title: Family-based association studies of bipolar disorder with candidate genes involved in dopamine neurotransmission: DBH, DAT1, COMT, DRD2, DRD3 and DRD5.
abstract: The dopaminergic system has been implicated in the aetiology of mood disorders. We conducted family-based association studies for polymorphisms at three genes involved in the metabolism of dopamine: dopamine transporter (DAT1), dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) and catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT); and three dopamine receptors: DRD2, DRD3 and DRD5. We used a sample of 122 parent-offspring trios of British Caucasian origin where the proband had bipolar disorder I (BPI), and analysed the results with the transmission/disequilibrium test (TDT) which is robust to hidden population stratification. No statistically significant differences were found between transmitted and not transmitted alleles for any of the polymorphisms studied.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychiatric Genetics Unit, Division of Psychological Medicine, Tenovus Building, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF4 4XN, UK. kirov@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kirov
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: McCandless
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Craddock
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Owen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers; D004298:Dopamine / Q000235:genetics*; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase / Q000235:genetics; D004739:England; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008875:Middle Aged; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D019683:Penetrance; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1 / Q000235:genetics; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000235:genetics; D050637:Receptors, Dopamine D3; D050641:Receptors, Dopamine D5; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000235:genetics; D014852:Wales; D044465:White People / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; C493593:DRD3 protein, human; C493605:DRD5 protein, human; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D050637:Receptors, Dopamine D3; C493214:SLC6A3 protein, human; D050641:Receptors, Dopamine D5; D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase; D004298:Dopamine