Data di Pubblicazione:
2005
Citazione:
A linkage study between the GABAA beta2 and GABAA gamma2 subunit genes and major psychoses / A.M. Ambrosio, J.L. Kennedy, F. Macciardi, N. King, M.H. Azevedo, C.R. Oliveira, C.N. Pato. - In: CNS SPECTRUMS. - ISSN 1092-8529. - 10:1(2005 Jan), pp. 57-61.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Alterations of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system have been implicated in the pathophysiology of major psychoses. OBJECTIVE: Restriction fragment length polymorphisms associated with the human gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) beta2 and GABAA gamma2 subunit genes on chromosome 5q32-q35 were tested to determine whether they confer susceptibility to major psychoses. METHODS: Thirty-two schizophrenic families and 25 bipolar families were tested for linkage. Results: Nonparametric linkage (NPL) analysis performed by GENEHUNTER showed no significant NPL scores for both genes in schizophrenia (GABAA beta2: NPL narrow= -0.450; NPL broad= -0.808; GABAA gamma2: NPL narrow=0.177; NPL broad= -0.051) or bipolar disorder (GABAA beta2: NPL narrow=0.834; NPL broad=0.783; GABAA gamma2: NPL narrow= -0.159; NPL broad=0.070). CONCLUSION: Linkage analysis does not support the hypothesis that variants within the GABAA beta2 and GABAA gamma2 genes are significantly linked to major psychoses in a Portuguese population.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
A.M. Ambrosio, J.L. Kennedy, F. Macciardi, N. King, M.H. Azevedo, C.R. Oliveira, C.N. Pato
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