Association Between GABRG2 and Self-Rating of the Effects of Alcohol in a French Young Adult Sample
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
Volume 18, P. 291 - 304
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Alcohol
use
is
a
leading
risk
factor
for
preventable
death,
injury,
and
disease
globally.
Low
sensitivity
to
the
effects
of
alcohol
influenced
by
genes
predicts
harmful
disorder
(AUD).
induces
partly
modulation
gamma-aminobutyric
acid
receptors
type
A
(GABAARs).
This
study
investigates
relationship
between
genetic
variation
in
GABAAR
subunit
individual
among
French
university
students.
The
involved
1,409
students
(34.5%
women;
mean
age
20.3
years).
was
measured
Self-Rating
Effects
Scale
(SRE).
SRE-scores
from
initial
drinking,
regular
heavy
drinking
were
investigated
correlations
with
consumption
associations
single
nucleotide
polymorphisms
(SNPs)
(GABRA2,
GABRG2,
GABRA6).
We
replicated
low
high
consumption.
further
found
an
association
minor
allele
rs211014
(GABRG2)
higher
SRE-scores,
linked
dizziness
motor
incoordination.
Genetic
GABRG2
has
previously
been
associated
processes
involving
coordination
(alcohol
withdrawal,
febrile-
epileptic
seizures).
results
our
suggest
that
may
influence
sensitivity,
which
could
inform
strategies
assessing
AUD.
Language: Английский
Three Open Questions in Polygenic Score Portability
Joyce Y. Wang,
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Neeka Lin,
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Michael Zietz
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et al.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 21, 2024
A
major
obstacle
hindering
the
broad
adoption
of
polygenic
scores
(PGS)
is
their
lack
"portability"
to
people
that
differ-in
genetic
ancestry
or
other
characteristics-from
GWAS
samples
in
which
effects
were
estimated.
Here,
we
use
UK
Biobank
measure
change
PGS
prediction
accuracy
as
a
continuous
function
individuals'
genome-wide
dissimilarity
sample
("genetic
distance").
Our
results
highlight
three
gaps
our
understanding
portability.
First,
extremely
noisy
at
individual
level
and
not
well
predicted
by
distance.
In
fact,
variance
explained
comparably
socioeconomic
measures.
Second,
trends
portability
vary
across
traits.
For
several
immunity-related
traits,
drops
near
zero
quickly
even
intermediate
levels
This
quick
drop
may
reflect
associations
being
more
ancestry-specific
traits
than
Third,
show
qualitative
can
depend
on
used.
instance,
for
white
blood
cell
count,
(reduction
mean
squared
error)
increases
with
Together,
cannot
be
understood
through
global
groupings
alone.
There
are
other,
understudied
factors
influencing
portability,
such
specifics
evolution
trait
its
architecture,
social
context,
construction
score.
Addressing
these
aid
development
application
inform
equitable
genomic
research.
Language: Английский
The PRIMED Consortium: Reducing disparities in polygenic risk assessment
The American Journal of Human Genetics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Comparative Performance of Polygenic Risk Scores for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Subtypes in the All of Us Research Program
medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 5, 2024
Abstract
Background
Performance
and
portability
of
contemporary
polygenic
risk
scores
(PRS)
for
atherosclerotic
cardiovascular
disease
(ASCVD)
phenotypes
vary
based
on
different
methods,
training
data,
trait
ascertainment.
Objectives
We
aimed
to
investigate
performance
PRS
ASCVD
subtypes:
coronary
heart
(CHD),
abdominal
aortic
aneurysm
(AAA),
ischemic
stroke
(IS),
peripheral
artery
(PAD),
using
the
All
Us
Workbench
which
provides
access
a
large
diverse
cohort
with
phenotype
whole
genome
sequence
data.
also
developed
evaluated
multi-trait
each
subtype.
Methods
4
traits
related
factors
was
compared
across
genetic
ancestry
groups
in
245,388
participants.
Genetic
EUR,
African
(AFR),
Admixed
American
(AMR),
remaining
(combined
as
Other,
OTH)
were
defined
by
principal
components.
CHD,
IS,
AAA,
PAD,
(combining
well
factors)
assessed
hazard
ratios
(HR)
per
SD
increase.
Results
For
CHD
PGS003725
performed
best
(HR
1
increase
[95%
CI]),
(EUR:
1.72[1.67-1.78],
AFR:
1.24[1.18-1.31],
AMR:
1.48[1.37-1.59],
OTH:
1.65[1.52-1.79]).
The
performing
AAA
PGS003972
1.68[1.59-1.78],
1.29[1.13-1.48],
1.30[1.06-1.60],
1.45[1.20-1.75]).
IS
PGS000039
AFR
(1.12[1.06-1.17]),
AMR
(1.11[1.04-1.19]),
OTH
(1.23[1.09-1.38]),
PGS004939
EUR
(1.16[1.12-1.20]).
PAD
PGS004940
(1.26[1.22-1.30]),
(1.11[1.05-1.18]),
(1.08[1.01-1.16]),
(1.13[1.04-1.22]).
Multi-trait
better
than
individual
phenotype.
Also,
derived
from
multi-ancestry
cohorts
those
single
ancestry.
Conclusions
multiple
ancestrally
admixed
individuals.
PAD.
Language: Английский