Journal article
A cis-eQTL in OPRM1 is Associated with Subjective Response to Alcohol and Alcohol Use
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, Vol.41(5), pp.929-938
05/2017
DOI: 10.1111/acer.13369
PMCID: PMC5404990
PMID: 28273335
Abstract
BackgroundA functional polymorphism within the -opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene, rs1799971 (A118G), previously has been associated with measures of alcohol use and sensitivity to its effects, but findings have been inconclusive. A recent study suggested that a second nearby variant within OPRM1, rs3778150, is robustly associated with heroin dependence and fully explained a smaller observed association with rs1799971. Given evidence that the rs3778150-C allele is associated with decreased OPRM1 expression levels in the human brain, the current study sought to test the hypothesis that rs3778150 represents a causal variant within OPRM1 that increases risk for a variety of alcohol use phenotypes.
MethodsParticipants with genotype and phenotype data from a larger experimental study (N=152) were assessed on measures of subjective response to alcohol and alcohol use. Measures included (i) the Self-Rating of the Effects of Alcohol and the Alcohol Sensitivity Questionnaire, (ii) the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale (BAES) and ratings of subjective intoxication, and (iii) average number of drinks per week in the past month.
ResultsCompared to rs3778150-T homozygous individuals, carriers of the rs3778150-C allele exhibited significantly lower retrospective self-report levels of alcohol sensitivity. Carriers of the rs3778150-C allele also exhibited lower levels of BAES alcohol-related stimulation during an alcohol challenge and reported higher levels of drinking in the last 30days. With the exception of lower levels of BAES alcohol-related sedation, the rs1799971 variant did not show consistent significant association with any of the alcohol phenotypes in the presence of rs3778150.
ConclusionsResults suggest that rs3778150 may be causally related to alcohol use phenotypes, and could potentially account for previously observed associations of rs1799971 with substance use phenotypes. Future studies may investigate potential causal relations among genetic variants in OPRM1, subjective response to alcohol, and drinking phenotypes to further delineate the effects of rs3778150.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A cis-eQTL in OPRM1 is Associated with Subjective Response to Alcohol and Alcohol Use
- Creators
- Jacqueline M. Otto - University of MissouriIan R. Gizer - University of MissouriJoseph D. Deak - University of MissouriKimberly A. Fleming - University of MissouriBruce D. Bartholow - University of Missouri
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, Vol.41(5), pp.929-938
- DOI
- 10.1111/acer.13369
- PMID
- 28273335
- PMCID
- PMC5404990
- NLM abbreviation
- Alcohol Clin Exp Res
- ISSN
- 0145-6008
- eISSN
- 1530-0277
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- P60 AA011998; T32 AA013526 / National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2017
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984446410002771
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