No major role for the dopamine D2 receptor Ser-->Cys311 mutation in schizophrenia.

abstract：:As an initial step for genome-wide association studies, we sought an association between schizophrenia and 34 microsatellite markers on chromosomes 19, 20, 21 and 22 by a case-control design. The samples examined for an association were 168 schizophrenic patients and 146 control subjects in the Japanese population. Th...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Kitao Y,Inada T,Arinami T,Hirotsu C,Aoki S,Iijima Y,Yamauchi T,Yagi G

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The dopamine transporter gene (DAT1) is an established genetic risk factor for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Therefore, we hypothesized that DAT1 may also influence the manifestation of ADHD-related traits in the normal population. METHODS:A quantitative association study was carried out ...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Jeong SH,Choi KS,Lee KY,Kim EJ,Kim YS,Joo EJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered intracellular calcium homeostasis and oxidative stress are involved in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BD)-I. To explore the genes contributing to these abnormalities, we examined the association with BD of the iPLA2β (PLA2G6), a signaling enzyme that mobilizes the arachidonic acid signaling cascade a...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Xu C,Warsh JJ,Wang KS,Mao CX,Kennedy JL

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often show obsessive repetitive symptoms that are characteristic to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Aberrant glutamate function has been suggested to a risk for both ASDs and OCD. Considering the common metabolic pathway and recent results from association studies both in ...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Kantojärvi K,Onkamo P,Vanhala R,Alen R,Hedman M,Sajantila A,Nieminen-von Wendt T,Järvelä I

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The human adenosine A1 receptor gene (ADORA1) localizes to chromosome 1q32 is 76.8 kbp in length and contains six exons. ADORA1 is ubiquitously expressed in the central nervous system and clinical and pharmacological evidence suggest the involvement of adenosine neurotransmission in the pathogenesis of schizo...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Gotoh L,Mitsuyasu H,Kobayashi Y,Oribe N,Takata A,Ninomiya H,Stanton VP Jr,Springett GM,Kawasaki H,Kanba S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormal expressions of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor and its interacting postsynaptic density (PSD) molecules have been hypothesized to be involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Few studies have carried out association studies with DLG4 gene (coding PSD-95 protein) and sought to validate the ...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Li XW,Liu BC,Wang Y,Zhao QZ,Shen Q,Yu T,Chen SQ,Yang FP,Li WD,Gao LH,Xu YF,Feng GY,He L,He G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The role of the human serotonin transporter protein (5-HTT) gene in psychiatric disorders suggests that its variation may influence the comorbidity pattern and the heterogeneity of alcoholism. The aim of the present study is to verify possible associations between the 5-HTTLPR control region polymorphism with...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Marques FZ,Hutz MH,Bau CH

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Biological evidence in both human and animal studies suggests α7 neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit gene (CHRNA7) as a suitable functional candidate for genetic studies in psychiatric populations. This gene maps to chromosome 15q13-14, a major linkage hotspot for schizophrenia (SCH) and bipolar...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Ancín I,Barabash A,Vázquez-Álvarez B,Santos JL,Sánchez-Morla E,Martínez JL,Aparicio A,Peláez JC,Díaz JA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The candidate genes tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) are both located in the 11p15.5 region, thus creating strong interest in this region for genetic studies of bipolar affective disorder. It is conceivable that disregulation of the dopamine system could arise from genetic defects in ...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Sidenberg DG,King N,Kennedy JL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glycine receptor, which is a member of the ligand-gated ion channel superfamily, mediates synaptic inhibition in the spinal cord and other brain regions. This superfamily has been implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia and other psychiatric diseases. The complete coding sequence and splice junctions of th...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Feng J,Craddock N,Jones IR,Cook EH Jr,Goldman D,Heston LL,Peltonen L,DeLisi LE,Sommer SS

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) is a candidate gene for increasing genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia. A recent study found that a -521C>T promoter base pair change affects transcriptional regulation of the DRD4 gene. The present study was designed to investigate the role of both the -521C>T single nucle...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Lung FW,Chen N,Shu BC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The OPRL1 gene encodes the nociceptin/orphanin FQ receptor, which plays a role in regulating tolerance and behavioral responses to morphine. However, there is limited information on whether variants of OPRL1 are associated with vulnerability to develop opiate addiction. In this study, we examined five varian...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Briant JA,Nielsen DA,Proudnikov D,Londono D,Ho A,Ott J,Kreek MJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious and heritable psychiatric disorder. To date, studies of copy number variants (CNVs) have been limited and inconclusive because of small sample sizes. We conducted a case-only genome-wide CNV survey in 1983 female AN cases included in the Genetic Consortium for Anorexia Nervosa. Follo...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Yilmaz Z,Szatkiewicz JP,Crowley JJ,Ancalade N,Brandys MK,van Elburg A,de Kovel CGF,Adan RAH,Hinney A,Hebebrand J,Gratacos M,Fernandez-Aranda F,Escaramis G,Gonzalez JR,Estivill X,Genetic Consortium for Anorexia Nervosa, Well

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous family, twin and adoption studies have reported a strong genetic component for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In addition, an extensive amount of literature has implicated abnormalities of the dopaminergic system. In view of this evidence, genes that influence dopaminergic transmission have ...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Inkster B,Muglia P,Jain U,Kennedy JL

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels may predict antidepressant efficacy in patients with major depressive episodes (MDE), but data are inconsistent. As the SS genotype of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism has been associated with a lower antidepressant efficacy in women with MDE, we aimed at assessing the rel...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Gressier F,Trabado S,Verstuyft C,Bouaziz E,Hardy P,Fève B,Becquemont L,Corruble E

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a secretory growth factor that promotes neuronal proliferation and survival, synaptic plasticity and long-term potentiation in the central nervous system. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor biosynthesis and secretion are chrono-topically regulated processes at the cellula...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Di Carlo P,Punzi G,Ursini G

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ethanol-induced dopamine (DA) release in the mesolimbic system may reinforce excessive alcohol intake and the progression of alcohol dependence. Within this reward system, the DA transporter (DAT1) plays a key role in the regulation of dopaminergic neurotransmission through presynaptic DA reuptake. OBJECTIV...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Lind PA,Eriksson CJ,Wilhelmsen KC

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies have observed associations between the serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor and mental disorders. Here, we investigated correlations between polymorphisms (-1438G/A and 102T/C) of the 5-HT2A gene and personality traits in healthy Japanese volunteers (n = 239). The personality traits were evaluated using ...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Tochigi M,Umekage T,Kato C,Marui T,Otowa T,Hibino H,Otani T,Kohda K,Kato N,Sasaki T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic research of cocaine abuse has been relatively limited among the African-American population. Since the serotonin transporter (5HTT) may be involved in modulating effects of cocaine, we investigated whether allelic variants of the 5HTT gene may confer susceptibility to cocaine dependence among African-American ...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Patkar AA,Berrettini WH,Hoehe M,Hill KP,Gottheil E,Thornton CC,Weinstein SP

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To apply phenotypic and statistical methods designed to account for heterogeneity to linkage analyses of the autism Collaborative Linkage Study of Autism (CLSA) affected sibling pair families. METHOD:The CLSA contains two sets of 57 families each; Set 1 has been analyzed previously, whereas this study presen...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Wassink TH,Vieland VJ,Sheffield VC,Bartlett CW,Goedken R,Childress D,Piven J

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family, twin and adoption studies highlight the influence of genes in the aetiology of schizophrenia, though the mode of inheritance is unclear. We have been conducting a systematic search for major genes in schizophrenia using a series of multiply affected families and report preliminary results of linkage under hete...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Lin MW,Curtis D,Williams N,Arranz M,Nanko S,Collier D,McGuffin P,Murray R,Owen M,Gill M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Schizophrenia is recognized as one of the most important mental illnesses of the last century. Many genetic and environmental factors are involved in this condition. Recently, the genome-wide association study identified two significant genes LRP8 and CEP85L associated with psychiatric disorders. LRP8 (lo...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Poursaei E,Daneshmandpour Y,Aghaei Moghadam E,Abolghasemi M,Jamshidi J,Baradaran B,Asadi M,Kazeminasab S,Emamalizadeh B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old man presented with worsening, virtually lifelong, chorea and progressive behavioural disturbance, involving disinhibition and hoarding, over 10 years. Clinical assessment revealed chorea, dysarthria, areflexia, an inappropriately jovial, impulsive manner and neuropsychological evidence of frontosubcortic...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Zeman A,Daniels G,Tilley L,Dunn M,Toplis L,Bullock T,Poole J,Blackwood D

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies suggest increased activity of phospholipase A2 in schizophrenic patients. In the present study, variants of four genes coding for phospholipase A2 enzyme groups (sPLA2, cPLA2, iPLA2 and PAFAH) were analysed in a case-control sample using 240 schizophrenic patients and 312 healthy controls. No differenc...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Junqueira R,Cordeiro Q,Meira-Lima I,Gattaz WF,Vallada H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FRAXE is a second locus associated with X chromosome fragility. Similar to FRAXA, the common mutation is a GCC expansion located in the 5' untranslated region, leading to the hypermethylation of the region and to the subsequent inactivation of specific genes (FMR1 and FMR2, respectively). Unlike FRAXA, FRAXE...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Lesca G,Biancalana V,Brunel MJ,Quack B,Calender A,Lespinasse J

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal and human studies have implicated oxytocin in affiliative and prosocial behaviors. We tested whether genetic variation in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene is associated with conduct disorder (CD). Utilizing a family-based sample of adolescent probands recruited from an adolescent substance abuse treatment prog...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Sakai JT,Crowley TJ,Stallings MC,McQueen M,Hewitt JK,Hopfer C,Hoft NR,Ehringer MA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Monozygotic twins with near-identical genotypes and discordance for complex diseases represent an exceptional resource to ascertain disease etiology. This strategy has been particularly effective with the availability of high-resolution complete individual genome sequencing. The challenge is using effective ...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Reble E,Castellani CA,Melka MG,O'Reilly R,Singh SM

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts to detect anticipation in datasets have been hampered by two statistical problems: confusion about the role of correlation, and ascertainment bias. We show three things. (1) Correlation and anticipation are two distinct phenomena, such that neither high nor low correlation necessarily reveals anything about a...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Hodge SE,Wickramaratne P

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) metabolizes catecholamines such as dopamines, noradrenaline and adrenaline. It exists as common high and low activity alleles in the population (determined by a valine 158 methionine polymorphisms), and high red blood cell activity of COMT has previously been associated with schizop...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Kunugi H,Vallada HP,Sham PC,Hoda F,Arranz MJ,Li T,Nanko S,Murray RM,McGuffin P,Owen M,Gill M,Collier DA

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic, environmental, and cognitive factors play a role in the development and recurrence of depression. More specifically, cognitive biases have been associated with depression risk genes and life events. Recently, the mineralocorticoid receptor NR3C2 gene, and in particular the rs5534 polymorphism, has b...

journal_title：Psychiatric genetics

authors： Vrijsen JN,Vogel S,Arias-Vásquez A,Franke B,Fernández G,Becker ES,Speckens A,van Oostrom I

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00