Journal
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Volume 38, Issue 5, Pages 802-816Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/npp.2012.245
Keywords
D-amphetamine; intermediate phenotype; candidate gene; genetic association; replication
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- NIH [DA007255, DA02812, DA021336, DA024845]
- Unilever
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Many candidate gene studies use 'intermediate phenotypes' instead of disease diagnoses. It has been proposed that intermediate phenotypes have simpler genetic architectures such that individual alleles account for a larger percentage of trait variance. This implies that smaller samples can be used to identify genetic associations. Pharmacogenomic drug challenge studies may be an especially promising class of intermediate phenotype. We previously conducted a series of 12 candidate gene analyses of acute subjective and physiological responses to amphetamine in 99-162 healthy human volunteers (ADORA2A, SLC6A3, BDNF, SLC6A4, CSNKIE, SLC6A2, DRD2, FAAH, COMT, OPRMI). Here, we report our attempt to replicate these findings in over 200 additional participants ascertained using identical methodology. We were unable to replicate any of our previous findings. These results raise critical issues related to non-replication of candidate gene studies, such as power, sample size, multiple testing within and between studies, publication bias and the expectation that true allelic effect sizes are similar to those reported in genome-wide association studies. Many of these factors may have contributed to our failure to replicate our previous findings. Our results should instill caution in those considering similarly designed studies. Neuropsychopharmacology (2013) 38, 802-816; doi:10.1038/npp.2012.245; published online 16 January 2013
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