Genetic association analysis of CNR1 and CNR2 polymorphisms with schizophrenia in a Korean population
Joon Seol Bae1, Jason Yongha Kim, Byung-Lae Park
1aLaboratory of Translational Genomics, Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center bLaboratory of Genomic Diversity, Department of Life Science cDepartment of Genetic Epidemiology, SNP Genetics Inc., Sogang University dDepartment of General Psychiatry, Seoul National Hospital eDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul fDepartment of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsang Nam Do gDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea hResearch Institute for Basic Science, Sogang University, Shinsu-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 121-742, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Located on 6q15 and 1p36.11, cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) and cannabinoid receptor 2 (CNR2) genes are considered to be a positional and functional candidate gene for the development of mental disorders such as schizophrenia because CNR1 is known as a regulator of dopamine signaling in the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex. However, few genetic studies have been carried out to investigate an association of CNR1 and CNR2 polymorphisms and the risk of schizophrenia. In this study, although the result indicates that CNR1 and CNR2 variations are unlikely to influence schizophrenia susceptibility in a Korean population, the findings would provide meaningful information for further genetic studies.
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