Association study of dopamine D3 receptor gene and schizophrenia
- Univ. of Toronto, Ontario (Canada); and others
Several groups have reported an association between schizophrenia and the MscI polymorphism in the first exon of the dopamine D3 receptor gene (DRD3). We studied this polymorphism using a North American sample (117 patients plus 188 controls) and an Italian sample (97 patients plus 64 controls). In the first part of the study, we compared allele frequencies of schizophrenia patients and unmatched controls and observed a significant difference in the total sample (P = 0.01). The second part of the study involved a case control approach in which each schizophrenia patient was matched to a control of the same sex, and of similar age and ethnic background. The DRD3 allele frequencies of patients and controls revealed no significant difference between the two groups in the Italian (N = 53) or the North American (N = 54) matched populations; however, when these two matched samples were combined, a significant difference was observed (P = 0.026). Our results suggest that the MscI polymorphism may be associated with schizophrenia in the populations studied. 32 refs., 2 tabs.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 254411
- Journal Information:
- American Journal of Medical Genetics, Vol. 60, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: 18 Dec 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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