The Genetic Basis for Vulnerability to Substance Abuse

NCT ID: NCT00247819

Last Updated: 2017-01-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

8000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

1992-08-31

Study Completion Date

2006-02-28

Brief Summary

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This investigation seeks to better define the genetic basis for vulnerability to substance abuse.

Detailed Description

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Dopamine (DA), a neurotransmitter helping to mediate reward and reinforcement, has been putatively linked to the development of substance abuse, alcohol abuse, and alcoholism. Identification of specific vulnerability-association alleles for receptors, other molecules within the reward mediating system, and other genes that may predispose individuals to the development of such disorders is the goal of the study.

This investigation will help elucidate the genetic underpinnings of substance abuse, potentially leading to the improved methods to diagnose those at risk and to help develop better therapeutic interventions.

Conditions

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Substance Abuse

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Blood draw

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Substance abusers
* Allow for blood draw

Exclusion Criteria

* Cognitively impaired
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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George Uhl, M.D., Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Locations

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National Institute on Drug Abuse

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Smith SS, O'Hara BF, Persico AM, Gorelick DA, Newlin DB, Vlahov D, Solomon L, Pickens R, Uhl GR. Genetic vulnerability to drug abuse. The D2 dopamine receptor Taq I B1 restriction fragment length polymorphism appears more frequently in polysubstance abusers. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1992 Sep;49(9):723-7. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1992.01820090051009.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1355337 (View on PubMed)

Uhl GR, Liu QR, Walther D, Hess J, Naiman D. Polysubstance abuse-vulnerability genes: genome scans for association, using 1,004 subjects and 1,494 single-nucleotide polymorphisms. Am J Hum Genet. 2001 Dec;69(6):1290-300. doi: 10.1086/324467. Epub 2001 Nov 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11704927 (View on PubMed)

Moolchan ET, Radzius A, Epstein DH, Uhl G, Gorelick DA, Cadet JL, Henningfield JE. The Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule: do they diagnose the same smokers? Addict Behav. 2002 Jan-Feb;27(1):101-13. doi: 10.1016/s0306-4603(00)00171-4.

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PMID: 11800217 (View on PubMed)

Uhl GR, Liu QR, Naiman D. Substance abuse vulnerability loci: converging genome scanning data. Trends Genet. 2002 Aug;18(8):420-5. doi: 10.1016/s0168-9525(02)02719-1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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PMID: 3032425 (View on PubMed)

Uhl GR, Gold LH, Risch N. Genetic analyses of complex behavioral disorders. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 Apr 1;94(7):2785-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.94.7.2785. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9096294 (View on PubMed)

Uhl GR, Persico AM, Smith SS. Current excitement with D2 dopamine receptor gene alleles in substance abuse. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1992 Feb;49(2):157-60. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1992.01820020068010. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 1347991 (View on PubMed)

Johnson EO, van den Bree MB, Uhl GR, Pickens RW. Indicators of genetic and environmental influences in drug abusing individuals. Drug Alcohol Depend. 1996 May;41(1):17-23. doi: 10.1016/0376-8716(96)01223-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8793306 (View on PubMed)

Uhl GR. Molecular genetics of substance abuse vulnerability: a current approach. Neuropsychopharmacology. 1999 Jan;20(1):3-9. doi: 10.1016/S0893-133X(98)00061-X. No abstract available.

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PMID: 9885780 (View on PubMed)

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Gelernter J, Moises H, Grandy D, et al. Exclusion of schizophrenia triat from regions of the D2 dopamine receptor and prophobilinogen deaminase genes. In: 28th Annual Meeting, American College of Neurophyschopharmacology, December 13, 1980; Maui, Hawaii, Abstracts p.216.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Wyatt RJ, Farouk K, Suddath R, Hitri A. The role of dopamine in cocaine use and abuse. Psychiatric Annals 1988; 18:531-534.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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NIDA-IRP-148

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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