alcohol dependence
Problem Drinking Contributors Unearthed Using Mendelian Randomization Study
Researchers narrowed in on cortical proteins and brain cell type-related genes with apparent ties to alcohol use disorders using GWAS and post-mortem multiomic profiling.
Cannabis Use Disorders Linked to Population-Specific Risk Loci in GWAS Meta-Analysis
Researchers flagged cannabis use disorder-associated loci in African, East Asian, European, and admixed American populations before digging into related traits and behaviors.
Tobacco, Alcohol Use Contributors Uncovered With Multi-Ancestry GWAS
Researchers unearthed more than 3,800 tobacco or alcohol use-related variants using data for 3.4 million participants from four ancestry groups.
Alcohol Abuse Genetic Study Implicates Additional Variants in Risk of Problem Drinking
A genome-wide meta-analysis involving more than 435,000 individuals also linked problematic alcohol use with other substance abuse and psychiatric disorders.
Study Identifies Loci Associated With Alcohol Consumption, Explores Links to Other Conditions
A genome-wide association study uncovered six loci associated with heavy drinking and additional analysis found ties to other conditions including lung cancer.