TY - JOUR
T1 - Two NOTCH4 polymorphisms and their relation to schizophrenia susceptibility and different personality traits
AU - Carmine, Andrea
AU - Chheda, Milan G.
AU - Jönsson, Erik G.
AU - Sedvall, Göran C.
AU - Farde, Lars
AU - Gustavsson, J. Petter
AU - Bergman, Hans
AU - Anvret, Maria
AU - Buervenich, Silvia
AU - Olson, Lars
PY - 2003/3
Y1 - 2003/3
N2 - Background: Recently, linkage disequilibrium mapping of the major histocompatibility complex region on the short arm of human chromosome 6 suggested that the NOTCH4 locus is highly associated with schizophrenia. Objectives and methods: We analysed two polymorphisms in this gene in Swedish schizophrenic patients (n=74) and control subjects (n=135). The NOTCH4 variants were also analysed in schizophrenic patients with regard to sub-diagnosis, age at first hospitalization, abuse/dependence of alcohol, solvents, or drugs, previous suicide attempts, extrapyramidal symptoms, treatment with anticholinergic drugs, and response to anti-psychotic drug treatment. Control subjects were scrutinized with regard to personality, another partially heritable trait suggested being of importance in schizophrenia. In addition, two intermediate endophenotypes suggested being of importance in schizophrenia, dopamine D2 receptor density in striatum and monoamine metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid, respectively, were investigated with regard to the two NOTCH4 variants. Results: There was no significant association between the patients and the controls for the two investigated polymorphisms neither for the parameters analysed in the schizophrenia material. The NOTCH4 SNP2 variant, an A→G substitution, was associated with the Karolinska Scales of Personality Irritability scale. The NOTCH4 (CTG)n variant was associated with the revised NEO personality inventory Extraversion and Activity (E4) scales. However, after correction for multiple testing, no difference remained significant. The results for the endophenotypes and the polymorphisms were non-significant. Conclusions: The present study does not support that the investigated NOTCH4 variants have a major influence on susceptibility to schizophrenia or related neurobiological traits.
AB - Background: Recently, linkage disequilibrium mapping of the major histocompatibility complex region on the short arm of human chromosome 6 suggested that the NOTCH4 locus is highly associated with schizophrenia. Objectives and methods: We analysed two polymorphisms in this gene in Swedish schizophrenic patients (n=74) and control subjects (n=135). The NOTCH4 variants were also analysed in schizophrenic patients with regard to sub-diagnosis, age at first hospitalization, abuse/dependence of alcohol, solvents, or drugs, previous suicide attempts, extrapyramidal symptoms, treatment with anticholinergic drugs, and response to anti-psychotic drug treatment. Control subjects were scrutinized with regard to personality, another partially heritable trait suggested being of importance in schizophrenia. In addition, two intermediate endophenotypes suggested being of importance in schizophrenia, dopamine D2 receptor density in striatum and monoamine metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid, respectively, were investigated with regard to the two NOTCH4 variants. Results: There was no significant association between the patients and the controls for the two investigated polymorphisms neither for the parameters analysed in the schizophrenia material. The NOTCH4 SNP2 variant, an A→G substitution, was associated with the Karolinska Scales of Personality Irritability scale. The NOTCH4 (CTG)n variant was associated with the revised NEO personality inventory Extraversion and Activity (E4) scales. However, after correction for multiple testing, no difference remained significant. The results for the endophenotypes and the polymorphisms were non-significant. Conclusions: The present study does not support that the investigated NOTCH4 variants have a major influence on susceptibility to schizophrenia or related neurobiological traits.
KW - Genetic variant
KW - Genotyping
KW - Health-Relevant 5 Factor Inventory
KW - Marker
KW - Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis
KW - SNP
KW - Scandinavian Universities Scales of Personality
KW - Temperament and Character Inventory
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U2 - 10.1097/00041444-200303000-00004
DO - 10.1097/00041444-200303000-00004
M3 - Article
C2 - 12605097
AN - SCOPUS:0037337441
SN - 0955-8829
VL - 13
SP - 23
EP - 28
JO - Psychiatric genetics
JF - Psychiatric genetics
IS - 1
ER -