title: No association between bipolar affective disorder and a serotonin receptor (5-HT2A) polymorphism.
abstract: The serotonergic system is implicated in the pathogenesis of affective disorders. In particular, the role of the postsynaptic 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) type 2 receptor (5-HT2) has been documented by several studies. The 5-HT2A receptor gene located on chromosome 13 (13q14-21) can be considered a candidate gene for bipolar affective disorder (BPAD). We tested association between a 5-HT2A receptor DNA variant and BPAD using a case-control design. Eighty-three BPAD patients and 129 unrelated normal controls, carefully matched for sex and geographical origin, were studied. Allele and genotype frequencies as well as homo-heterozygote distribution at the 5-HT2A receptor polymorphism were compared between the two groups. No significant allelic or genotypic associations were observed. There was no significant difference for homo-heterozygote distribution between the two groups. These preliminary results may indicate that in our sample the 5-HT2 receptor polymorphism studied is unlikely to play a role in the genetic susceptibility to BPAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University Clinics of Brussels, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mahieu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Souery
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lipp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mendelbaum
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verheyen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Maertelaer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Broeckhoven
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendlewicz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000235:genetics*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin