title: Dopamine receptor D2 and catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphisms associated with anorexia nervosa in Chinese Han population: DRD2 and COMT gene polymorphisms were associated with AN.
abstract: Dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) are important in dopamine system which is proved to be associated with food-anticipatory behavior, food restriction, reward and motivation. This has made them good candidates for anorexia nervosa (AN). The aim of this work is to explore the roles of DRD2 (rs1800497) and COMT (rs4680, rs4633, rs4818) gene polymorphisms in the susceptibility of AN within the Chinese Han population. We recruited 260AN patients with DSM-IV diagnosis criteria, and 247 unrelated, normal weight controls. DRD2 (rs1800497) and COMT (rs4680, rs4633, rs4818) were genotyped in all subjects. We found rs1800497 and rs4633 were associated with the susceptibility of AN within the Chinese Han sample, and allele C of rs1800497 was a protective factor. There was a gene-gene interaction between rs1800497 of DRD2 gene and rs4633 of COMT gene. We concluded that rs1800497 and rs4633 play important roles in the AN susceptibility with respect to the Chinese Han population. The gene-gene interaction between DRD2 and COMT contributes to the risk of AN.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Sufang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China. Electronic address: yushuny@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shunying
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Med-X Research Institute, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Yanxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Wenhui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Yiping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Haiyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Mingdao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China.
authors.forename: Zeping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, PR China. Electronic address: chenjue2088@163.com.
authors.forename: Jue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000208:ethnology / Q000235:genetics*; D044466:Asian People; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase / Q000235:genetics*; D004843:Epistasis, Genetic; D005260:Female; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006239:Haplotypes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000235:genetics*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase
keywords: Anorexia nervosa; COMT; DRD2; Dopamine; Gene polymorphism