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[Association of gene polymorphisms DRD3 rs6280, COMT rs4680 and HTR2A rs7322347 with schizophrenia]
A G Sofronov1,2, A E Dobrovolskaya1,2, A Yu Morozova3,4
1Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Objective:
To check the association of genetic polymorphisms rs6280 of the DRD3 gene, rs4680 of the COMT gene, rs7322347 of the HTR2A gene with schizophrenia.
Material And Methods:
The sample included 300 inpatients with paranoid schizophrenia. Inclusion criteria: age 18-50 years, established diagnosis «Schizophrenia, paranoid form», duration of psychiatric disorders not less than 5 years. The healthy control group consisted of 290 subjects. The association between polymorphisms and the study groups was assessed by logistic regression.
Results:
The CC genotype of the rs6280 polymorphism is associated with schizophrenia (OR 3.37 (1.50; 8.03)). The TT genotype of the rs7322347 polymorphism is associated with controls (OR 1.83 (1.25; 2.68)).
Conclusion:
These analyses confirmed the hypothesis that the genetic polymorphisms rs7322347 of the HTR2A gene (p=0.006) and rs6280 of the DRD3 gene (p=0.004) were associated with the disease. The hypothesis of an association of the rs4680 polymorphism of the COMT gene could not be confirmed.
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