title: Association study of the serotonin transporter gene polymorphism in obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: The hypothesis implicating the serotonergic system in the pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is supported by the therapeutic efficacy of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Since SSRIs act on the serotonin transporter (5-HTT), it has been suggested that the 5-HTT gene (SCL6A4) could be a good candidate for OCD. The SCL6A4 gene has a 44-bp insertion/deletion polymorphism in its promoter region (5-HTTLPR). Previous studies have revealed an association between OCD and the l allele. We analysed the 5-HTTLPR polymorphic system in 115 Mexican OCD patients and 136 controls. No significant association was found between l allele and OCD (chi2 = 1.54, d.f. = 1, p = 0.21). Furthermore, we assessed alternative methods that employ family-based designs in a sample of 43 trios. Haplotype-based haplotype relative risk and transmission disequilibrium analysis did not show a preferential transmission of l allele to OCD probands. Our results indicate the need to analyse larger samples using family-based methods.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genética Psiquiátrica, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiátría Ramon de la Fuente Muñiz, Mexico D.F., 14370, México.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Camarena
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rinetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de la Fuente
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nicolini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D008800:Mexico; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C493230:SLC6A4 protein, human; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins