title: Polymorphisms of myelin-associated glycoprotein gene are associated with schizophrenia in the Chinese Han population.
abstract: Results of gene expression microarray and quantitative PCR studies have suggested abnormalities in the expression of myelin-related genes including myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG) in schizophrenic patients. Research provides strong evidence for oligodendrocyte dysfunction in schizophrenics. In order to further assess the role of MAG in schizophrenia, we examined four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), namely rs2301600, rs3746248, rs720309 and rs720308, of this gene in Chinese schizophrenic patients (n=470) and healthy controls (n=470). The distribution of rs720309 T/A genotypes showed a strong association with schizophrenia (chi(2)=14.58, d.f.=2, P=0.0008). A haplotype constructed of rs720309-rs720308 also revealed a significant association with schizophrenia (chi(2)=11.914, d.f.=3, P=0.0084). Our findings of a significant associations between schizophrenia and the MAG gene suggest that this gene may be involved in susceptibility to schizophrenia in the Chinese Han population.
authors.affiliation: Center for Human and Animal Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
authors.forename: Chunling
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Yifeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guoyin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Niufan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Huijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shaomin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D018992:Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein