An Association Study of the Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 6 Gene With Periodic Psychosis
Psychiatry Investigation
;
: 41-44, 2008.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Recent molecular and genetic investigations have suggested that the current nosology for major psychiatric disorders, based on the "two-entities-principal" is not accurate with respect to clinical observations; patient groups that do not fit to the current operative diagnostic boundaries are readily identified. We aimed to perform an investigation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) gene (located on 12q13), which has an important role in the apoptotic cascade, with patients suffering from periodic psychosis.METHODS:
Genetic association study has been employed for the current work. Investigated six tag-SNPs were chosen from Hapmap database.RESULTS:
Among six tag-SNPs, one marker (rs10783813), located in the STAT6 gene, showed modest association (p<0.05), although no marker or haplotype block showed association after Bonferroni's correction.CONCLUSION:
Future studies will reveal the etiological role of STAT6, and of other genes of the apoptotic cascade, in major psychiatric disorders.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos Psicóticos
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Haplótipos
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Fator de Transcrição STAT6
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Estudos de Associação Genética
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Projeto HapMap
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Psychiatry Investigation
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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