Tyrosine hydroxylase gene in linkage disequilibrium with mood disorders

A. Serretti; F. Macciardi; C. Cusin; M. Verga; S. Pedrini; E. Smeraldi

Tyrosine hydroxylase gene in linkage disequilibrium with mood disorders

A. Serretti, F. Macciardi, C. Cusin, M. Verga, S. Pedrini, E. Smeraldi

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Abstract

We studied tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene variants in mood disorders using linkage disequilibrium techniques. One hundred and forty-five inpatients affected by bipolar (n = 88) and unipolar (n = 57) disorders, and 84 healthy controls, were typed for TH variants using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. TH was associated with mood disorder, with all affected subjects presenting an excess of TH(*)2 allele (χ² = 8.30, d.f. = 1; P= 0.004) and lack of the TH(*)1 allele (χ² = 6.90, d.f. = 1, P = 0.009). Linkage disequilibrium analyses confirmed the association. Our results suggest a moderate linkage disequilibrium of TH variants with mood disorders.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-174
Number of pages	6
Journal	Molecular Psychiatry
Volume	3
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1998

Keywords

Association
Bipolar disorder
Linkage disequilibrium
Mood disorder
Tyrosine hydroxylase
Unipolar disorder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Molecular Biology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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