Abstract |
We have previously reported that the Ser9Gly dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3) polymorphism was associated with increased rates of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) symptomology. We tested the replicability of this association within a further two independent groups of individuals with a history of depression, from a clinical sample (n = 149) and a family study (n = 213). The data from the replication samples and the original sample, within which the association was found, were compiled within a meta-analysis. Although the independent samples did not replicate the original finding, the meta-analysis elucidated significant evidence supporting the association. An individual with Gly/Gly genotype is 2.4 (P = 0.017) times more likely to be diagnosed with OCPD. Male gender was also found to be a significant predictor of OCPD diagnosis (OR = 2.82, P = 0.001). An exploration of an association of DRD3 with Axis I anxiety disorder diagnoses and Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) traits, in particular persistence, revealed no support for an association. We conclude that DRD3 may contribute to the development of OCPD.
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Authors | Katrina J Light, Peter R Joyce, Suzanne E Luty, Roger T Mulder, Christropher M A Frampton, Laura R M Joyce, Allison L Miller, Martin A Kennedy |
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. 141B
Issue 4
Pg. 409-13
(Jun 05 2006)
ISSN: 1552-4841 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16583407
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Compulsive Personality Disorder
(complications, genetics)
- Depressive Disorder, Major
(complications, psychology)
- Family Health
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
(genetics)
- Genotype
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Dopamine D3
(genetics)
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