title: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and treatment response.
abstract: Recently, a role for a functional polymorphism within the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) in conferring susceptibility to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has been suggested. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that allelic variation of the 5-HTTLPR could be associated with OCD susceptibility or influence the drug response in OCD. One hundred and eighty-one OCD patients were recruited; 92 patients underwent a standardized treatment with fluvoxamine. No significant differences in allele/genotype distribution of the 5-HTTLPR were found between 191 controls and OCD. No differences in fluvoxamine response in the three genotypes groups in OCD were found, considering Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) total scores. Nevertheless, a significant time per genotype interaction was found for the YBOCS subtotal compulsion scores. Considering patients without tic disorder co-diagnosis, a significant time per genotype interaction for both YBOCS total scores and compulsion scores was found.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor, San Raffaele Vita-Salute University, Department of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, Milan, Italy. dibella.daniela@hsr.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Bella
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erzegovesi
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cavallini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bellodi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000483:Alleles; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D016666:Fluvoxamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
chemical_list: D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; C493230:SLC6A4 protein, human; D050486:Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D016666:Fluvoxamine