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18482426
TITLE
Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor genes and nicotine dependence: evidence for association from a case-control study.
ABSTRACT
AIMS NlmCategory: OBJECTIVE
The gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor A (GABRA) gene clusters on chromosomes 4 and 5 have been examined previously for their association with alcohol and drug dependence phenotypes. Compelling evidence suggests that GABRA2 is associated with alcohol and drug dependence. However, no study has investigated whether genes in the GABA(A) gene clusters are associated with nicotine dependence, an important phenotype with a high correlation to persistent smoking, the single most preventable cause of mortality world-wide.
DESIGN NlmCategory: METHODS
Using data on 1050 nicotine-dependent cases and 879 non-dependent smoking controls, we used logistic regression to examine the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 13 genes in the GABA(A) receptor system as well as GABBR2 (a GABA(B) gene).
FINDINGS NlmCategory: RESULTS
We found evidence for association between four SNPs in GABRA4, two SNPs in GABRA2 and one SNP in GABRE with nicotine dependence. These included a synonymous polymorphism in GABRA2 (rs279858), lying in a highly conserved region, which has been shown previously to be associated with alcohol and drug dependence. A non-synonymous polymorphism (rs16859834/rs2229940) in GABRA4, also highly conserved, was associated at P-value of 0.03. Significant haplotypes associated with nicotine dependence were found for GABRA2. No evidence for epistatic interactions were noted. Our study did not find evidence for an association between GABBR2 gene and nicotine dependence.
CONCLUSIONS NlmCategory: CONCLUSIONS
Given the potential role of compounds that enhance GABAergic neurotransmission in smoking cessation research, these findings have enormous potential for informing the wider field of addiction research.
DATE PUBLISHED
2008 Jun
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 2008/05/17 09:00
medline 2008/08/15 09:00
entrez 2008/05/17 09:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Agrawal A Agrawal Arpana A Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. arpana@wustl.edu
Pergadia ML Pergadia Michele L ML
Saccone SF Saccone Scott F SF
Hinrichs AL Hinrichs Anthony L AL
Lessov-Schlaggar CN Lessov-Schlaggar Christina N CN
Saccone NL Saccone Nancy L NL
Neuman RJ Neuman Rosalind J RJ
Breslau N Breslau Naomi N
Johnson E Johnson Eric E
Hatsukami D Hatsukami Dorothy D
Montgomery GW Montgomery Grant W GW
Heath AC Heath Andrew C AC
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG
Goate AM Goate Alison M AM
Rice JP Rice John P JP
Bierut LJ Bierut Laura J LJ
Madden PA Madden Pamela A F PA
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 103
ISSUE: 6
TITLE: Addiction (Abingdon, England)
ISOABBREVIATION: Addiction
YEAR: 2008
MONTH: Jun
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Print
ISSN: 0965-2140
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Addiction
COUNTRY: England
ISSNLINKING: 0965-2140
NLMUNIQUEID: 9304118
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GRANTID AGENCY COUNTRY
CA89392 NCI NIH HHS United States
DA015129 NIDA NIH HHS United States
DA019951 NIDA NIH HHS United States
DA12854 NIDA NIH HHS United States
HHSN271200477471C PHS HHS United States
K01DA015129 NIDA NIH HHS United States
K08 DA019951 NIDA NIH HHS United States
K08 DA019951-03 NIDA NIH HHS United States
N01DA-0-7079 NIDA NIH HHS United States
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Behavior, Addictive genetics
Case-Control Studies genetics
Chromosomes, Human, 4-5 genetics
Evidence-Based Medicine genetics
Female genetics
Genotype genetics
Humans genetics
Logistic Models genetics
Male genetics
Phenotype genetics
Receptors, GABA metabolism
Smoking Cessation methods
Tobacco Use Disorder genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
REGISTRYNUMBER NAMEOFSUBSTANCE
0 Receptors, GABA
OTHER ID's