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Disordered eating in early childhood: DRD4 and DAT1 gene polymorphisms and quality of mother-child interaction. Eat Weight Disord 2022; 27:2605-2616. [PMID: 35508584 PMCID: PMC9556347 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01408-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Eating disturbances are complex heritable conditions that can be influenced by both genetic and environmental factors but are poorly studied in early development. The aim of this research was to investigate the association of genetic polymorphisms within dopaminergic pathways with early feeding problems. METHODS We analyzed the presence of VNTR polymorphisms of DRD4 (rs1805186) and DAT1 (rs28363170) in overeating (N = 45), undereating (N = 48) and control (N = 44) young children. We also assessed presence of externalizing, internalizing and dysregulation symptoms by the Child Behavior Checklist and quality of mother-child interactions during feeding by the Italian adaptation of the Scale for the Assessment of Feeding Interaction, respectively. RESULTS Both polymorphisms were associated with children's eating behavior, psychological symptoms and quality of interaction with their mothers, suggesting that: (a) the DRD4 4-repeat allele behaves as a protective factor, the 2-repeats and 7-repeats alleles as risk factors, for undereating behavior, the general quality of mother-child interaction and internalizing, externalizing and dysregulated symptoms; and (b) the DAT1 9-repeats allele behaves as a protective factor, the 10-repeats allele as a risk factor, for overeating behavior, the general quality of mother-child interaction, internalizing, externalizing and dysregulated symptoms. Finally, a gene x gene interaction is suggested between the DAT1 9-repeat or 10-repeat allele and the DRD4 4-repeat allele. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest a role for DRD4 and DAT1 in an early susceptibility to eating disturbances. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III Evidence obtained from well-designed case-control analytic study.
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Grünblatt E, Werling AM, Roth A, Romanos M, Walitza S. Association study and a systematic meta-analysis of the VNTR polymorphism in the 3'-UTR of dopamine transporter gene and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2019; 126:517-529. [PMID: 30923918 PMCID: PMC6456487 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-019-01998-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been postulated to associate with dopaminergic dysfunction, including the dopamine transporter (DAT1). Several meta-analyses showed small but significant association between the 10-repeat allele in the DAT1 gene in 3'-untranslated region variant number tandem repeat polymorphism and child and adolescent ADHD, whereas in adult ADHD the 9-repeat allele was suggested to confer as risk allele. Interestingly, recent evidence indicated that the long-allele variants (10 repeats and longer) might confer to lower expression of the transporter in comparison to the short-allele. Therefore, we assessed here the association in samples consisting of families with child and adolescent ADHD as well as a case-control sample, using either the 10- versus 9-repeat or the long- versus short-allele approach. Following, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, including family and case-control studies, using the two aforementioned approaches as well as stratifying to age and ethnicity. The first approach (10-repeat) resulted in nominal significant association in child and adolescent ADHD (OR 1.1050 p = 0.0128), that became significant stratifying to European population (OR 1.1301 p = 0.0085). The second approach (long-allele) resulted in significant association with the whole ADHD population (OR 1.1046 p = 0.0048), followed by significant association for child and adolescent ADHD (OR 1.1602 p = 0.0006) and in Caucasian and in European child and adolescent ADHD (OR 1.1310 p = 0.0114; OR 1.1661 p = 0.0061; respectively). We were not able to confirm the association reported in adults using both approaches. In conclusion, we found further indication for a possible DAT1 gene involvement; however, further studies should be conducted with stringent phenotyping to reduce heterogeneity, a limitation observed in most included studies.
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- Edna Grünblatt
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Translational Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, Wagistrasse 12, 8952, Schlieren, Switzerland.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Center of Mental Health, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Neuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Miłosz M, Demkow U, Wolańczyk T. Relation Between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and IgE-Dependent Allergy in Pediatric Patients. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1096:105-109. [PMID: 29623610 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2018_196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Food allergy is a common condition in children and adolescent, remitting with time. Few clinical studies have emphasized the link between food allergies and psychosocial conditions, suggesting a profound impact of atopic diseases on the development of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. The objective of this study was to compile and assess available studies on the comorbidity or causality between ADHD and atopic food allergy in children. We discuss epidemiology, interrelated mechanisms, and potential dietary interventions in the management of children with ADHD.
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- Mateusz Miłosz
- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Deaprtment of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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Living in Promiscuity: The Multiple Partners of Alpha-Synuclein at the Synapse in Physiology and Pathology. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20010141. [PMID: 30609739 PMCID: PMC6337145 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20010141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Alpha-synuclein (α-syn) is a small protein that, in neurons, localizes predominantly to presynaptic terminals. Due to elevated conformational plasticity, which can be affected by environmental factors, in addition to undergoing disorder-to-order transition upon interaction with different interactants, α-syn is counted among the intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) family. As with many other IDPs, α-syn is considered a hub protein. This function is particularly relevant at synaptic sites, where α-syn is abundant and interacts with many partners, such as monoamine transporters, cytoskeletal components, lipid membranes, chaperones and synaptic vesicles (SV)-associated proteins. These protein–protein and protein–lipid membrane interactions are crucial for synaptic functional homeostasis, and alterations in α-syn can cause disruption of this complex network, and thus a failure of the synaptic machinery. Alterations of the synaptic environment or post-translational modification of α-syn can induce its misfolding, resulting in the formation of oligomers or fibrillary aggregates. These α-syn species are thought to play a pathological role in neurodegenerative disorders with α-syn deposits such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and multiple system atrophy (MSA), which are referred to as synucleinopathies. Here, we aim at revising the complex and promiscuous role of α-syn at synaptic terminals in order to decipher whether α-syn molecular interactants may influence its conformational state, contributing to its aggregation, or whether they are just affected by it.
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Wiguna T, Ismail RI, Winarsih NS, Kaligis F, Hapsari A, Budiyanti L, Sekartini R, Rahayu S, Guerrero APS. Dopamine transporter gene polymorphism in children with ADHD: A pilot study in Indonesian samples. Asian J Psychiatr 2017; 29:35-38. [PMID: 29061424 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2017.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Revised: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Several studies showed that DAT1 polymorphism closed related with ADHD although the results were not consistently found. Studies in China, South Korea, Japan revealed that 10-repeat allele gave a risk for ADHD. Based on that understanding, this study tried to identify whether the similar polymorphism of DAT1 was also apparent in Indonesian children with ADHD. METHOD This was a case - control study. Case was 50 Indonesian origin children with ADHD and without any other mental disorders and metal retardation. Control is Indonesian origin children without ADHD, other mental disorders and mental retardation. ADHD diagnosis was taken after doing the psychiatric interview and observation based on the DSM-IV TR diagnostic criteria for ADHD at the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Out-patient Clinic, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital - Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia. DNA isolation, DNA purity and concentration were measured. PCR was done by using a primer based on Homo sapiens solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter), member 3 (SLC6A3), RefSeq Gene on chromosome 5 with accession number NG_015885.1. To identify the serial of repeated allele, we used the sequencing technique. RESULTS There were 47 children with ADHD and 48 children without ADHD that involved in the final analysis. The mean of age amongst ADHD group was 9.18 (2.42) and 8.10 (2.46) years old in non-ADHD group. The 10-repeated allele of DAT1 was the highest proportion in both. CONCLUSION This finding was apparently similar with other studies on DAT1 polymorphism across Asian.
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- Tjhin Wiguna
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital - Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia.
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital - Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital - Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital - Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital - Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Division, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital - Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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- Department of Child Health, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital - Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Diponegoro 71, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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- Laboratorium Terpadu, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba Raya 4, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA
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Auerbach JG, Zilberman-Hayun Y, Atzaba-Poria N, Berger A. The Contribution of Maternal ADHD Symptomatology, Maternal DAT1, and Home Atmosphere to Child ADHD Symptomatology at 7 Years of Age. JOURNAL OF ABNORMAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY 2017; 45:415-427. [PMID: 27873141 DOI: 10.1007/s10802-016-0230-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Children of mothers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an increased genetic and environmental risk for ADHD. The unique and interactive contributions of a maternal dopamine receptor gene (DAT1), maternal ADHD symptoms (hyperactive- impulsive, inattentive), and home atmosphere to the prediction of ADHD symptoms (hyperactive- impulsive, inattentive) in 7- year-old boys (N = 96) were examined using data from a longitudinal study of familial risk for ADHD. During the first 6 months of the study, mothers and their spouses completed a questionnaire about the mother's ADHD symptoms. Home atmosphere questionnaire data were collected 4 years later. At the 7-year assessment, mothers reported on their child's ADHD symptoms. Negative home atmosphere was significantly associated with child hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive symptoms. Maternal inattentive symptoms were significantly correlated with both child symptom dimensions. Regression models, with child genotype and maternal education controlled, showed main effects for maternal inattentive symptoms, maternal DAT1 10/10 genotype, and home atmosphere in the prediction of child inattentive symptoms. Only home atmosphere predicted child hyperactive-impulsive symptoms. There was a significant home atmosphere x maternal hyperactive-impulsive symptoms interaction in the prediction of child hyperactive-impulsive symptoms. Boys with higher levels of symptoms came from homes characterized by higher levels of negative atmosphere and had mothers with higher levels of hyperactive-impulsive symptoms. There was also a trend (p = 0.075) for a maternal DAT1 x home atmosphere interaction. Boys with higher levels of inattentive symptoms came from homes with higher levels of negative atmosphere and had mothers with the homozygous 10/10 genotype. The maternal heterozygous 9/10 genotype did not predict child symptoms.
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- Judith G Auerbach
- Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, 8410501.
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- Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, 8410501
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- Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, 8410501
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- Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel, 8410501
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Eltonsi TK, Tawfik TM, Rashed LA, GamalEl Din SF, Mahmoud MA. Study of the link between dopamine transporter gene polymorphisms and response to paroxetin and escitalopram in patients with lifelong premature ejaculation. Int J Impot Res 2017; 29:235-239. [PMID: 28904397 DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2017.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We evaluated the role of dopamine (DA) transporter gene polymorphism in lifelong premature ejaculation (LPE) and its role in determining the response to paroxetine and escitalopram. Eighty consecutive patients and controls were recruited. Sixty of them suffered from LPE. They were divided into two equal groups. One group received paroxetine 20 mg daily for 3 months and the other one received ecistalopram 20 mg daily for 3 months. Their wives were instructed to measure the intra-vaginal ejaculation latency time using stopwatch. Five milliliters of blood was withdrawn from patients and controls for PCR analysis. The present study revealed that the mean ages of the patients and controls were 41.42 and 36.4 years, respectively. The majority of the patients were of (10R/10R) genotypes of the DA transporter gene polymorphism, whereas the controls were of (6R/6R) genotypes and this revealed statistically significant result (P-value=0.001). Both paroxitine and escitalopram significantly delayed ejaculation in the responders (P-values=0.001 and 0.001, respectively). The study revealed significant association between such response and DA transporter gene polymorphism (P-values of fold increase and log FI were 0.019 and 0.010, respectively). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate a highly significant association between such response and DA transporter gene polymorphism in patients with LPE.
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- T K Eltonsi
- Dermatology and STDS Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Darasah Husain, Cairo, Egypt
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- Dermatology and STDS Department, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Darasah Husain, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Andrology and STDS Department, Kasr Al-Ainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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Kasparbauer AM, Merten N, Aichert DS, Wöstmann N, Meindl T, Rujescu D, Ettinger U. Association of COMT and SLC6A3 polymorphisms with impulsivity, response inhibition and brain function. Cortex 2015; 71:219-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Evidence of an association between 10/10 genotype of DAT1 and endophenotypes of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. NEUROLOGÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Albrecht B, Uebel-von Sandersleben H, Wiedmann K, Rothenberger A. ADHD History of the Concept: the Case of the Continuous Performance Test. CURRENT DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS REPORTS 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s40474-014-0035-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Park S, Cho SC, Kim JW, Shin MS, Yoo HJ, Oh SM, Han DH, Cheong JH, Kim BN. Differential perinatal risk factors in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder by subtype. Psychiatry Res 2014; 219:609-16. [PMID: 24997783 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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We compared the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) combined subtype (ADHD-C) to the ADHD inattentive subtype (ADHD-I) in terms of genetic, perinatal, and developmental risk factors as well as clinical and neuropsychological characteristics. A total of 147 children diagnosed with ADHD between the ages of 6 and 15 years participated in this study. The parents of the children completed the structured diagnostic interview, the ADHD Rating Scale-IV, the Children's Behavior Checklist, and structured questionnaires on perinatal risk factors, and the children underwent a neuropsychological test and were genotyped. A total of 502 children without ADHD were recruited from the community as a healthy control group. The ADHD-C children showed more severe externalizing symptoms, showed more deficits in a continuous performance test, and were more likely to have comorbid disorders. Maternal stress during pregnancy, postpartum depression, and changes in the primary caretaker during first 3 years were significantly associated with both ADHD-I and ADHD-C. The ADHD-I group was less likely to have received regular prenatal check-ups and more likely to have had postnatal medical illness than the ADHD-C group. There were no significant differences in the genotype frequencies of the dopamine transporter (DAT1) and the serotonin transporter -linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) polymorphisms between ADHD-I and ADHD-C groups. This study shows that the inattentive subtype of ADHD is different from the combined subtype in many parameters including severity of symptoms, comorbidity, neuropsychological characteristics, and environmental risk factors.
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- Subin Park
- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chung Ang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Uimyung Research Institute for Neuroscience, Sahmyook University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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A short review on the relation between the dopamine transporter 10/10-repeat allele and ADHD: implications for HIV infection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 6:203-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s12402-014-0134-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Evidence of an association between 10/10 genotype of DAT1 and endophenotypes of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Neurologia 2014; 30:137-43. [PMID: 24461309 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2013.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Genetic variance of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a strong determinant of this disorder. The 40 base pairs (bp) variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) located in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of DAT1 gene increases the expression of the dopamine transporter. Therefore, DAT1 has been associated with susceptibility to ADHD. OBJECTIVE To determine the association between the VNTR of DAT1 and the phenotype of ADHD or its endophenotypes in a sample of children aged between 6 and 15 years from Bogotá. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We selected 73 patients with ADHD and 54 controls. WISC test was applied in all subjects and executive functions were assessed. The VNTR of DAT1 was polymerase chain reaction-amplified. Data regarding population genetics and statistical analysis were obtained. Correlation and association tests between genotype and neuropsychological testing were performed. RESULTS The DAT1 polymorphism was not associated with ADHD (P=.85). Nevertheless, the 10/10 genotype was found to be correlated with the processing speed index (P<.05). In the hyperactivity subtype, there was a genotypic correlation with some subtests of executive function (cognitive flexibility) (P≤.01). In the combined subtype, the 10/10 genotype was associated with verbal comprehension index of WISC (P<.05). CONCLUSIONS A correlation was found between DAT1 VNTR and the subtest "processing speed index" of WISC and the subtest "cognitive flexibility" of executive functions. To our knowledge, this is the first report to assess DAT1 gene in a Colombian population.
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Hong SB, Kim JW, Cho SC, Shin MS, Kim BN, Yoo HJ. Dopaminergic and noradrenergic gene polymorphisms and response to methylphenidate in korean children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: is there an interaction? J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol 2012; 22:343-52. [PMID: 23083021 DOI: 10.1089/cap.2011.0076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the independent and interaction effects of dopamine transporter gene (DAT1), dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4), alpha-2A adrenergic receptor gene (ADRA2A), and norepinephrine transporter gene (NET1), with regard to treatment response to methylphenidate (MPH) in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS The participants of the study were 103 children and adolescents (ages 9.1±2.1 years) diagnosed as having ADHD according to American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed. (DSM-IV) criteria. They were enrolled in an 8-week, open-label trial of MPH. The good responder group was defined as subjects having an ≥50% decrease in the ADHD Rating Scale-IV (ADHD-RS) total score from the baseline, and at the same time a Clinical Global Impressions-Improvement Scale (CGI-I) score of 1 or 2, both at the 8th week of MPH treatment. Multivariate stepwise logistic regression was performed to examine the independent and interaction effects of genotypes on the dichotomized MPH treatment response. RESULTS Significant interaction effects on MPH response were detected between the genotypes of the DRD4 variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphisms and those of either the ADRA2A DraI or the NET1 -3081(A/T) polymorphisms; significant interaction effects were also detected between the genotypes of the ADRA2A DraI polymorphisms and those of either the NET1 G1287A or the NET1 -3081(A/T) polymorphisms (Nagelkerke R(2)=0.40). No significant independent effect of a genotype was detected according to the stepwise logistic regression results. CONCLUSION The results suggest that genes involved in the dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems might interact to form important predictors of short-term response to MPH.
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- Soon-Beom Hong
- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kebir O, Joober R. Neuropsychological endophenotypes in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a review of genetic association studies. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2011; 261:583-94. [PMID: 21409419 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-011-0207-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2010] [Accepted: 03/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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As a relatively large body of research has been published up to now, it may be informative to explore whether the use of endophenotypes has produced consistent findings in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We reviewed the results of genetic studies investigating associations between putative susceptibility genes for ADHD and neuropsychological traits relevant for this disorder. A PubMed database search identified 47 studies. Most of them (n = 36) examined a single candidate gene, while seven studies examined two or three genes and only four studies examined 10 genes or more. The most investigated genes were DRD4, DAT1, COMT, MAOA, and DBH. Regarding DRD4, association of high reaction time variability with the 7-R allele absence appears to be the most consistent result. Speed of processing, set shifting, and cognitive impulsiveness were less frequently investigated, but seem to be altered in the 7-R allele carriers. Regarding DAT1, majority of studies reported negative results indicating that this gene may have a modulating effect rather than direct influence on cognitive functioning. The other genes were investigated in fewer studies, and the reported findings need to be replicated. The principal methodological issues that could represent confounding factors and may explain conflicting results are discussed.
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- Oussama Kebir
- INSERM, U894, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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fMRI activation during response inhibition and error processing: The role of the DAT1 gene in typically developing adolescents and those diagnosed with ADHD. Neuropsychologia 2011; 49:1641-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Revised: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 01/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Das M, Das Bhowmik A, Bhaduri N, Sarkar K, Ghosh P, Sinha S, Ray A, Chatterjee A, Mukhopadhyay K. Role of gene-gene/gene-environment interaction in the etiology of eastern Indian ADHD probands. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2011; 35:577-87. [PMID: 21216270 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2010.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Revised: 12/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Associations between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and genetic polymorphisms in the dopamine receptors, transporter and metabolizing enzymes have been reported in different ethnic groups. Gene variants may affect disease outcome by acting synergistically or antagonistically and thus their combined effect becomes an important aspect to study in the disease etiology. In the present investigation, interaction between ten functional polymorphisms in DRD4, DAT1, MAOA, COMT, and DBH genes were explored in the Indo-Caucasoid population. ADHD cases were recruited based on DSM-IV criteria. Peripheral blood samples were collected from ADHD probands (N=126), their parents (N=233) and controls (N=96) after obtaining informed written consent for participation. Genomic DNA was subjected to PCR based analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and variable number of tandem repeats (VNTRs). Data obtained was examined for population as well as family-based association analyses. While case-control analysis revealed higher occurrence of DAT1 intron 8 VNTR 5R allele (P=0.02) in cases, significant preferential transmission of the 7R-T (DRD4 exon3 VNTR-rs1800955) and 3R-T (MAOA-u VNTR-rs6323) haplotypes were noticed from parents to probands (P=0.02 and 0.002 respectively). Gene-gene interaction analysis revealed significant additive effect of DBH rs1108580 and DRD4 rs1800955 with significant main effects of DRD4 exon3 VNTR, DAT1 3'UTR and intron 8 VNTR, MAOA u-VNTR, rs6323, COMT rs4680, rs362204, DBH rs1611115 and rs1108580 thereby pointing towards a strong association of these markers with ADHD. Correlation between gene variants, high ADHD score and low DBH enzymatic activity was also noticed, especially in male probands. From these observations, an impact of the studied sites on the disease etiology could be speculated in this ethnic group.
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- Manali Das
- Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata, 700107, India
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Safarinejad MR. Relationship between premature ejaculation and genetic polymorphisms of the dopamine transporter gene (SLC6A3). BJU Int 2010; 108:292-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09809.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Simon JR, Stollstorff M, Westbay LC, Vaidya CJ, Howard JH, Howard DV. Dopamine transporter genotype predicts implicit sequence learning. Behav Brain Res 2010; 216:452-7. [PMID: 20817043 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Revised: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Implicit learning, the non-conscious acquisition of sequential and spatial environmental regularities, underlies skills such as language, social intuition, or detecting a target in a complex scene. We examined relationships between a variation of the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene (SLC6A3), which influences dopamine transporter expression in the striatum, and two forms of implicit learning that differ in the regularity to be learned and in striatal involvement. Participants, grouped as 9-repeat carriers or 10/10 homozygotes, completed the triplets learning task (TLT) and the spatial contextual cueing task (SCCT). The TLT assesses sequence learning, recruiting the striatal system, particularly as training continues. In contrast, the SCCT assesses spatial context learning, recruiting medial temporal brain networks. For both tasks, participants demonstrated learning in faster and/or more accurate responses to repeating patterns or spatial arrays. As predicted, TLT learning was greater for the 9-repeat carriers than the 10/10 group (despite equal overall accuracy and response speed) whereas there were no significant group differences in SCCT. Thus, presence of the DAT1 9-repeat allele was beneficial only for implicit sequence learning, indicating the influence of DAT1 genotype on one form of implicit learning and supporting evidence that implicit learning of sequential dependencies and spatial layouts recruit different neural systems.
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- Jessica R Simon
- Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, United States.
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Brown AB, Biederman J, Valera EM, Doyle AE, Bush G, Spencer T, Monuteaux MC, Mick E, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Makris N, LaViolette PS, Oscar-Berman M, Faraone SV, Seidman LJ. Effect of dopamine transporter gene (SLC6A3) variation on dorsal anterior cingulate function in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2010; 153B:365-375. [PMID: 19676101 PMCID: PMC2915441 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Although attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated both with brain alterations in attention and executive function (EF) circuitry and with genetic variations within the dopamine system (including the dopamine transporter gene [SLC6A3]), few studies have directly investigated how genetic variations are linked to brain alterations. We sought to examine how a polymorphism in the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of SLC6A3, associated with ADHD in meta-analysis, might contribute to variation in dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) function in subjects with ADHD. We collected fMRI scans of 42 individuals with ADHD, all of European descent and over the age of 17, while they performed the multi-source interference task (MSIT), a cognitive task shown to activate dACC. SLC6A3 3' UTR variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphisms were genotyped and brain activity was compared for groups based on allele status. ADHD individuals homozygous for the 10R allele showed significant hypoactivation in the left dACC compared to 9R-carriers. Exploratory analysis also showed trends toward hypoactivation in the 10R homozygotes in left cerebellar vermis and right lateral prefrontal cortex. Further breakdown of genotype groups showed similar activation in individuals heterozygous and homozygous for the 9R allele. Alterations in activation of attention and EF networks found previously to be involved in ADHD are likely influenced by SLC6A3 genotype. This genotype may contribute to heterogeneity of brain alterations found within ADHD samples.
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- Ariel B. Brown
- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114,Ph.D. Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118
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- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114
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- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114,Psychiatric Neuroimaging Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, 02129
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- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114
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- Psychiatric Neuroimaging Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, 02129
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- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114
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- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114
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- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Departments of Neurology and Radiology Services, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02118,Center for Morphometric Analysis, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02129
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- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114
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- Ph.D. Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 02118,Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, and US Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Boston, MA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, 13210
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- Clinical and Research Programs in Pediatric Psychopharmacology and Adult ADHD, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114,The Massachusetts Mental Health Center Public Psychiatry Division of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, 02215
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Kim BN, Cho SC, Kim Y, Shin MS, Yoo HJ, Kim JW, Yang YH, Kim HW, Bhang SY, Hong YC. Phthalates exposure and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in school-age children. Biol Psychiatry 2009; 66:958-63. [PMID: 19748073 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2009] [Revised: 07/16/2009] [Accepted: 07/22/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Very few studies have examined the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and phthalate exposure in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of phthalates on symptoms of ADHD in school-age children. METHODS A cross-sectional examination of urine phthalate concentrations was performed, and scores on measures of ADHD symptoms and neuropsychological dysfunction with regard to attention and impulsivity were obtained from 261 Korean children, age 8-11 years. RESULTS Mono-2-ethylheyl phthalate (MEHP) and mono-2-ethyl-5-oxohexylphthalate (MEOP) for metabolites of Di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) and mono-n-butyl phthalate (MNBP) for metabolites of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) were measured in urine samples. The mean concentrations of MEHP, MEOP, and MNBP were 34.0 microg/dL (SD = 36.3; range: 2.1-386.7), 23.4 microg/dL (SD = 23.0; range: .75-244.8), and 46.7 microg/L (SD = 21.4; range: 13.2-159.3), respectively. After adjustment for covariates, teacher-rated ADHD scores were significantly associated with DEHP metabolites but not with DBP metabolites. We also found significant relationships between the urine concentrations of metabolites for DBP and the number of omission and commission errors in continuous performance tests (CPT) after adjustment for covariates. CONCLUSION The present study showed a strong positive association between phthalate metabolites in urine and symptoms of ADHD among school-age children.
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- Bung-Nyun Kim
- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Human Behavioral Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Schmidt S, Petermann F. Developmental psychopathology: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). BMC Psychiatry 2009; 9:58. [PMID: 19761584 PMCID: PMC2751746 DOI: 10.1186/1471-244x-9-58] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Accepted: 09/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), formerly regarded as a typical childhood disorder, is now known as a developmental disorder persisting over the lifespan. Starting in preschool-age, symptoms vary depending on the age group affected. METHOD According to the variability of ADHD-symptoms and the heterogeneity of comorbid psychiatric disorders, a broad review of recent studies was performed. These findings were summarized in a developmental psychopathological model, documenting relevant facts on a timeline. RESULTS Based on a genetic disposition and a neuropsychological deregulation, there is evidence for factors which persist across the lifespan, change age-dependently, or show validity in a specific developmental phase. Qualitative changes can be found for children in preschool-age and adults. CONCLUSION These differences have implications for clinical practice as they can be used for prevention, diagnostic proceedings, and therapeutic intervention as well as for planning future studies. The present article is a translated and modified version of the German article "Entwicklungspsychopathologie der ADHS", published in Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 56, 2008, S. 265-274.
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- Sören Schmidt
- Centre for Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany.
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- Centre for Clinical Psychology and Rehabilitation, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Sonuga-Barke EJS, Oades RD, Psychogiou L, Chen W, Franke B, Buitelaar J, Banaschewski T, Ebstein RP, Gil M, Anney R, Miranda A, Roeyers H, Rothenberger A, Sergeant J, Steinhausen HC, Thompson M, Asherson P, Faraone SV. Dopamine and serotonin transporter genotypes moderate sensitivity to maternal expressed emotion: the case of conduct and emotional problems in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2009; 50:1052-63. [PMID: 19490304 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02095.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mothers' positive emotions expressed about their children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with a reduced likelihood of comorbid conduct problems (CP). We examined whether this association with CP, and one with emotional problems (EMO), is moderated by variants within three genes, previously reported to be associated with ADHD and to moderate the impact of environmental risks on conduct and/or emotional problems; the dopamine transporter gene (SLC6A3/DAT1), the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) and the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4/5HTT). METHODS Seven hundred and twenty-eight males between the ages of 5 and 17 with a DSM-IV research diagnosis of combined type ADHD were included in these analyses. Parents and teachers rated children's conduct and emotional problems. Positive maternal expressed emotion (PMEE) was coded by independent observers on comments made during a clinical assessment with the mother based on current or recent medication-free periods. RESULTS Sensitivity to the effects of PMEE on CP was moderated by variants of the DAT1 and 5HTT genes. Only children who did not carry the DAT1 10R/10R or the 5HTT l/l genotypes showed altered levels of CP when exposed to PMEE. The effect was most marked where the child with ADHD had both these genotypes. For EMO, sensitivity to PMEE was found only with those who carried the DAT1 9R/9R. There was no effect of DRD4 on CP or EMO. CONCLUSION The gene-environment interactions observed suggested that genetic make-up can alter the degree of sensitivity an ADHD patients has to their family environment. Further research should focus on distinguishing general sensitivity genotypes from those conferring risk or protective qualities.
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- Edmund J S Sonuga-Barke
- Developmental Brain-Behaviour Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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Sharp SI, McQuillin A, Gurling HMD. Genetics of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Neuropharmacology 2009; 57:590-600. [PMID: 19715710 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2009.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Revised: 08/14/2009] [Accepted: 08/18/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous syndrome which is comorbid with childhood conduct disorder, alcoholism, substance abuse, dis-social personality disorder, and affective disorders. A small but consistent overlap with autistic symptoms has also been established. Twin and family studies of ADHD show a substantial genetic heritability with little or no family environmental effect. Linkage and association studies have conclusively implicated the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1). DAT1 has also been confirmed as being associated with bipolar disorder. Remarkably, and for the first time in psychiatry, genetic markers at the DAT1 locus appear to be able to predict clinical heterogeneity because the non-conduct disordered subgroup of ADHD is associated with DAT1 whereas other subgroups do not appear to be associated. The second most well replicated susceptibility gene encodes the DRD4 dopamine receptor and many other dopamine related genes appear to be implicated. It is becoming increasingly clear that genes causing bipolar mania overlap with genes for a subtype of ADHD. The key to understanding the genetics of ADHD is to accept very considerable heterogeneity with different genes having effects in different families and in different individuals. It is too early to interpret the new wave of genome-wide association and copy number variant studies but preliminary data support the overlap with affective disorder genes and also with CNS connectivity genes likely to be involved in autism and affective disorders.
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- Sally I Sharp
- Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Research Department of Mental Health Sciences, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, University College London Medical School, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK
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Gizer IR, Ficks C, Waldman ID. Candidate gene studies of ADHD: a meta-analytic review. Hum Genet 2009; 126:51-90. [PMID: 19506906 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-009-0694-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 688] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Ian R Gizer
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 120 Mason Farm Road, Room 5015 Genetic Medicine Building CB 7264, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7264, USA.
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Crowell SE, Beauchaine TP, Linehan MM. A biosocial developmental model of borderline personality: Elaborating and extending Linehan's theory. Psychol Bull 2009; 135:495-510. [PMID: 19379027 PMCID: PMC2696274 DOI: 10.1037/a0015616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 660] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Over the past several decades, research has focused increasingly on developmental precursors to psychological disorders that were previously assumed to emerge only in adulthood. This change in focus follows from the recognition that complex transactions between biological vulnerabilities and psychosocial risk factors shape emotional and behavioral development beginning at conception. To date, however, empirical research on the development of borderline personality is extremely limited. Indeed, in the decade since M. M. Linehan initially proposed a biosocial model of the development of borderline personality disorder, there have been few attempts to test the model among at-risk youth. In this review, diverse literatures are reviewed that can inform understanding of the ontogenesis of borderline pathology, and testable hypotheses are proposed to guide future research with at-risk children and adolescents. One probable pathway is identified that leads to borderline personality disorder; it begins with early vulnerability, expressed initially as impulsivity and followed by heightened emotional sensitivity. These vulnerabilities are potentiated across development by environmental risk factors that give rise to more extreme emotional, behavioral, and cognitive dysregulation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved).
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Stam AJ, Schothorst PF, Vorstman JA, Staal WG. The genetic overlap of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorder. APPLICATION OF CLINICAL GENETICS 2009; 2:7-13. [PMID: 23776346 PMCID: PMC3681037 DOI: 10.2147/tacg.s4683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are classified as distinct disorders within the DSM-IV-TR (1994). The manual excludes simultaneous use of both diagnoses in case of overlap on a symptomatic level. However this does not always represent clinical observations and findings of previous studies. This review explores the genetic basis of the phenomenological overlap between ADHD and ASD. Based on an extensive review of twin-, linkage-, association studies, and reported structural genomic abnormalities associated with these disorders, we have identified seventeen regions on the human genome that can be related to both disorders. These regions of shared genetic association are: 2q35, 3p14, 4p16.1, 4p16.3, 5p15.31, 5p15.33, 7p12.3, 7p22, 7q21, 8q24.3, 14q12, 15q11–12, 16p13, 17q11, 18q21–23, 22q11.2, Xp22.3. The presented data are of interest for future genetic studies and appear to suggest the existence of a phenotype partition that may differ from the current classification of psychiatric disorders.
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- Arie J Stam
- University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Rommelse NNJ, Altink ME, Arias-Vásquez A, Buschgens CJM, Fliers E, Faraone SV, Buitelaar JK, Sergeant JA, Franke B, Oosterlaan J. A review and analysis of the relationship between neuropsychological measures and DAT1 in ADHD. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008; 147B:1536-46. [PMID: 18729135 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Meta-analyses indicate that the gene coding for the dopamine transporter (DAT1 or SLC6A3) is associated with an increased risk for ADHD. The mechanisms of this gene for ADHD are unclear. We systematically reviewed studies linking the VNTR in the 3' UTR of the DAT1 to neurophysiological and neuropsychological measures. In addition, a broad set of executive/cognitive and motor tests was administered to 350 children (5-11 years) and adolescents (11-19 years) with ADHD and 195 non-affected siblings. Two VNTRs (in intron 8 and the 3' UTR) and four SNPs (two 5' and two 3') in DAT1 were genotyped. The effect of the polymorphisms on neuropsychological functioning was studied. The review indicated that the majority of studies did not find a relation between DAT1 and neurophysiological or neuropsychological measures. In our sample, several of the polymorphisms of DAT1 were associated with ADHD and ADHD was associated with impaired neuropsychological functioning. However, none of the DAT1 polymorphisms was convincingly associated with neuropsychological dysfunctioning. This suggests that the effect of DAT1 on ADHD was not mediated by neuropsychological performance. However, since DAT1 is mainly expressed in the striatum and not the prefrontal cortex, it may influence striatum-related functions (such as delay aversion) more heavily than prefrontal related functions (such as executive functions). Associations of DAT1 with ADHD were only found in adolescents, which may suggest that DAT1 mainly exerts its effect in adolescence, and/or that having a more persistent form of ADHD may mark a more severe or homogeneous genetic form of the disorder.
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- Nanda N J Rommelse
- Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Galt die ADHS vor einigen Jahren noch als eine Erkrankung des Kindes- und Jugendalters, so versteht man heute darunter ein Störungsbild über die Lebensspanne. Mit Beginn im Vorschulalter divergieren die Symptome in Abhängigkeit des Alters. Daraus lässt sich ein Modell ableiten, welches diese Veränderungen (Komorbiditäten, Alltagsbeeinträchtigungen) auf der Zeitachse dokumentiert und mit den jeweils gültigen diagnostischen Kriterien in Verbindung bringt. Ausgehend von einer genetischen Prädisposition und einer neurobiologischen Dysregulation sind Faktoren festzustellen, die über die Lebensspanne andauern, sich altersspezifisch verändern oder nur für einen bestimmten Entwicklungsabschnitt gültig sind. Es wird deutlich, dass das Vorschulalter und der Übergang in das Erwachsenenalter die Phasen darstellen, in denen sich die meisten qualitativen Veränderungen feststellen lassen. Dies hat Implikationen für die klinische Praxis, indem diese Veränderungen zu Zwecken der Prävention, des diagnostischen Prozesses und der Therapieplanung herangezogen werden können und somit sowohl dem Anwender eine Hilfestellung bieten, aber auch als Ausgangspunkt für weitere Studien herangezogen werden können.
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- Sören Schmidt
- Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen
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- Zentrum für Klinische Psychologie und Rehabilitation, Universität Bremen
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Loo SK, Rich EC, Ishii J, McGough J, McCracken J, Nelson S, Smalley SL. Cognitive functioning in affected sibling pairs with ADHD: familial clustering and dopamine genes. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2008; 49:950-7. [PMID: 18665883 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01928.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND This paper examines familiality and candidate gene associations of cognitive measures as potential endophenotypes in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS The sample consists of 540 participants, aged 6 to 18, who were diagnosed with ADHD from 251 families recruited for a larger genetic study of ADHD. All members of the family underwent psychiatric interviews and children were administered a large battery of cognitive tasks. Subjects were genotyped for several dopaminergic candidate genes (DAT1, DRD4, and DRD5). RESULTS Performance on measures of intelligence, working memory, and set-shifting had the highest sibling correlations and exhibited significant familial clustering. The 7-repeat allele of the dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) gene was associated with poor performance on measures of intelligence, color naming, interference control, and working memory. There were no significant associations with DAT1 and DRD5. CONCLUSIONS Sibling correlations, familial clustering and candidate gene associations provide strong support for verbal working memory as a candidate endophenotype for ADHD. More complex models of, and larger sample sizes for, genetic association with cognitive functions are encouraged for future study.
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- Sandra K Loo
- UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Case-control and within-family tests for an association between conduct disorder and DAT1. Psychiatr Genet 2008; 18:17-24. [PMID: 18197081 DOI: 10.1097/ypg.0b013e3282ef48c8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Conduct disorder (CD) is characterized by a persistent pattern of violating age-appropriate norms and the rights of others, and is one of the most frequently diagnosed disorders among children. CD is moderately heritable, but we know of no reliable associations with specific genes. Evidence suggests that a variable number tandem repeat polymorphism of the dopamine transporter (DAT1) gene may be associated with externalizing behavior in children. OBJECTIVE To test for an association between the DAT1 gene and CD. DESIGN Case-control analyses and a transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) were conducted. SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Cases were (n=210) adolescents enrolled in a Colorado treatment program for conduct and substance use problems. Controls included adolescents matched to the probands in the treatment program and their siblings (n=162). The TDT was conducted using case families in which DNA from both parents was available (95 trios). RESULTS The case-control analysis of the full sample did not result in a significant association [chi2 (2,372)=0.13, P=0.94]. Cases with early-onset conduct problems had slightly more 10-repeat alleles than controls, although this difference was not significant [chi2 (2,264)=2.19, P=0.33, 9/10 odds ratio (OR)=1.58, 10/10 OR=2.14]. The TDT also did not result in a significant association [chi2(1)=0.12, P=0.94]. CONCLUSION Results did not support an association between this polymorphism of the DAT1 gene and CD in adolescents.
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Boonstra AM, Kooij JJS, Buitelaar JK, Oosterlaan J, Sergeant JA, Heister JGAMA, Franke B. An exploratory study of the relationship between four candidate genes and neurocognitive performance in adult ADHD. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008; 147:397-402. [PMID: 17886261 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Since neurocognitive performance is a possible endophenotype for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) we explored the relationship between four genetic polymorphisms and neurocognitive performance in adults with ADHD. We genotyped a sample of 45 adults with ADHD at four candidate polymorphisms for the disorder (DRD4 48 base pair (bp) repeat, DRD4 120 bp duplicated repeat, SLC6A3 (DAT1) 40 bp variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR), and COMT Val158Met). We then sub-grouped the sample for each polymorphism by genotype or by the presence of the (putative) ADHD risk allele and compared the performance of the subgroups on a large battery of neurocognitive tests. The COMT Val158Met polymorphism was related to differences in IQ and reaction time, both of the DRD4 polymorphisms (48 bp repeat and 120 bp duplication) showed an association with verbal memory skills, and the SLC6A3 40 bp VNTR polymorphism could be linked to differences in inhibition. Interestingly, the presence of the risk alleles in DRD4 and SLC6A3 was related to better cognitive performance. Our findings contribute to an improved understanding of the functional implications of risk genes for ADHD.
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- A Marije Boonstra
- Department of Child Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Das M, Mukhopadhyay K. DAT1 3'-UTR 9R allele: preferential transmission in Indian children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2007; 144B:826-9. [PMID: 17440935 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Genetic alterations in the dopaminergic system are frequently observed in association with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and a 40 bp variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) in the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT1) has been investigated in different populations. Both significant association and lack of association with the10 repeat allele (10R) of DAT1 VNTR have been reported. Objective of the present investigation was to examine association of this polymorphism with ADHD in Indian children. Genotypic data obtained from ADHD probands (n = 79), their parents (n = 148) and control individuals (n = 153) were analyzed for haplotype-based haplotype relative risk analysis (HHRR), transmission disequilibrium test (TDT), and family-based association test (FBAT). HHRR analysis revealed significant (P = 0.009) transmission of shorter alleles (< or =9R). TDT analysis of informative ADHD families (n = 32) also exhibited highly significant transmission of the shorter alleles (P = 0.002). Further analysis by FBAT showed preferential transmission (P = 0.019) of the 9R allele from parents to ADHD probands. It can be inferred from the data obtained that the DAT1 3'-UTR 9R allele may confer risk of ADHD in the Indian population.
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- Manali Das
- Manovikas Biomedical Research and Diagnostic Centre, E.M. Bypass, Kolkata, India
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Chen JM, Férec C, Cooper DN. A systematic analysis of disease-associated variants in the 3' regulatory regions of human protein-coding genes I: general principles and overview. Hum Genet 2006; 120:1-21. [PMID: 16645853 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-006-0180-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2006] [Accepted: 03/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The 3' regulatory regions (3' RRs) of human genes play an important role in regulating mRNA 3' end formation, stability/degradation, nuclear export, subcellular localization and translation and are consequently rich in regulatory elements. Although 3' RRs contain only approximately 0.2% of known disease-associated mutations, this is likely to represent a rather conservative estimate of their actual prevalence. In an attempt to catalogue 3' RR-mediated disease and also to gain a greater understanding of the functional role of regulatory elements within 3' RRs, we have performed a systematic analysis of disease-associated 3' RR variants; 121 3' RR variants in 94 human genes were collated. These included 17 mutations in the upstream core polyadenylation signal sequence (UCPAS), 81 in the upstream sequence (USS) between the translational termination codon and the UCPAS, 6 in the left arm of the 'spacer' sequence (LAS) between the UCPAS and the pre-mRNA cleavage site (CS), 3 in the right arm of the 'spacer' sequence (RAS) or downstream core polyadenylation signal sequence (DCPAS) and 7 in the downstream sequence (DSS) of the 3'-flanking region, with 7 further mutations being treated as isolated examples. All the UCPAS mutations and the rather unusual cases of the DMPK, SCA8, FCMD and GLA mutations exert a significant effect on the mRNA phenotype and are usually associated with monogenic disease. By contrast, most of the remaining variants are polymorphisms that exert a comparatively minor influence on mRNA expression, but which may nevertheless predispose to or otherwise modify complex clinical phenotypes. Considerable efforts have been made to validate/elucidate the mechanisms through which the 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) variants affect gene expression. It is hoped that the integrative approach employed here in the study of naturally occurring variants of actual or potential pathological significance will serve to complement ongoing efforts to identify all functional regulatory elements in the human genome.
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