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Mol Psychiatry ; 12(9): 842-53, 2007 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17505468

ABSTRACT

The TAAR6 gene has been previously associated with schizophrenia in 192 pedigrees of European and African ancestry. To replicate these findings we performed an association study of TAAR6 in 265 pedigrees of the Irish Study of High-Density Schizophrenia Families (ISHDSF). Of the 24 genotyped single-nucleotide polymorphisms only rs12189813 and rs9389011 provided single-marker evidence for association (0.0094

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Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics , Family Health , Genetic Linkage , Nuclear Proteins/genetics , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Schizophrenia/genetics , Computational Biology/methods , Female , Gene Frequency , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Humans , Ireland/epidemiology , Male , Models, Molecular , Molecular Weight , Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled , Schizophrenia/physiopathology
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Mol Psychiatry ; 11(11): 1025-31, 2006 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16940975

ABSTRACT

Because tolerance is an important aspect of alcohol dependence (AD) in humans, recent evidence showing that the Drosophila gene hang is critically involved in the development of alcohol tolerance in the fly suggests that variation in related human loci might be important in the etiology of alcohol-related disorders. The orthology of hang in mammals is complex, but a number of human gene products (including ZNF699) with similar levels of amino-acid identity (18-26%) and similarity (30-41%), are consistently identified as the best matches with the translated hang sequence. We tested for association between the dichotomous clinical phenotype of alcohol dependence and seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in ZNF699 in our sample of 565 genetically independent cases and 496 siblings diagnosed with AD, and 609 controls. In analyses of genetically independent cases and controls, four of the seven single markers show strong evidence for association with AD (0.00003

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Alcohol-Related Disorders/genetics , Carrier Proteins/genetics , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19/genetics , Transcription Factors/genetics , Zinc Fingers/genetics , Animals , Case-Control Studies , Drosophila Proteins/genetics , Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics , Haplotypes , Humans , Linkage Disequilibrium , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide , Reference Values , Siblings
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Mol Psychiatry ; 11(6): 603-11, 2006 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16534506

ABSTRACT

Alcoholism is a relatively common, chronic, disabling and often treatment-resistant disorder. Evidence from twin and adoption studies indicates a substantial genetic influence, with heritability estimates of 50-60%. We conducted a genome scan in the Irish Affected Sib Pair Study of Alcohol Dependence (IASPSAD). Most probands were ascertained through alcoholism treatment settings and were severely affected. Probands, affected siblings and parents were evaluated by structured interview. A 4 cM genome scan was conducted using 474 families of which most (96%) were comprised by affected sib pairs. Nonparametric and quantitative linkage analyses were conducted using DSM-IV alcohol dependence (AD) and number of DSM-IV AD symptoms (ADSX). Quantitative results indicate strong linkage for number of AD criteria to a broad region of chromosome 4, ranging from 4q22 to 4q32 (peak multipoint LOD=4.59, P=2.1 x 10(-6), at D4S1611). Follow-up analyses suggest that the linkage may be due to variation in the symptoms of tolerance and out of control drinking. There was evidence of weak linkage (LODs of 1.0-2.0) to several other regions, including 1q44, 13q31, and 22q11 for AD along with 2q37, 9q21, 9q34 and 18p11 for ADSX. The location of the chromosome 4 peak is consistent with results from prior linkage studies and includes the alcohol dehydrogenase gene cluster. The results of this study suggest the importance of genetic variation in chromosome 4 in the etiology and severity of alcoholism in Caucasian populations.


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Alcohol-Related Disorders/genetics , Chromosomes, Human, Pair 4/genetics , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , Aged , Female , Genetic Linkage , Humans , Lod Score , Male , Middle Aged , Pedigree , Siblings , Statistics, Nonparametric
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