Edenberg Lab Projects:

Genetics of Complex Diseases 

ALCOHOLISM: The Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism, COGA

Selected Reviews

Identification of genes that influence alcoholism or alcoholism-related traits:

Edenberg HJ, Dick DM, Xuei X, Tian H, Almasy L, Bauer LO, Crowe RR, Goate A, Hesselbrock V, Jones K, Kwon J, Li T-K, Nurnberger JI Jr, O’Connor SJ, Reich T, Rice J, Schuckit MA, Porjesz P, Foroud T, Begleiter H. (2004) Variations in GABRA2, encoding the α2 subunit of the GABAA receptor, are associated with alcohol dependence and with brain oscillations. Am J Hum Genet. 74, 705-714.

Wang JC, Hinrichs AL, Stock H, Budde J, Allen R, Bertelsen S, Kwon JM, Wu W, Dick DM, Rice J, Jones K, Nurnberger JI Jr, Tischfield J, Porjesz B, Edenberg HJ, Hesselbrock V, Crowe R, Schuckit M, Begleiter H, Reich T, Goate AM, Bierut LJ. (2004) Evidence of common and specific genetic effects: association of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 (CHRM2) gene with alcohol dependence and major depressive syndrome. (2004) Hum Mol Genet. 13, 1903-191


Results of genome surveys on alcoholism and alcoholism-related traits:

Results of candidate gene studies: Related work on a rat model of alcoholism: the P and NP rats, selectively bred for high and low alcohol preference:
  • Genetics of Complex Diseases
  • Regulation of Mammalian Gene Expression
  • Role of Alcohol and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase genes in Alcoholism
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