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ArticleJournal of abnormal psychology2016

Alcohol-related genes show an enrichment of associations with a persistent externalizing factor.

James R Ashenhurst, K Paige Harden, William R Corbin, Kim Fromme

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Article in Journal of abnormal psychology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

James R AshenhurstPsychology Department.ORCID 0000-0002-1429-210X
K Paige HardenPsychology Department.
William R CorbinPsychology Department, Arizona State University.
Kim FrommePsychology Department.
Institute of Psychology · RUArizona State University · US

Funding

Neurochemical & Behavioral Correlates of ETOH EffectsT32AA007471 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI Kimberly Nixon · 1987 to 2026
$9.2M
Scientific & Technical CoreP2CHD042849 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI MARK D. HAYWARD · 2017 to 2026
$5.2M
Alcohol and Behavioral Risks Throughout CollegeR01AA013967 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN · PI FROMME, KIM · 2003 to 2009
$3.3M
Genetic Mechanisms of Change in Trajectories of Drinking and Deviant BehaviorsR01AA020637 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI FROMME, KIM · 2012 to 2016
$2.3M
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA013967NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA020637NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007471NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD042849
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research using twins has found that much of the variability in externalizing phenotypes-including alcohol and drug use, impulsive personality traits, risky sex, and property crime-is explained by genetic factors. Nevertheless, identification of specific genes and variants associated with these traits has proven to be difficult, likely because individual differences in externalizing are explained by many genes of small individual effect. Moreover, twin research indicates that heritable variance in externalizing behaviors is mostly shared across the externalizing spectrum rather than specific to any behavior. We use a longitudinal, "deep phenotyping" approach to model a general externalizing factor reflecting persistent engagement in a variety of socially problematic behaviors measured at 11 assessment occasions spanning early adulthood (ages 18 to 28). In an ancestrally homogenous sample of non-Hispanic Whites (N = 337), we then tested for enrichment of associations between the persistent externalizing factor and a set of 3,281 polymorphisms within 104 genes that were previously identified as associated with alcohol-use behaviors. Next, we tested for enrichment among domain-specific factors (e.g., property crime) composed of residual variance not accounted for by the common factor. Significance was determined relative to bootstrapped empirical thresholds derived from permutations of phenotypic data. Results indicated significant enrichment of genetic associations for persistent externalizing, but not for domain-specific factors. Consistent with twin research findings, these results suggest that genetic variants are broadly associated with externalizing behaviors rather than unique to specific behaviors. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseAdolescentAdultAlcoholismFemaleGenetic Association StudiesHumansImpulsive BehaviorLongitudinal StudiesMaleModels, PsychologicalPersonalityPersonality AssessmentPhenotypeSocial Behavior DisordersYoung Adult

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PMID27505405
PMCPMC5061610
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