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Multi-ancestry study of the genetics of problematic alcohol use in >1 million individuals.
ABSTRACT
Problematic alcohol use (PAU) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. To improve our understanding of the genetics of PAU, we conducted a large cross-ancestry meta-analysis of PAU in 1,079,947 individuals. We observed a high degree of cross-ancestral similarity in the genetic architecture of PAU and identified 110 independent risk variants in within- and cross-ancestry analyses. Cross-ancestry fine-mapping improved the identification of likely causal variants. Prioritizing genes through gene expression and/or chromatin interaction in brain tissues identified multiple genes associated with PAU. We identified existing medications for potential pharmacological studies by drug repurposing analysis. Cross-ancestry polygenic risk scores (PRS) showed better performance in independent sample than single-ancestry PRS. Genetic correlations between PAU and other traits were observed in multiple ancestries, with other substance use traits having the highest correlations. The analysis of diverse ancestries contributed significantly to the findings, and fills an important gap in the literature.
DATE PUBLISHED
2023 Jan 30
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
entrez 2023/02/07 01:57
pubmed 2023/02/08 06:00
medline 2023/02/08 06:01
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Zhou H Zhou Hang H
Kember RL Kember Rachel L RL
Deak JD Deak Joseph D JD
Xu H Xu Heng H
Toikumo S Toikumo Sylvanus S
Yuan K Yuan Kai K
Lind PA Lind Penelope A PA
Farajzadeh L Farajzadeh Leila L
Wang L Wang Lu L
Hatoum AS Hatoum Alexander S AS
Johnson J Johnson Jessica J
Lee H Lee Hyunjoon H
Mallard TT Mallard Travis T TT
Xu J Xu Jiayi J
Johnston KJA Johnston Keira J A KJA
Johnson EC Johnson Emma C EC
Galimberti M Galimberti Marco M
Dao C Dao Cecilia C
Levey DF Levey Daniel F DF
Overstreet C Overstreet Cassie C
Byrne EM Byrne Enda M EM
Gillespie NA Gillespie Nathan A NA
Gordon S Gordon Scott S
Hickie IB Hickie Ian B IB
Whitfield JB Whitfield John B JB
Xu K Xu Ke K
Zhao H Zhao Hongyu H
Huckins LM Huckins Laura M LM
Davis LK Davis Lea K LK
Sanchez-Roige S Sanchez-Roige Sandra S
Madden PAF Madden Pamela A F PAF
Heath AC Heath Andrew C AC
Medland SE Medland Sarah E SE
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG
Ge T Ge Tian T
Smoller JW Smoller Jordan W JW
Hougaard DM Hougaard David M DM
Børglum AD Børglum Anders D AD
Demontis D Demontis Ditte D
Krystal JH Krystal John H JH
Gaziano JM Gaziano J Michael JM
Edenberg HJ Edenberg Howard J HJ
Agrawal A Agrawal Arpana A
Million Veteran Program
Justice AC Justice Amy C AC
Stein MB Stein Murray B MB
Kranzler HR Kranzler Henry R HR
Gelernter J Gelernter Joel J
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TITLE: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
ISOABBREVIATION: medRxiv
YEAR: 2023
MONTH: Jan
DAY: 30
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CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
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MEDLINETA: medRxiv
COUNTRY: United States
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NLMUNIQUEID: 101767986
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MC_PC_17228 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
MC_QA137853 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
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