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20685009
TITLE
Association of serotonin and dopamine gene pathways with behavioral subphenotypes in dementia.
ABSTRACT
Genetic association studies investigating the association between genes of serotonergic and dopaminergic systems and behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) are contradictory. We have utilized 1008 probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients from the UK and used the 12-item Neuropsychiatric Inventory. We applied a multiple indicators-multiple causes (MIMIC) approach to investigate the effect of 11 polymorphisms on the 4 behavioral subphenotypes "psychosis", "moods", "agitation", and "behavioural dyscontrol". Significant associations were observed between the serotonin transporter gene (SERT) polymorphism STin2 and "psychosis"; the dopamine transporter gene (DAT) 3' variable number tandem repeats (VNTR) and "agitation"; and the dopamine receptor 4 (DRD4) VNTR and "moods" factors. Direct associations were identified between the dopamine receptor 3 (DRD3) BalI polymorphism and depression; the dopamine receptor 1 (DRD1) and dopamine transporter gene 3' VNTR polymorphisms and aberrant motor behavior; the DRD4 VNTR and sleep disturbances; and the SERT gene VNTR 5HTTLPR and apathy items. Significant interactions observed between polymorphisms suggested epistatic effects and interactions between polymorphisms and medications highlighted potential treatment response. This multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) model efficiently captured the complexity of the interrelations between genetic variation, behavioral symptoms, and clinical variables.
Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DATE PUBLISHED
2012 Apr
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
received 2010/03/09
revised 2010/06/10
accepted 2010/06/16
aheadofprint 2010/08/03
entrez 2010/08/06 06:00
pubmed 2010/08/06 06:00
medline 2012/06/16 06:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Proitsi P Proitsi Petroula P Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK. petroula.proitsi@kcl.ac.uk
Lupton MK Lupton Michelle K MK
Reeves SJ Reeves Suzanne J SJ
Hamilton G Hamilton Gillian G
Archer N Archer Nicola N
Martin BM Martin Belinda M BM
Iyegbe C Iyegbe Conrad C
Hollingworth P Hollingworth Paul P
Lawlor B Lawlor Brian B
Gill M Gill Michael M
Brayne C Brayne Carol C
Rubinsztein DC Rubinsztein David C DC
Owen MJ Owen Michael J MJ
Williams J Williams Julie J
Lovestone S Lovestone Simon S
Powell JF Powell John F JF
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 33
ISSUE: 4
TITLE: Neurobiology of aging
ISOABBREVIATION: Neurobiol. Aging
YEAR: 2012
MONTH: Apr
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1558-1497
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Neurobiol Aging
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 0197-4580
NLMUNIQUEID: 8100437
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GRANTID AGENCY COUNTRY
G0300429 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
G0902227 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
G9901400 Medical Research Council United Kingdom
Medical Research Council United Kingdom
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Apolipoprotein E4 genetics
Behavioral Symptoms genetics
Catechol O-Methyltransferase genetics
Chi-Square Distribution genetics
Cohort Studies genetics
DNA Mutational Analysis genetics
Dementia psychology
Dopamine genetics
Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins genetics
Female genetics
Genetic Association Studies genetics
Genetic Predisposition to Disease genetics
Genotype genetics
Great Britain genetics
Humans genetics
Male genetics
Middle Aged genetics
Minisatellite Repeats genetics
Models, Biological genetics
Monoamine Oxidase genetics
Polymorphism, Genetic genetics
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales genetics
Receptors, Dopamine genetics
Risk Factors genetics
Serotonin genetics
Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins genetics
Signal Transduction genetics
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
REGISTRYNUMBER NAMEOFSUBSTANCE
0 Apolipoprotein E4
0 Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
0 Receptors, Dopamine
0 Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
333DO1RDJY Serotonin
EC 1.4.3.4 Monoamine Oxidase
EC 2.1.1.6 Catechol O-Methyltransferase
VTD58H1Z2X Dopamine
OTHER ID's