title: Association analysis of the 5-HT2C receptor and 5-HT transporter genes in bipolar disorder.
abstract: We selected 42 patients with bipolar disorder type I (BPI) and 40 healthy controls for genetic analysis of DNA polymorphisms in the serotonin receptor 2c (5-HTR2c) and serotonin transporter (5-HTT) genes. No significant associations were found in the total patient sample. However, when the individuals were divided according to gender, trends for association with both polymorphisms (P = 0.051 for 5-HTR2c and P = 0.049 for 5-HTT) in female patients were observed. These results suggest that variations in these genes may be responsible for a minor increase in susceptibility for bipolar disorder in women.
authors.affiliation: Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, Born-Bunge Foundation, Department of Biochemistry, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oruc
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Verheyen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Furac
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakovljević
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ivezić
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raeymaekers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Broeckhoven
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008875:Middle Aged; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000235:genetics*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D044405:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2C; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; C493230:SLC6A4 protein, human; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D012701:Serotonin