[PDF][PDF] Fast principal-component analysis reveals convergent evolution of ADH1B in Europe and East Asia

KJ Galinsky, G Bhatia, PR Loh, S Georgiev… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Searching for genetic variants with unusual differentiation between subpopulations is an
established approach for identifying signals of natural selection. However, existing methods …

ADH1B: From alcoholism, natural selection, and cancer to the human phenome

R Polimanti, J Gelernter - … Journal of Medical Genetics Part B …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The ADH1B (Alcohol Dehydrogenase 1B (class I), Beta Polypeptide) gene and its best‐
known functional alleles, Arg48His (rs1229984, ADH1B* 2) and Arg370Cys (rs2066702 …

[PDF][PDF] Geographically separate increases in the frequency of the derived ADH1B* 47His allele in eastern and western Asia

H Li, N Mukherjee, U Soundararajan, Z Tárnok… - The American Journal of …, 2007 - cell.com
The ADH1B Arg47His polymorphism has been convincingly associated with alcoholism in
numerous studies of several populations in Asia and Europe. In a review of literature from …

ADH1B is associated with alcohol dependence and alcohol consumption in populations of European and African ancestry

LJ Bierut, AM Goate, N Breslau, EO Johnson… - Molecular …, 2012 - nature.com
A coding variant in alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B)(rs1229984) that leads to the
replacement of Arg48 with His48 is common in Asian populations and reduces their risk for …

[PDF][PDF] A global perspective on genetic variation at the ADH genes reveals unusual patterns of linkage disequilibrium and diversity

MV Osier, AJ Pakstis, H Soodyall, D Comas… - The American Journal of …, 2002 - cell.com
Variants of different Class I alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) genes have been shown to be
associated with an effect that is protective against alcoholism. Previous work from our …

[PDF][PDF] Linkage disequilibrium at the ADH2 and ADH3 loci and risk of alcoholism

M Osier, AJ Pakstis, JR Kidd, JF Lee, SJ Yin… - The American Journal of …, 1999 - cell.com
Two of the three class I alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) genes (ADH2 and ADH3) encode
known functional variants that act on alcohol with different efficiencies. Variants at both these …

[PDF][PDF] Evidence of positive selection on a class I ADH locus

Y Han, S Gu, H Oota, MV Osier, AJ Pakstis… - The American Journal of …, 2007 - cell.com
The alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) family of enzymes catalyzes the reversible oxidation of
alcohol to acetaldehyde. Seven ADH genes exist in a segment of∼ 370 kb on 4q21 …

Extended genetic effects of ADH cluster genes on the risk of alcohol dependence: from GWAS to replication

BL Park, JW Kim, HS Cheong, LH Kim, BC Lee… - Human genetics, 2013 - Springer
Alcohol dependence (AD) is a multifactorial and polygenic disorder involving complex gene-
to-gene and gene-to-environment interactions. Several genome-wide association studies …

[PDF][PDF] Diplotype trend regression analysis of the ADH gene cluster and the ALDH2 gene: multiple significant associations with alcohol dependence

X Luo, HR Kranzler, L Zuo, S Wang, NJ Schork… - The American Journal of …, 2006 - cell.com
The set of alcohol-metabolizing enzymes has considerable genetic and functional
complexity. The relationships between some alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde …

Allelic variation at alcohol metabolism genes (ADH1B, ADH1C, ALDH2) and alcohol dependence in an American Indian population

CJ Mulligan, RW Robin, MV Osier, N Sambuughin… - Human genetics, 2003 - Springer
Enzymes encoded by two gene families, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde
dehydrogenase (ALDH), mediate alcohol metabolism in humans. Allelic variants have been …