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ArticleJournal of anxiety disorders2015

An α-synuclein gene (SNCA) polymorphism moderates the association of PTSD symptomatology with hazardous alcohol use, but not with aggression-related measures.

Casey R Guillot, Jennifer R Fanning, Tiebing Liang, Adam M Leventhal, Mitchell E Berman

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Article in Journal of anxiety disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and addiction from a biopsychosocial perspective].Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Casey R GuillotDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, United States. Electronic address: cguillot@usc.edu.
Jennifer R FanningDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, United States.
Tiebing LiangIndiana University School of Medicine, United States.
Adam M LeventhalDepartment of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, United States; Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States.
Mitchell E BermanDepartment of Psychology, Mississippi State University, United States.
University of Southern California · USMississippi State University · USUniversity of Chicago · USUniversity School · US

Funding

Translational Research and Science Education (OUT)P60AA007611 · NIAAA · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI Marian Lee Logrip · 2003 to 2026
$45.5M
Training grant for Cancer Control and EpidemiologyT32CA009492 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI PENTZ, MARY ANN · 1985 to 2019
$7.4M
Effects of Alcohol on Human Self-Aggressive BehaviorR21AA014025 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI · PI BERMAN, MITCHELL E · 2004 to 2006
$407k
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009492NCI NIH HHS T32-CA009492NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA007611NIAAA NIH HHS P60-AA007611NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA014025NIAAA NIH HHS R21-AA14025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often precedes comorbid substance use disorder and has been associated with aggression. Prior research has evidenced that alcohol use and other externalizing behaviors share genetic factors with PTSD; however, few studies have examined if specific genes are associated with externalizing behaviors in PTSD. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether an α-synuclein gene polymorphism (SNCA rs356195) moderates the association of PTSD symptomatology with externalizing behaviors. We examined the separate and combined effects of PTSD symptomatology and SNCA rs356195 on alcohol- and aggression-related measures in nonclinical participants (N=138 European Americans; 15 diagnosed with probable PTSD). Probable PTSD status and SNCA were both associated with externalizing measures. SNCA also moderated the association of PTSD symptomatology with hazardous alcohol use, but not with aggression-related measures. Current findings suggest that variations in SNCA may increase the likelihood that PTSD symptomatology results in excessive alcohol use.

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AdultAggressionAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol-Related Disordersalpha-SynucleinAnalysis of VarianceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, GeneticPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultalpha-SynucleinSNCA protein, humanAggressionAlcohol useImpulsivityPosttraumatic stress disorderα-Synuclein

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PMID25594371
PMCPMC4355301
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