Abstract

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are common and costly conditions that are partially attributable to genetic factors. In light of immune system influences on neural and behavioral aspects of addiction, the present study evaluated the influence of genes involved in the human immune response, human leukocyte antigen (HLA), on SUDs. We used an immunogenetic epidemiological approach to evaluate associations between the population frequencies of 127 HLA alleles and the population prevalences of six SUDs (alcohol, amphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, opioid, and “other” dependence) in 14 countries of Continental Western Europe to identify immunogenetic profiles of each SUD and evaluate their associations. The findings revealed two primary groupings of SUDs based on their immunogenetic profiles: one group comprised cannabis and cocaine, whereas the other group comprised alcohol, amphetamines, opioids, and “other” dependence. Since each individual possesses 12 HLA alleles, the population HLA-SUD scores were subsequently used to estimate individual risk for each SUD. Overall, the findings highlight similarities and differences in immunogenetic profiles of SUDs that may influence the prevalence and co-occurrence of problematic SUDs and may contribute to assessment of SUD risk of an individual on the basis of their HLA genetic makeup.

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Title
Risk assessment of substance use disorders based on the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)
Author
James, Lisa M. 1 ; Georgopoulos, Apostolos P. 2 

 Minneapolis VAHCS, The HLA Research Group, Brain Sciences Center (11B), Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.410394.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0419 8667); University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Neuroscience, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657); University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657) 
 Minneapolis VAHCS, The HLA Research Group, Brain Sciences Center (11B), Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.410394.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 0419 8667); University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Neuroscience, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657); University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657); University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Neurology, Minneapolis, USA (GRID:grid.17635.36) (ISNI:0000000419368657) 
Pages
8545
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2819568217
Copyright
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