title: No association between serotonin-2A receptor gene polymorphism and psychotic symptomatology of mood disorders.
abstract: Abnormalities of the serotonergic system are involved in the pathophysiology of mood disorders. In the present study, we investigated the possible influence of the T102C polymorphism of the serotonin-2A receptor gene (5-HT2A, 13q14-21) on the symptomatology of mood disorders. Inpatients affected by mood disorders (n = 246, 149 bipolar, 97 major depressive disorder) were assessed with a checklist of operational criteria for psychotic illness (OPCRIT) to score their lifetime psychotic symptomatology. The subjects were also typed for 5-HT2A variants using polymerase chain reaction techniques. No association was found between this polymorphism and psychopathology as defined by the four symptomatologic factors used in phenotype definition (mania, depression, delusion and disorganization). Genetic variation at the 5-HT2A receptor gene does not, therefore, appear to play a major role in the pathogenesis of major mood disorders.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, University of Milan School of Medicine, Italy. serretti.alessandro@hsr.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serretti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lilli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lorenzi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Smeraldi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology*; D010641:Phenotype; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000235:genetics*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D044402:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin