Variant Gene Risk Allele Score vda Association Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The OPRM1 (rs1799971) polymorphism was investigated in an association study of a group of ADS patients (n = 177) and in subgroups (delirium tremens and/or seizures, age at onset <26 years, dissocial alcoholics, positive familial history of alcoholism, delirium tremens, and seizures). 30085428

2019

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Individuals (n = 146) meeting DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence who were genotyped for the OPRM1 A118G SNP and who did, or did not, use nicotine/cigarettes were randomized, in a balanced fashion, to naltrexone (50 mg/d) or placebo and provided medical management (MM) over a 16-week clinical trial. 29431852

2018

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE OPRM1 A118G and serum β-endorphin interact with sex and digit ratio (2D:4D) to influence risk and course of alcohol dependence. 30322771

2018

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Lack of associations of the opioid receptor mu 1 (OPRM1) A118G polymorphism (rs1799971) with alcohol dependence: review and meta-analysis of retrospective controlled studies. 29070014

2017

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE It is premature to use the Asn40Asp polymorphism as a biomarker to predict the response to naltrexone treatment of alcohol dependence. 25760804

2015

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The association between the OPRM1 A118G (Asn40Asp, rs1799971) polymorphism and alcohol use disorders and alcohol consumption was analyzed using three different population-based samples: (a) a Finnish cohort study, Health 2000, with 503 participants having a DSM-IV diagnosis for alcohol dependence and/or alcohol abuse and 506 age- and sex-matched controls; (b) a Finnish cohort study, FINRISK (n = 2360) and (c) the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study (n = 1384). 23729673

2014

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within the OPRM1 gene, A118G, leading to an amino acid change (Asn40Asp) in the extracellular portion of the receptor, has been implicated in alcoholism as well as in drug addiction, pain sensitivity and stress response, and in animal and human studies relates to the alcohol-dependent phenotype as well as to the treatment response to the µ-opioid antagonist naltrexone. 23543091

2014

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Genetic analyses of the level of response to alcohol, particularly of the functional OPRM1 A118G polymorphism and 5' and 3' functional polymorphisms in SLC6A4, are beginning to provide insights into the etiology of alcoholism and also genotype-stratified subgroup responses to naltrexone and SSRIs/ondansetron respectively. 24220019

2014

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The Asn40Asp variant (A118G) of the μ opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene is thought to contribute to the development and treatment of alcohol dependence. 22397905

2013

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Variation at a single nucleotide polymorphism in the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1), A118G (Asn40Asp), may moderate naltrexone (NTX) effects in alcohol dependence. 23032071

2013

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The A118G (rs 1799971) polymorphism in the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) has been reported to be associated with alcohol addiction. 23254216

2013

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE This paper will review converging lines of evidence on the effect of the Asn40Asp SNP on alcoholism phenotypes, including: (i) genetic association studies; (ii) behavioral studies of alcoholism; (iii) neuroimaging studies; (iv) pharmacogenetic studies and clinical trials; and (v) preclinical animal studies. 21895723

2012

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The OPRM1 A118G polymorphism may contribute to the susceptibility of alcohol dependence in Asians but not in Caucasians. 22071118

2012

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Recent clinical and laboratory studies have shown that the effects of naltrexone for alcoholism may be moderated by the Asn40Asp single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the μ-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1). 21900886

2012

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Six previous studies have analyzed the role of A118G</span> polymorphism in response to naltrexone for alcohol dependence. 22515274

2012

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE The best-studied functional genetic variant relevant to alcoholism treatment is rs1799971, a single-nucleotide polymorphism in exon 1 of the OPRM1 gene that encodes the μ-opioid receptor. 22587755

2012

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Conflicting results were reported on the role of the mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) polymorphism A118G (Asn40Asp, rs1799971) in the development of alcoholism. 22309038

2012

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Although screening of patients in a clinical setting remains premature, results suggest the A118G substitution may influence one etiological pathway to alcoholism, for which naltrexone pharmacotherapy is more effective. 22909206

2012

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Two hundred and sixty-five nontreatment-seeking individuals with alcohol dependence were genotyped a priori for the OPRM1 asn40asp SNP and post hoc for DAT (SLC6A3) 9 and 10 VNTRs. 22551036

2012

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE OPRM1 A118G genotype fails to predict the effectiveness of naltrexone treatment for alcohol dependence. 21946895

2011

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Results suggest that the association of A118G polymorphism to heroin and alcohol addiction may be because of the altered regulation of PKA and pERK1/2 during opioid and alcohol exposures. 19891732

2010

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE Our results suggest main effect of education background, OPRM1 A118G, and DRD2 -141C Ins/Del as well as education*OPRM1 interaction in contribution to moderate and/or severe alcoholism in Mexican Americans. 19764934

2009

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE These results do not support association of the OPRM1 Asn40Asp polymorphism with NTX treatment response for AD. 17374034

2007

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE In the present study, we compared the frequencies of the polymorphism OPRM1 A118G between patients with alcohol dependence and healthy control subjects living in a Japanese provincial prefecture. 16679777

2006

dbSNP: rs1799971
rs1799971
0.100 GeneticVariation BEFREE These results suggest that having one or two copies of the A118G allele is common among Koreans and may be an important genetic factor in the etiology of alcohol dependence and the frequency of alcohol consumption. 15252283

2004