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Bi-allelic and tri-allelic 5-HTTLPR polymorphisms and triptan non-response in cluster headache.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Triptans are only effective in terminating cluster headache (CH) attacks in 70-80% of patients. Pharmacogenetic aspects of the serotonin metabolism, specifically variation in the 5-HTTLPR may be involved.
METHODS:
Genetic association study in a well-defined cohort of 148 CH patients with information on drug response to triptans. CH was diagnosed according to the criteria of the International Headache Society. Genotypes of the 43-bp insdel (rs4795541) and A > G (rs25531) polymorphisms in the 5-HTTLPR promoter region were detected by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. We used logistic regression analysis to investigate the association between bi-allelic and tri-allelic genotypes and triptan non-response with genotype models.
RESULTS:
Mean age at study entry among patients was 44.6 ± 10.5 years, 77.7% were men. The genotype distribution both for the bi-allelic and the tri-allelic polymorphism was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. We did not find an association of the bi-allelic polymorphism with triptan non-response. While the effect estimates for the S variant of the tri-allelic polymorphisms suggested increased odds of triptan non-response in CH patients (multivariable-adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: L*L* genotype-reference; L*S* genotype-1.33 [0.53-3.32]; S*S* genotype-1.46 [0.54-3.98]), the results were not statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS:
Data from our study do not indicate a role of bi-allelic and tri-allelic genotypes of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in triptan non-response in CH.
AuthorsMarkus Schürks, Antje Frahnow, Hans-Christoph Diener, Tobias Kurth, Dieter Rosskopf, Hans-Jörgen Grabe
JournalThe journal of headache and pain (J Headache Pain) Vol. 15 Pg. 46 (Jul 21 2014) ISSN: 1129-2377 [Electronic] England
PMID25043824 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • SLC6A4 protein, human
  • Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
  • Tryptamines
Topics
  • Adult
  • Alleles
  • Cluster Headache (drug therapy, genetics)
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • Polymorphism, Genetic
  • Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins (genetics)
  • Tryptamines (pharmacology)

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