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- Title
Examining the role of common genetic variants on alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and illicit drug dependence: genetics of vulnerability to drug dependence.
- Authors
Palmer, Rohan H. C.; Brick, Leslie; Nugent, Nicole R.; Bidwell, L. Cinnamon; McGeary, John E.; Knopik, Valerie S.; Keller, Matthew C.
- Abstract
Background and Aims Twin and family studies suggest that genetic influences are shared across substances of abuse. However, despite evidence of heritability, genome-wide association and candidate gene studies have indicated numerous markers of limited effects, suggesting that much of the heritability remains missing. We estimated (1) the aggregate effect of common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on multiple indicators of comorbid drug problems that are typically employed across community and population-based samples, and (2) the genetic covariance across these measures. Participants A total of 2596 unrelated subjects from the Study of Addiction: Genetics and Environment provided information on alcohol, tobacco, cocaine, cannabis and other illicit substance dependence. Phenotypic measures included: (1) a factor score based on DSM-IV drug dependence diagnoses (DD), (2) a factor score based on problem use (PU; i.e. 1+ DSM-IV symptoms) and (3) dependence vulnerability (DV; a ratio of DSM-IV symptoms to the number of substances used). Findings Univariate and bivariate genome-wide complex trait analyses of this selected sample indicated that common SNPs explained 25-36% of the variance across measures, with DD and DV having the largest effects [h2SNP (standard error) = 0.36 (0.13) and 0.33 (0.13), respectively; PU = 0.25 (0.13)]. Genetic effects were shared across the three phenotypic measures of comorbid drug problems [rDD-PU = 0.92 (0.08), rDD-DV = 0.97 (0.08) and rPU-DV = 0.96 (0.07)]. Conclusion At least 20% of the variance in the generalized vulnerability to substance dependence is attributable to common single nucleotide polymorphisms. The additive effect of common single nucleotide polymorphisms is shared across important indicators of comorbid drug problems.
- Subjects
MARYLAND; DRUG addiction risk factors; DRUG addiction; ALCOHOLISM; CANNABIS (Genus); DRUGS of abuse; FACTOR analysis; GENETIC polymorphisms; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SMOKING; PHENOTYPES; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; GENOTYPES; GENETICS
- Publication
Addiction, 2015, Vol 110, Issue 3, p530
- ISSN
0965-2140
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/add.12815