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Vică ML, Delcea C, Dumitrel GA, Vușcan ME, Matei HV, Teodoru CA, Siserman CV. The Influence of HLA Alleles on the Affective Distress Profile. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12608. [PMID: 36231907 PMCID: PMC9564508 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2022] [Revised: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
(1) Background: Affective distress can be triggered by aggressive stimuli with an unfavorable role for the individual. Some of the factors that lead to the development and evolution of a mental disorder can be genetic. The aim of this study is to determine some correlations between the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes and the affective distress profile (PDA). (2) Methods: A psychological assessment and testing tool for anxiety was applied to 115 people. The low-resolution HLA alleles of class I (HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-C) and class II (HLA-DRB1 and HLA-DQB1) were identified by the PCR technique after DNA extraction from the blood. Depending on the PDA, the subjects were divided into two groups: a group with a low PDA and another one with a medium and high PDA. The IBM SPSS software was used to compare the frequency of HLA alleles between the two groups. (3) Results: The univariate analysis revealed a significant association of the HLA-A locus (A*01, A*30), HLA-B (B*08), and HLA-DRB1 (DRB1*11) with the low PDA group and of the HLA-A locus (A*32), HLA-B (B*52), and HLA-C (C*12) with the medium and high PDA group. (4) Conclusions: The present study highlighted potential associations between HLA alleles and anxiety disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mihaela Laura Vică
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Institute of Legal Medicine, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Faculty of Psychology, “Tibiscus” University, 300559 Timișoara, Romania
- Faculty of Medicine, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Industrial Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University, 300223 Timișoara, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Institute of Legal Medicine, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Institute of Legal Medicine, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Clinical Surgical Department, Faculty of Medicine, “Lucian Blaga” University, 550002 Sibiu, Romania
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Legal Medicine, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Ivanov R, Kazantsev F, Zavarzin E, Klimenko A, Milakhina N, Matushkin YG, Savostyanov A, Lashin S. ICBrainDB: An Integrated Database for Finding Associations between Genetic Factors and EEG Markers of Depressive Disorders. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12010053. [PMID: 35055368 PMCID: PMC8780210 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12010053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, we collected and systemized diverse information related to depressive and anxiety disorders as the first step on the way to investigate the associations between molecular genetics, electrophysiological, behavioral, and psychological characteristics of people. Keeping that in mind, we developed an internet resource including a database and tools for primary presentation of the collected data of genetic factors, the results of electroencephalography (EEG) tests, and psychological questionnaires. The sample of our study was 1010 people from different regions of Russia. We created the integrated ICBrainDB database that enables users to easily access, download, and further process information about individual behavioral characteristics and psychophysiological responses along with inherited trait data. The data obtained can be useful in training neural networks and in machine learning construction processes in Big Data analysis. We believe that the existence of such a resource will play an important role in the further search for associations of genetic factors and EEG markers of depression.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roman Ivanov
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (F.K.); (A.K.); (N.M.); (Y.G.M.); (A.S.); (S.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (F.K.); (A.K.); (N.M.); (Y.G.M.); (A.S.); (S.L.)
- Natural Science Faculty, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia;
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Lavrentiev Avenue 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Natural Science Faculty, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia;
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (F.K.); (A.K.); (N.M.); (Y.G.M.); (A.S.); (S.L.)
- Natural Science Faculty, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia;
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Lavrentiev Avenue 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (F.K.); (A.K.); (N.M.); (Y.G.M.); (A.S.); (S.L.)
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (F.K.); (A.K.); (N.M.); (Y.G.M.); (A.S.); (S.L.)
- Natural Science Faculty, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia;
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (F.K.); (A.K.); (N.M.); (Y.G.M.); (A.S.); (S.L.)
- Natural Science Faculty, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia;
- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Novosibirsk 630117, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (F.K.); (A.K.); (N.M.); (Y.G.M.); (A.S.); (S.L.)
- Natural Science Faculty, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia;
- Kurchatov Genomics Center, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science, Lavrentiev Avenue 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Savostyanov AN, Bazovkina DV, Lashin SА, Tamozhnikov SS, Saprygin AE, Astakhova TN, Kavai-Ool UN, Borisova NV, Karpova AG. Comprehensive analysis of the 5-HTTLPR allelic polymorphism effect on behavioral and neurophysiological indicators of executive control in people from different ethnic groups in Siberia. Vavilovskii Zhurnal Genet Selektsii 2021; 25:593-602. [PMID: 34595380 PMCID: PMC8453362 DOI: 10.18699/vj21.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The allelic polymorphism of the serotonin transporter's gene 5-HTTLPR is considered as one of the factors determining an individual genetic predisposition to the development of a wide range of affective disorders, including depression. Many studies have shown that the climatic and social conditions of people's life can have a significant impact on the connections of 5-HTTLPR with the risk of depression. The stop-signal paradigm (SSP) is an experimental method allowing evaluating an individual ability to the self-control of behavior in a changing environment. In the SSP experiment, a subject should either press one of several buttons quickly after the appearance of the target stimuli or suppress the already started movement if an inhibitory signal follows the target stimulus. The aim of this study is a research of associations between the allelic the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and the individual scores of the personal anxiety level, as well as the behavioral and neurophysiological indicators of the ability to self-control over motor reactions in the SSP. The study was conducted among people from three ethno-regional groups: healthy Caucasoids from Novosibirsk, the Mongoloid groups of the indigenous population of the Tuva Republic and Sakha Republic (Yakutia). Genetic, ethnographic, and psychological influences on an individual's ability to control motor responses were compared. The amplitude of the premotor peak of the evoked brain potential was used as a neurophysiological marker of the person's readiness to the execution of target-directed activity. It was revealed that the frequency of the S-allele polymorphism 5-HTTLPR was significantly higher for both mongoloid groups compared to the Caucasoids. The S/S genotype was associated with an increased level of personal anxiety and at the same time with a better ability to the self-control of behavior in the SSP experiment. Anxiety level, participants' sex, ethnicity, and allelic polymorphism 5-HTTLPR had a statistically significant effect on the amplitude of the premotor readiness potential recorded under the SSP conditions in the frontal and parietal-occipital cortical regions. Our data support the hypothesis that the S/S genotype of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism may be associated with more success in adapting to the climatic conditions connected with high life risk in comparison to L/L and L/S genotypes.
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- A N Savostyanov
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Scientific-Research Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Scientific-Research Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Scientific-Research Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Tuvan Scientific Center, Kyzyl, Tyva Republic, Russia
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- M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia
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- M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia
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Trakadis Y, Accogli A, Qi B, Bloom D, Joober R, Levy E, Tabbane K. Next-generation gene panel testing in adolescents and adults in a medical neuropsychiatric genetics clinic. Neurogenetics 2021; 22:313-322. [PMID: 34363551 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-021-00664-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Intellectual disability (ID) encompasses a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of neurodevelopmental disorders that may present with psychiatric illness in up to 40% of cases. Despite the evidence for clinical utility of genetic panels in pediatrics, there are no published studies in adolescents/adults with ID or autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This study was approved by our institutional research ethics board. We retrospectively reviewed the medical charts of all patients evaluated between January 2017 and December 2019 in our adult neuropsychiatric genetics clinic at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), who had undergone a comprehensive ID/ASD gene panel. Thirty-four patients aged > 16 years, affected by ID/ASD and/or other neuropsychiatric/behavioral disorders, were identified. Pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants were identified in one-third of our cohort (32%): 8 single-nucleotide variants in 8 genes (CASK, SHANK3, IQSEC2, CHD2, ZBTB20, TREX1, SON, and TUBB2A) and 3 copy number variants (17p13.3, 16p13.12p13.11, and 9p24.3p24.1). The presence of psychiatric/behavioral disorders, regardless of the co-occurrence of ID, and, at a borderline level, the presence of ID alone were associated with positive genetic findings (p = 0.024 and p = 0.054, respectively). Moreover, seizures were associated with positive genetic results (p = 0.024). One-third of individuals presenting with psychiatric illness who met our red flags for Mendelian diseases have pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants which can be identified using a comprehensive ID/ASD gene panel (~ 2500 genes) performed on an exome backbone.
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- Y Trakadis
- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Room A04.3140, 1001 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. .,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. .,Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada. .,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Specialized Medicine, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), Room A04.3140, 1001 Boul. Décarie, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Douglas Mental Health Institute/Hospital, Montreal, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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