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Tran C, Wigg KG, Zhang K, Cate-Carter TD, Kerr E, Field LL, Kaplan BJ, Lovett MW, Barr CL. Association of the ROBO1 gene with reading disabilities in a family-based analysis. Genes Brain Behav 2014; 13:430-8. [PMID: 24612512 PMCID: PMC4930671 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Linkage studies have identified a locus on chromosome 3 as reading disabilities (RD) and speech and sound disorder (SSD) susceptibility region, with both RD and SSD sharing similar phonological processing and phonological memory difficulties. One gene in this region, roundabout homolog 1 (ROBO1), has been indicated as a RD candidate and has shown significant association with measures of phonological memory in a population-based sample. In this study, we conducted a family-based association analysis using two independent samples collected in Toronto and Calgary, Canada. Using the two samples, we tested for association between ROBO1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and RD, along with quantitative measures for reading, spelling and phonological memory. One SNP, rs331142, which was selected based on its correlation with ROBO1 expression in brain tissue, was found to be significantly associated with RD in the Toronto sample with over transmission of the minor C allele (P = 0.001), correlated with low expression. This SNP is located ~200 bp from a putative enhancer and results for a marker within the enhancer, rs12495133, showed evidence for association with the same allele in both the Toronto and Calgary samples (P = 0.005 and P = 0.007). These results support previous associations between ROBO1 and RD, as well as correlation with low gene expression, suggesting a possible mechanism of risk conferred by this gene.
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- C. Tran
- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
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- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
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- Neurosciences & Mental Health Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
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- Neurosciences & Mental Health Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Neurosciences & Mental Health Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
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- Genetics and Development Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
- Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
- Neurosciences & Mental Health Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario
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Bisceglia R, Jenkins JM, Wigg KG, O’Connor TG, Moran G, Barr CL. Arginine vasopressin 1a receptor gene and maternal behavior: evidence of association and moderation. Genes, Brain and Behavior 2012; 11:262-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2012.00769.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Misener VL, Gomez L, Wigg KG, Luca P, King N, Kiss E, Daróczi G, Kapornai K, Tamas Z, Mayer L, Gádoros J, Baji I, Kennedy JL, Kovacs M, Vetró A, Barr CL. Cytokine Genes TNF, IL1A, IL1B, IL6, IL1RN and IL10, and childhood-onset mood disorders. Neuropsychobiology 2009; 58:71-80. [PMID: 18832862 DOI: 10.1159/000159775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2007] [Accepted: 06/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Inflammatory cytokines induce a behavioral syndrome, known as sickness behavior, that strongly resembles symptoms typically seen in depression. This resemblance has led to the theory that an imbalance of inflammatory cytokine activity may be a contributing factor in depressive disorders. Support for this is found in multiple lines of evidence, such as the effects of cytokines on the activities of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, serotonin and brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and hippocampal function, all of which are implicated in the etiology of depression. In addition, associations between inflammatory activity and depressive symptomology have been documented in a number of studies, and the depressogenic effects of cytokine therapy are well known. Accordingly, given that depression has a substantial genetic basis, genes involved in the regulation of inflammatory cytokine activity are strong candidates for involvement in genetic susceptibility to depressive disorders. Here, we have tested 6 key genes of this type, TNF, IL1A, IL1B, IL6, IL1RN and IL10, as candidates for involvement in childhood-onset mood disorders. METHODS In this study of 384 families, each ascertained through a child with depression diagnosed before the age of 15 years, 11 polymorphisms of known or likely functional significance (coding and regulatory variants) were analyzed. RESULTS Testing for biased transmission of alleles from parents to their affected offspring, we found no evidence for an association between childhood-onset mood disorders and any of the polymorphisms, either individually or as haplotypes. CONCLUSION The present study does not support the involvement of the TNF, IL1A, IL1B, IL6, IL1RN and IL10 variants as major genetic risk factors contributing to early-onset mood disorders.
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- V L Misener
- Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Wigg KG, Feng Y, Crosbie J, Tannock R, Kennedy JL, Ickowicz A, Malone M, Schachar R, Barr CL. Association of ADHD and the Protogenin gene in the chromosome 15q21.3 reading disabilities linkage region. Genes Brain Behav 2009; 7:877-86. [PMID: 19076634 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2008.00425.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Twin studies indicate genetic overlap between symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and reading disabilities (RD), and linkage studies identify several chromosomal regions possibly containing common susceptibility genes, including the 15q region. Based on a translocation finding and association to two specific alleles, the candidate gene, DYX1C1, has been proposed as the susceptibility gene for RD in 15q. Previously, we tested markers in DYX1C1 for association with ADHD. Although we identified association for haplotypes across the gene, we were unable to replicate the association to the specific alleles reported. Thus, the risk alleles for ADHD are yet to be identified. The susceptibility alleles may be in a remote regulatory element, or DYX1C1 may not be the risk gene. To continue study of 15q, we tested a coding region change in DYX1C1, followed by markers across the gene Protogenin (PRTG) in 253 ADHD nuclear families. PRTG was chosen based on its location and because it is closely related to DCC and Neogenin, two genes known to guide migratory cells and axons during development. The markers in DYX1C1 were not associated to ADHD when analyzed individually; however, six markers in PRTG showed significant association with ADHD as a categorical trait (P = 0.025-0.005). Haplotypes in both genes showed evidence for association. We identified association with ADHD symptoms measured as quantitative traits in PRTG, but no evidence for association with two key components of reading, word identification and decoding was observed. These findings, while preliminary, identify association of ADHD to a gene that potentially plays a role in cell migration and axon growth.
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- K G Wigg
- Genetics and Development Division, The Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Luca P, Laurin N, Misener VL, Wigg KG, Anderson B, Cate-Carter T, Tannock R, Humphries T, Lovett MW, Barr CL. Association of the dopamine receptor D1 gene, DRD1, with inattention symptoms in families selected for reading problems. Mol Psychiatry 2007; 12:776-85. [PMID: 17310237 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Twin studies have provided evidence for shared genetic influences between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and specific reading disabilities (RD), with this overlap being highest for the inattentive symptom dimension of ADHD. Previously, we found evidence for association of the dopamine receptor D1 gene (DRD1) with ADHD, and with the inattentive symptom dimension in particular. This, combined with evidence for working memory (WM) deficits in individuals with RD or ADHD, and the importance of D1 receptors in attentional processes and WM function, suggests that DRD1 may be a common genetic influence underlying both disorders. Here, in a study of 232 families ascertained through probands with reading problems, we tested for association of the DRD1 gene with RD, as a categorical trait, and with quantitative measures of key reading component skills, WM ability, and inattentive symptoms. Although no associations were found with RD, or with reading component skills or verbal WM, we found evidence for association with inattentive behaviour. Specifically, DRD1 Haplotype 3, the haplotype previously found to be associated with inattentive symptoms in ADHD, is also associated with parent- and teacher-reported symptoms of inattention in this sample selected for reading problems (P=0.023 and 0.004, respectively). Together, the replicated finding of Haplotype 3 association with inattentive symptoms in two independent study samples strongly supports a role for DRD1 in attentional ability. Furthermore, the association of DRD1 with inattention, but not with RD, or the other reading and reading-related phenotypes analysed, suggests that DRD1 contributes uniquely to inattention, without overlap for reading ability.
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- P Luca
- Cell and Molecular Biology Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Dorval KM, Wigg KG, Crosbie J, Tannock R, Kennedy JL, Ickowicz A, Pathare T, Malone M, Schachar R, Barr CL. Association of the glutamate receptor subunit gene GRIN2B with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Genes Brain Behav 2006; 6:444-52. [PMID: 17010153 PMCID: PMC4833492 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2006.00273.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The glutamatergic signaling pathway represents an ideal candidate susceptibility system for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Disruption of specific N-methyl-D-aspartate-type glutamate receptor subunit genes (GRIN1, 2A-D) in mice leads to significant alterations in cognitive and/or locomotor behavior including impairments in latent learning, spatial memory tasks and hyperactivity. Here, we tested for association of GRIN2B variants with ADHD, by genotyping nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 205 nuclear families identified through probands with ADHD. Transmission of alleles from heterozygous parents to affected offspring was examined using the transmission/disequilibrium test. Quantitative trait analyses for the ADHD symptom dimensions [inattentive (IA) and hyperactive/impulsive (HI)] and cognitive measures of verbal working memory and verbal short-term memory were performed using the fbat program. Three SNPs showed significantly biased transmission (P < 0.05), with the strongest evidence of association found for rs2,284,411 (chi(2)= 7.903, 1 degree of freedom, P= 0.005). Quantitative trait analyses showed associations of these markers with both the IA and the HI symptom dimensions of ADHD but not with the cognitive measures of verbal short-term memory or verbal working memory. Our data suggest an association between variations in the GRIN2B subunit gene and ADHD as measured categorically or as a quantitatively distributed trait.
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- K. M. Dorval
- Cell and Molecular Biology Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Brain and Behavior Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Brain and Behavior Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Neurogenetics Section, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Brain and Behavior Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Brain and Behavior Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Brain and Behavior Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Brain and Behavior Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Cell and Molecular Biology Division, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Brain and Behavior Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Corresponding author: C. L. Barr, Toronto Western Hospital, Main Pavilion, Rm 14-302, 399 Bathurst St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 2S8.
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Wigg KG, Couto JM, Feng Y, Anderson B, Cate-Carter TD, Macciardi F, Tannock R, Lovett MW, Humphries TW, Barr CL. Support for EKN1 as the susceptibility locus for dyslexia on 15q21. Mol Psychiatry 2004; 9:1111-21. [PMID: 15249932 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Dyslexia has been linked to a number of chromosomal regions including 15q. Recently a gene, EKN1, with unknown function in the linked region, was identified via a translocation breakpoint. This gene was further supported as a susceptibility locus by association studies in a Finnish sample. We investigated the possibility of this locus as a susceptibility gene contributing to dyslexia, analyzed as a categorical trait, and analyzed key reading phenotypes as quantitative traits using six polymorphisms including the two previously reported to be associated with dyslexia. In our sample of 148 families identified through a proband with reading difficulties, we found significant evidence for an association to dyslexia analyzed as a categorical trait and found evidence of association to the reading and related processes of phonological awareness, word identification, decoding, rapid automatized naming, language ability, and verbal short-term memory. However, association was observed with different alleles and haplotypes than those reported to be associated in a Finnish sample. These findings provide support for EKN1 as a risk locus for dyslexia and as contributing to reading component processes and reading-related abilities. Based on these findings, further studies of this gene in independent samples are now required to determine the relationship of this gene to dyslexia.
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- K G Wigg
- Department of Psychiatry, Cell and Molecular Division, The Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2S8, Canada
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Barr CL, Feng Y, Wigg KG, Schachar R, Tannock R, Roberts W, Malone M, Kennedy JL. 5'-untranslated region of the dopamine D4 receptor gene and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Am J Med Genet 2001; 105:84-90. [PMID: 11425008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Recently the molecular genetic basis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been the focus of a number of studies with the majority of these investigating the role of dopamine system genes. A great deal of attention has been focused on the possible involvement of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) following a report of an association of ADHD with the allele containing seven copies of the 48-bp repeat in the third exon. In this paper we extended the search for the molecular explanation for the observed association by testing three polymorphisms in the region 5' to the dopamine receptor D4 gene transcription start site for linkage to ADHD. We specifically targeted polymorphisms in the region 5' to the start site of transcription as DNA variants in this region could alter the transcription level of the gene and hence the phenotype. We did not observe significant evidence for biased transmission of any of the alleles at these three polymorphisms to ADHD probands using the transmission disequilibrium test. We conclude that these three polymorphisms are not related to the ADHD phenotype.
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- C L Barr
- Department of Psychiatry, The Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
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Barr CL, Wigg KG, Feng Y, Zai G, Malone M, Roberts W, Schachar R, Tannock R, Kennedy JL. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and the gene for the dopamine D5 receptor. Mol Psychiatry 2000; 5:548-51. [PMID: 11032390 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A recent study has suggested a possible association of a polymorphism near the dopamine D5 receptor gene (DRD5) and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The polymorphism studied was a (CA)n repeat located in the cosmid containing the D5 receptor gene2 and the allele that was reported to be associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was the 148-bp allele. In this study we sought to replicate this finding by testing for biased transmission of the alleles at this same polymorphism in a sample of 92 families with an ADHD proband. We did not observe significant evidence for biased transmission of the 148-bp allele, however we did observe biased transmission of two other alleles, the 136-bp allele and the 146-bp allele. For these two alleles the bias was for these two alleles not to be transmitted to the ADHD children. The number of informative transmissions for these two alleles was small, therefore it would be premature to make any conclusions from our study concerning the role of DRD5 in ADHD.
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- C L Barr
- Department of Psychiatry, The Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
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Barr CL, Wigg KG, Bloom S, Schachar R, Tannock R, Roberts W, Malone M, Kennedy JL. Further evidence from haplotype analysis for linkage of the dopamine D4 receptor gene and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Am J Med Genet 2000; 96:262-7. [PMID: 10898896 DOI: 10.1002/1096-8628(20000612)96:3<262::aid-ajmg5>3.0.co;2-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Several studies have suggested a possible association of a polymorphism at the dopamine D4 receptor gene and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder [LaHoste et al., 1996; Rowe et al., 1998; Smalley et al., 1998; Sunohara et al., submitted; Swanson et al., 1998]. The allele reported to be associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the allele with seven copies of the 48 bp repeat in the third exon. We extend our study of the dopamine D4 gene and ADHD by testing for linkage using two additional polymorphisms in the dopamine D4 receptor gene and a polymorphism in the closely linked gene, tyrosine hydroxylase. We also searched for two previously reported deletions, a 13 bp and a 21 bp deletion in the first exon. We examined the haplotypes of three polymorphisms of the D4 receptor gene and observed biased transmission of two of these haplotypes. Our findings further support the role of the dopamine D4 gene in ADHD.
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- C L Barr
- Department of Psychiatry, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Ontario, Canada.
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Barr CL, Wigg KG, Wu J, Zai C, Bloom S, Tannock R, Roberts W, Malone M, Schachar R, Kennedy JL. Linkage study of two polymorphisms at the dopamine D3 receptor gene and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Am J Med Genet 2000; 96:114-7. [PMID: 10686563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Data from animal studies suggest that the dopamine D3 receptor gene may have a role in locomotion and behavioral regulation. Therefore, this gene has been suggested as a candidate for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The dopamine D3 receptor gene (DRD3) has two common polymorphisms, one in exon I that changes a Serine to Glycine (Ser9Gly) and alters the recognition site for the restriction enzyme MscI [Lannfelt et al., 1992]. The other common polymorphism is located in intron 5 and results in the change of a restriction site for MspI [Griffon et al., 1996]. We investigated the possibility of linkage of the dopamine D3 receptor gene in 100 small, nuclear families consisting of a proband with ADHD, their parents, and affected siblings. We examined the transmission of the alleles of each of these polymorphisms and the haplotypes of both polymorphisms using the transmission disequilibrium test [Spielman et al., 1993]. We did not observe biased transmission of the alleles at either polymorphism or any haplotype. Our findings using this particular sample do not support the role of the dopamine D3 gene in ADHD. Am. J. Med. Genet. (Neuropsychiatr. Genet.) 96:114-117, 2000.
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- C L Barr
- Department of Psychiatry, The Toronto Hospital, Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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This review describes the recent growth of our knowledge in the genetics of these sleep disorders and reports some of our preliminary molecular studies in restless legs syndrome.
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- C Zai
- Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by both motor and vocal tics. Individuals with TS often have symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and these symptoms are thought to be an alternative expression of the TS gene(s) in TS families. In this paper we test for linkage of the functional polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene to TS and OCD in five multi-generational families ascertained through a TS proband. This polymorphism (valine to methionine at codon 158) has been previously reported to influence the activity of COMT by three to four-fold and has recently been reported to be associated with OCD.1 We tested for linkage using an autosomal dominant model with reduced penetrance and non-parametric methods. No significant evidence for linkage was found for the COMT gene and the TS/CMT, or OCD phenotypes in these pedigrees.
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- C L Barr
- The Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Hospital Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by both motor and vocal tics. Despite clear evidence for a genetic predisposition to TS from family, twin, and adoption studies, there have been no confirmed linkage findings. In this article we test for linkage to TS in multigenerational families segregating TS using a panel of 386 markers with the largest interval between any two markers being 28 cM and an average distance between markers of 10 cM. We tested for linkage using an autosomal dominant model with reduced penetrance and using nonparametric methods. No significant evidence for linkage was found with parametric analysis. A logarithm of the odds (LOD) score of greater or equal to one under the autosomal dominant model was observed in 24 of these markers in at least one of the families tested. No LOD scores greater than two were observed with any of the markers. For the nonparametric analysis, eight markers were observed with a P-value less than 0.00005 for significance evidence of linkage in at least one family. However caution should be used in the interpretation of the nonparametric analyses as this statistic (the affected-pedigree-member method) is know to have a high false-positive rate. Further support for linkage in these regions is required before linkage can be assumed.
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- C L Barr
- Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Hospital Western Division, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Barr CL, Wigg KG, Zovko E, Sandor P, Tsui LC. Linkage study of the dopamine D5 receptor gene and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Am J Med Genet 1997; 74:58-61. [PMID: 9034008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A defect in the dopamine system has been hypothesized as the etiological defect in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (TS). In this report, we test the hypothesis that the dopamine D5 receptor locus (DRD5) is linked to the genetic susceptibility to TS in five families studied in Canada. We tested for linkage to the dopamine D5 receptor gene using a microsatellite polymorphism located in the same cosmid clone. Using an autosomal dominant model with reduced penetrance, we were able to exclude linkage in four of the five families for the TS and chronic multiple tics (CMT) phenotype. Also, no evidence for linkage was found using nonparametric methods in all five families.
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- C L Barr
- Department of Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Barr CL, Wigg KG, Zovko E, Sandor P, Tsui LC. No evidence for a major gene effect of the dopamine D4 receptor gene in the susceptibility to Gilles de la Tourette syndrome in five Canadian families. Am J Med Genet 1996; 67:301-5. [PMID: 8725747 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19960531)67:3<301::aid-ajmg6>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome (TS) is neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by both motor and vocal tics affecting approximately 1/10,000 females and 1/2000 males. Because of the success of neuroleptics and other agents interacting with the dopaminergic system in the suppression of tics, a defect in the dopamine system has been hypothesized in the etiology of TS. In this paper we test the hypothesis that the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) is linked to the genetic susceptibility to TS in five families. We tested three polymorphisms in the DRD4 gene and a polymorphism in the closely linked locus, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH). We found no evidence for linkage of DRD4 or TH to TS using an autosomal dominant model with reduced penetrance or using non-parametric methods. The presence of a mutation that results in a truncated non-functional D4 receptor protein was also tested for, but was not observed in these families.
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- C L Barr
- Department of Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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