Common variants of HTR3 genes are associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder and its phenotypic expression.
Evidence from literature supports the existence of associations between serotonin-related genetic variants and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but few studies have explored the involvement of serotonin receptor type 3 genes (HTR3) in OCD. To identify whether HTR3 variability affects an individual's susceptibility to OCD, we examined 10 HTR3 variants in 596 individuals with OCD and 599 controls. A significant difference existed in the genotypic distribution of the HTR3B variant rs1176744 between individuals with OCD and controls (odds ratio [OR] = 0.74, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.60-0.91, P = 0.0043). A protective haplotype in HTR3B was also associated with OCD (OR = 0.77, CI = 0.63-0.95, permutated P = 0.0179). Analyses of OCD sub-phenotypes demonstrated significant associations between rs3758987 and early onset OCD in male subjects (OR = 0.49, CI = 0.31-0.79, P = 0.0031) and among rs6766410, rs6443930, and the cleaning dimension in female subjects (OR = 0.36, CI = 0.18-0.69, P = 0.0016 and OR = 0.47, CI = 0.29-0.79, P = 0.0030, respectively). Additionally, rs6766410 was related to contamination-based disgust in OCD (P = 0.0044). These results support that common HTR3 variants are involved in OCD and some of its clinical phenotypes.
Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.|Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hae Won
HW
Kim
Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.|Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jee In
JI
Kang
Department of Psychiatry, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
Sang-Hyuk
SH
Lee
Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.|Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Suk Kyoon
SK
An
Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.|Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Sung Yun
SY
Sohn
Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun Hee
EH
Hwang
Department of Psychiatry, Cheil General Hospital &Women's Healthcare Center, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Su Young
SY
Lee
Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.|Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Se Joo
SJ
Kim
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D006239:Haplotypes / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D010641:Phenotype; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics; D044406:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3 / Q000235:genetics*
C509409:HTR3A protein, human; D044406:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3