title: Polymorphisms in the genes for mGluR types 7 and 8: association studies with schizophrenia.
abstract: A dysfunctional glutamatergic system has been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. The group III metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) types 7 and 8 presynaptically inhibit glutamate release, thereby modulating glutamatergic transmission in the brain. We conducted association studies to investigate the novel Tyr433Phe (mGluR7) variant and the 2846-C/T (mGluR8) polymorphism in schizophrenia. Both variants, present at high frequencies, failed to demonstrate any significant association with schizophrenia (mGluR7 [Tyr433Phe] allele: P=0.33; genotype: P=0.63; mGluR8 [2846-C/T] allele: P=0.72; genotype: P=0.63).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Section of Clinical Neuropharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK. spbcaab@iop.kcl.ac.uk
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bolonna
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Kerwin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Munro
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Arranz
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Makoff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / Q000235:genetics*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018094:Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate; C102719:metabotropic glutamate receptor 7; C111435:metabotropic glutamate receptor 8