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OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between the ANKK1 rs1800497 polymorphism and atypical antipsychotic drug-induced metabolic syndrome （MS）. METHODS Totally 94 patients with schizophrenia were included， and ANKK1 rs1800497 genotypes of patients were detected by micro-fluorescence immunoassay； social demographic information， clinical characteristics and other data were collected. The χ2 test was used to compare the correlation between the sex of patients and the occurrence of MS， and the correlation between gene polymorphism and the occurrence of MS and its risk factors.RESULTS Totally 94 patients included 24 cases （25.53%） of GG， 51 cases （54.26%） of GA and 19 cases of AA （20.21%）. Among them， there were 45 cases （47.87%） of MS， and the incidence of MS in male was higher than that in female （P＜0.05）. Genotype analysis showed that ANKK1 rs1800497 polymorphism was not associated with MS （P＝0.452）. ANKK1 rs1800497 A allele was significantly associated with hyperglycemia （χ2＝4.379， P＝0.036）， while it was not related to abdominal obesity， hypertension， high level of TG and low level of HDL-C （P＞0.05）， suggesting that for patients with schizophrenia， allele A was a relative risk factor for inducing hyperglycemia [OR＝2.008，95%CI（1.039， 3.881）]. CONCLUSIONS ANKK1 rs1800497 polymorphism has no correlation with the induction of MS by atypical antipsychotics， while the schizophrenia patients with A allele are more likely to induce hyperglycemia. The incidence of MS in male patients is significantly higher than that in female patients.
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess variations in caudate volume according to dopamin receptor D2/ankyin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 (DRD2/ANKK1) Taq 1a polymorphisms in young healthy adults and to evaluate the relationship between caudate volumes and psychiatric symptoms as measured by the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. METHODS: Genetic information regarding DRD2/ANKK1 Taq 1a and T1-weighted brain magnetic resonance images were acquired from 30 young healthy adults. Automatic segmentation of caudate was performed using the FreeSurfer program. RESULTS: Individuals with A2 homozygotes of DRD2/ANKK1 Taq 1a polymorphisms (n = 10) had greater right caudate volumes compared to those with A1 allele (s)(18.4% greater ; p = 0.019). Right caudate volumes were negatively associated with total scores of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (beta=-0.50 ; p = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest the possibility that DRD2/ANKK1 Taq 1a polymorphisms may underlie the psychiatric symptoms by influencing the structure of the right caudate.