
John I. Nürnberger,
John P. Rice,
Jay A. Tischfield,
Alison Goate,
Tatiana Foroud,
Jacquelyn L. Meyers,
Bernice Porjesz,
Danielle M. Dick,
Victor Hesselbrock,
Eric Boerwinkle,
Steven M. Southwick,
John H. Krystal,
Myrna M. Weissman,
Douglas F. Levinson,
James B. Potash,
Joel Gelernter,
Shizhong Han
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2269
Subject(s) - major depressive disorder , genome wide association study , alcohol dependence , medicine , alcohol use disorder , psychiatry , polygenic risk score , bipolar disorder , genetic association , psychology , clinical psychology , genetics , single nucleotide polymorphism , biology , alcohol , mood , genotype , gene , biochemistry
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and alcohol dependence (AD) are heritable disorders with significant public health burdens, and they are frequently comorbid. Common genetic factors that influence the co-occurrence of MDD and AD have been sought in family, twin, and adoption studies, and results to date have been promising but inconclusive.
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