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ArticleBMC psychiatry2024

Investigating CHRNA5, CHRNA3, and CHRNB4 variants in the genetic landscape of substance use disorder in Jordan.

Laith Al-Eitan, Mohammad Shatnawi, Mansour Alghamdi

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  1. Disruption ofiScience · 2026
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  3. SNP analysis of stress-related genes reveals significant correlations with drug addiction in Jordan.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2024
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Laith Al-EitanDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan. lneitan@just.edu.jo.
Mohammad ShatnawiDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
Mansour AlghamdiDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 62529, Saudi Arabia.

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Jordan University of Science and Technology 1432017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSubstance use disorder (SUD) is a complex illness that can be attributed to the interaction between environmental and genetic factors. The nicotinic receptor gene cluster on chromosome 15 has a plausible association with SUD, particularly with nicotine dependence.

methodsThis study investigated 15 SNPs within the CHRNA5, CHRNA3, and CHRNB4 genes. Sequencing was used for genotyping 495 Jordanian males with SUD and 497 controls matched for age, gender, and descent.

resultsOur findings revealed that none of the tested alleles or genotypes were correlated with SUD. However, our analysis suggests that the route of substance use was linked to rs1051730 (P value = 0.04), rs8040868 (P value = 0.01) of CHRNA3, and rs16969968 (P value = 0.03) of CHRNA5. Additionally, a correlation was identified between rs3813567 of the CHRNB4 gene and the age at substance use onset (P value = 0.04).

conclusionsVariants in CHRNA5, CHRNA3, and CHRNB4 may interact with SUD features that can influence the development and progression of the disorder among Jordanians.

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Nerve Tissue ProteinsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, NicotinicSubstance-Related DisordersAdultAllelesHumansMalePolymorphism, GeneticYoung AdultCHRNB4 protein, humanNerve Tissue ProteinsReceptors, NicotinicCHRNA3CHRNA5CHRNB4Nicotinic receptor genesSubstance Use Disorder

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PMCPMC11167846

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