Abstract |
The serotonin 5-HT(4) receptor (5-HT(4)) is implicated in cognitive function, of which impairment is hypothesized as one of the core disturbances of schizophrenia. Linkage analysis shows that 5q33.2, in which HTR4 is located, is schizophrenia-susceptibility loci. We therefore hypothesized that variation in the 5-HT(4) receptor gene (HTR4) modifies genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia. HTR4 coding regions and introns that include the branch sites of HTR4 were investigated in 96 unrelated Japanese schizophrenics using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. One silent single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within the coding region and six intronic SNPs were detected. 353 + 6G > A was located in the branch site that could be effect to RNA splicing. None of the four SNPs, in which rare-allele frequencies were more than 10% was associated with 189 schizophrenics, in comparison to 299 controls. However, a highly significant association between schizophrenia and haplotype A-T (OR = 0.13 [0.03-0.58]) was detected. These findings suggest that haplotype A-T itself may inhibit the occurrence of schizophrenia, or that another susceptible genetic variants may exist within linkage disequilibrium.
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Authors | T Suzuki, N Iwata, Y Kitamura, T Kitajima, Y Yamanouchi, M Ikeda, T Nishiyama, N Kamatani, N Ozaki |
Journal | American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
(Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet)
Vol. 121B
Issue 1
Pg. 7-13
(Aug 15 2003)
ISSN: 1552-4841 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12898568
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
Chemical References |
- Receptors, Serotonin
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4
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Topics |
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Haplotypes
- Humans
- Japan
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- Receptors, Serotonin
(genetics)
- Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4
- Schizophrenia
(genetics)
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