title: Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis of corticotropin-releasing factor-binding protein gene in recurrent major depressive disorder.
abstract: Corticotropin-releasing factor-binding protein (CRF-BP) regulates the availability of free CRF and is a functional candidate gene for affective disorders. Previous research showed an association between polymorphisms in the CRF-BP gene and recurrent major depression (MDD) in a Swedish sample. The purpose of the current study was to re-evaluate the previous findings in an extended Swedish sample and in an independent Belgian sample of patients with recurrent MDD and in control samples. In total, 317 patients and 696 control individuals were included. Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and a deletion polymorphism in the CRF-BP gene were genotyped and the haplotype block structure of the gene was assessed. In the extended Swedish population, there was a trend towards an association between two SNPs and MDD. The subsequent gender analysis showed significant associations of three SNPs (CRF-BPs2 T; CRF-BPs11 T and CRF-BPs12 C) and haplotype G_T_C_T_C with MDD in Swedish males. However, these findings did not withstand correction for multiple testing and there were no significant SNP or haplotype associations in the Belgian MDD sample. In conclusion, this study does not provide confirmatory evidence for a role of the CRF-BP gene in the vulnerability for MDD in general. The association between genetic CRF-BP variants and MDD may be sexually dimorphic, but this issue requires further investigation in a larger sample.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics VIB8, Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Den Eede
authors.forename: Tine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Venken
authors.forename: Jurgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Del-Favero
authors.forename: Karl-Fredrik
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Norrback
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Souery
authors.forename: Lars Göran
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van den Bossche
authors.forename: Wouter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hulstijn
authors.forename: Bernard G C
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Sabbe
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cosyns
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mendlewicz
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adolfsson
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Broeckhoven
authors.forename: Stephan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Claes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000483:Alleles; D001530:Belgium; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D012008:Recurrence; D012737:Sex Factors; D013557:Switzerland
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C067133:corticotropin releasing factor-binding protein