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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
A locus on chromosome 15q25.1 previously implicated in nicotine, alcohol, and cocaine dependence, smoking, and lung cancer encodes subunits of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) expressed in the mesolimbic system and thought to mediate substance dependence. Opioid dependence severity (ODS), nicotine dependence severity (NDS), smoking status and quantity, and the number of attempts to quit were assessed using questionnaire instruments in 505 subjects who were prescribed opioid medications for chronic pain in outpatient practice sites. Multivariate regression was used to test for genetic association of these phenotypes with 5 SNPs in the nAChR gene cluster on chromosome 15q25.1, adjusting for background variables. A coding variant in CHRNA5 (rs16969968[A]) was significantly associated with 1.4-unit higher ODS (p < 0.00017). A variant in the 3' untranslated region of CHRNA3 (rs660652[G]) was significantly associated with 1.7-fold higher odds of lifetime smoking (p < 0.0092), 1.1-unit higher NDS (p < 0.0007), 0.7 more pack-years of cigarette smoking (p < 0.0038), and 0.8 more lifetime attempts to quit (p < 0.0084). Our data suggest an association of DNA variants in the nAChR gene cluster on chromosome 15q25.1 with ODS, as well as NDS and related smoking phenotypes. While the association of this locus with NDS and smoking phenotypes is well known, the association with ODS, a dimension of opioid substance dependence, is novel and requires verification in independent studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1432-1203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
491-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Opioid-Related Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Prescription Drugs, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Receptors, Nicotinic, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Smoking, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Smoking Cessation, pubmed-meshheading:20725741-Tobacco Use Disorder
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes on chromosome 15q25.1 are associated with nicotine and opioid dependence severity.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health System, 100 N Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822-4400, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't