title: Quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) gene polymorphism may not confer a susceptibility to mood disorders.
abstract: Quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) plays a key role in the cellular antioxidant defense by detoxifying quinine derivatives. Case-control association study of the possible relationship between the NQO1 gene polymorphism and mood disorders (patients with major depressive disorder, n=61; patients with bipolar I disorder, n=80; control, n=106) was carried out using PCR-based techniques. These preliminary results showed that the NQO1 gene polymorphism was not related to a susceptibility to mood disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-701, South Korea. pae@catholic.ac.kr
authors.forename: Chi-Un
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Pae
authors.forename: Soo-Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Ashwin A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patkar
authors.forename: Jung-Jin
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chul
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: In-Ho
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Paik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016660:NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone) / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D016660:NAD(P)H Dehydrogenase (Quinone); C447479:NQO1 protein, human