title: Linkage scan of alcohol dependence in the UCSF Family Alcoholism Study.
abstract: Ample data suggest that alcohol dependence represents a heritable condition, and several research groups have performed linkage analysis to identify genomic regions influencing this disorder. In the present study, a genome-wide linkage scan for alcohol dependence was conducted in a community sample of 565 probands and 1080 first-degree relatives recruited through the UCSF Family Alcoholism Study. The Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (SSAGA) was used to derive DSM-IV alcohol dependence diagnoses. Although no loci achieved genome-wide significance (i.e., LOD score > 3.0), several linkage peaks of interest (i.e., LOD score > 1.0) were identified. When the strict DSM-IV alcohol dependence diagnosis requiring the temporal clustering of symptoms served as the phenotype, linkage peaks were identified on chromosomes 1p36.31-p36.22, 2q37.3, 8q24.3, and 18p11.21-p11.2. When the temporal clustering of symptoms was not required, linkage peaks were again identified on chromosomes 1p36.31-p36.22 and 8q24.3 as well as novel loci on chromosomes 1p22.3, 2p24.3-p24.1, 9p24.1-p23, and 22q12.3-q13.1. Follow-up analyses were conducted by performing linkage analysis for the 12 alcohol dependence symptoms assessed by the SSAGA across the support intervals for the observed linkage peaks. These analyses demonstrated that different collections of symptoms often assessing distinct aspects of alcohol dependence (e.g., uncontrollable drinking and withdrawal vs. tolerance and drinking despite health problems) contributed to each linkage peak and often yielded LOD scores exceeding that reported for the alcohol dependence diagnosis. Such findings provide insight into how specific genomic regions may influence distinct aspects of alcohol dependence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, United States.
authors.forename: Ian R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Gizer
authors.forename: Cindy L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ehlers
authors.forename: Cassandra
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vieten
authors.forename: Kimberly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Seaton-Smith
authors.forename: Heidi S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Feiler
authors.forename: James V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Samantha K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Segall
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gilder
authors.forename: Kirk C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wilhelmsen
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000379:methods; D055106:Genome-Wide Association Study; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans
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