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Association between a common haplotype in the COMT gene region and psychiatric disorders in individuals with 22q11.2DS

Michaelovsky, Elena, Gothelf, Doron, Korostishevsky, Michael, Frisch, Amos, Burg, Merav, Carmel, Miri, Steinberg, Tamar, Inbar, Dov +2 more·2008·The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Abstract

The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is the most common hemizygous deletion syndrome in humans. In addition to a wide range of physical abnormalities 22q11.2DS subjects show high prevalence of several psychiatric disorders. In our previous study we showed that the low-activity allele (158Met) of the COMT gene is a risk factor for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in 22q11.2DS individuals. In the present study we have genotyped fifty-five 22q11.2DS individuals and 95 of their parents for eight SNPs in and around the COMT gene. A haplotype composed of three SNPs [rs2097603; rs4680 (158Val/Met); rs165599] representing the major linkage disequilibrium blocks in COMT and previously implicated in functional variation, was found to be associated with ADHD and OCD in 22q11.2DS individuals. A common risk haplotype (G-A-A) was significantly associated with both ADHD (OR 3.13, chi2=4.38, p=0.036) and OCD (OR 4.00, chi2=6.41, p=0.011) in 22q11.2DS individuals. Interestingly, the same haplotype was recently found to be associated with efficient prefrontal performance in the general population. The risk haplotype was not found to be associated with IQ scores in our 22q11.2DS sample. Parental origin of the deletion did not affect the susceptibility to ADHD and OCD in the 22q11.2DS subjects. This study demonstrated the association of a particular COMT haplotype with susceptibility to both ADHD and OCD in 22q11.2DS and supports the hypothesis that COMT gene variations contribute to genetic predisposition to psychiatric disorders in the general population.

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Authors
Michaelovsky, E., Gothelf, D., Korostishevsky, M., Frisch, A., Burg, M., Carmel, M., Steinberg, T., Inbar, D., Apter, A., & Weizman, A.
Affiliations
Tel Aviv University (IL)
Corresponding author
Frisch, Amos
Venue
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
Published
2007-10-22
Volume
11
Issue
03
Pages
351-63
ISSN
  • 1461-1457 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-5111
OpenAlex
W2127479476
Cited by
53
References
77
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FWCI
2.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Keywords
22q11.2 deletion syndrome, COMT gene, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, mental illness, linkage disequilibrium, single nucleotide polymorphisms, genetic susceptibility, parental origin, IQ
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Catechol O-Methyltransferase, Child, Child, Preschool, Chromosome Aberrations, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22, Female, Gene Frequency, Genotype, Humans, Male, Methionine, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Valine, Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational, Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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