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Perinatal risk factors interacting with catechol O‐methyltransferase and the serotonin transporter gene predict ASD symptoms in children with ADHD

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Nijmeijer, Judith S., Hartman, Catharina A., Rommelse, Nanda N.J., Altink, Marieke E., Buschgens, Cathelijne J.M., Fliers, Ellen A., Franke, Barbara, Minderaa, Ruud B. +5 more·2010·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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Background: Symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often co‐occur. Given the previously found familiality of ASD symptoms in children with ADHD, addressing these symptoms may be useful for genetic association studies, especially for candidate gene findings that have not been consistently replicated for ADHD. Methods: We studied the association of the catechol O‐methyltransferase ( COMT ) Val158Met polymorphism and the serotonin transporter ( SLC6A4/SERT/5‐HTT) 5‐HTTLPR insertion/deletion polymorphism with ASD symptoms in children with ADHD, and whether these polymorphisms would interact with pre‐ and perinatal risk factors, i.e., maternal smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight. Analyses were performed using linear regression in 207 Dutch participants with combined type ADHD of the International Multicenter ADHD Genetics (IMAGE) study, and repeated in an independent ADHD sample ( n = 439) selected from the TRracking Adolescents’ Individual Lives Survey (TRAILS). Dependent variables were the total and subscale scores of the Children’s Social Behavior Questionnaire (CSBQ). Results: No significant main effects of COMT Val158Met, 5‐HTTLPR, maternal smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight on ASD symptoms were found. However, the COMT Val/Val genotype interacted with maternal smoking during pregnancy in increasing stereotyped behavior in the IMAGE sample ( p = .008); this interaction reached significance in the TRAILS sample after correction for confounders ( p = .02). In the IMAGE sample, the 5‐HTTLPR S/S genotype interacted with maternal smoking during pregnancy, increasing problems in social interaction ( p = .02), and also interacted with low birth weight, increasing rigid behavior ( p = .03). Findings for 5‐HTTLPR in the TRAILS sample were similar, albeit for related CSBQ subscales. Conclusions: These findings suggest gene–environment interaction effects on ASD symptoms in children with ADHD.

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Nijmeijer, J. S., Hartman, C. A., Rommelse, N. N. J., Altink, M. E., Buschgens, C. J. M., Fliers, E. A., Franke, B., Minderaa, R. B., Ormel, J., Sergeant, J. A., Verhulst, F. C., Buitelaar, J. K., & Hoekstra, P. J.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
Venue
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-09-24
Volume
51
Issue
11
Pages
1242-1250
ISSN
  • 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7610
OpenAlex
W2109309857
Cited by
57
References
65
Citations by year
2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 5
FWCI
4.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • EUR Research Repository (Erasmus University Rotterdam) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (175.010.200, 940-38-011)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH062873, 1 R01 MH62873-01A1)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
autism symptoms, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, catechol-O-methyltransferase, COMT Val158Met polymorphism, serotonin transporter, 5-HTTLPR, gene-environment interaction, perinatal risk factors, smoking during pregnancy, low birth weight, stereotypy, social interaction difficulties, children
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Birth Weight, Catechol O-Methyltransferase, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Female, Genotype, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Maternal Behavior, Methionine, Netherlands, Pregnancy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Sampling Studies, Smoking, Stereotyped Behavior, Valine, Linear Models, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, INDEL Mutation

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