alcohol dependence
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.
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Mayo Clinic to Study Pharmacogenomics of Alcoholism Treatment
The partners are working under NIAAA grants to identify genetic markers to help predict response to the drug acamprosate, which is used as a treatment for alcoholism.