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Gumus C, Yazici IP, Yazici KU, Ustundag B. Increased Serum Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor, Nerve Growth Factor, Glial-derived Neurotrophic Factor and Galanin Levels in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and the Effect of 10 Weeks Methylphenidate Treatment. Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci 2022; 20:635-648. [PMID: 36263639 PMCID: PMC9606423 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2022.20.4.635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the levels of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nerve growth factor (NGF), glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and galanin in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS The study included 58 cases with ADHD and 60 healthy controls. Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime version (K-SADS-PL) together with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-5) criteria were used for diagnostic evaluation. Sociodemographic data form and Conners' Parent/Teacher Rating Scale-Revised:Long Form were applied to all cases. The serum levels of BDNF, NGF, GDNF, and galanin were evaluated in all subjects. Afterwards, methylphenidate was started in the ADHD group. ADHD cases were reevaluated in terms of the serum levels of BDNF, NGF, GDNF, galanin at the 10th week of treatment. RESULTS Before the treatment, the levels of BDNF, NGF, GDNF, galanin were significantly higher in the ADHD group compared to the control group. The levels of BDNF, NGF, GDNF, galanin were found to be significantly lower after treatment in ADHD group compared to pre-treatment. No correlation was between scale scores and the serum levels of BDNF, NGF, GDNF, galanin. CONCLUSION The levels of neurotrophic factors and galanin were thought to be parameters worth evaluating in ADHD. Further studies on the subject with longer-term treatments and larger sample groups are required.
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- Cavithan Gumus
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Karaman Training and Research Hospital, Karaman, Turkey
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey,Address for correspondence: Ipek Percinel Yazici Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig 230000, Turkey, E-mail: , ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6807-655X
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey
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Mei S, Chen W, Chen S, Hu Y, Dai X, Liu X. Evaluation of the Relationship Between BDNF Val66Met Gene Polymorphism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analysis. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:888774. [PMID: 35573386 PMCID: PMC9096026 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.888774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder in childhood. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is widely distributed in the central nervous system and plays an important role in neural development. Despite several previous studies have examined the association between the Val66Met polymorphism BDNF and ADHD, the results are conflicting. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the association between Val66Met polymorphism and ADHD in case-control and transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) studies using a meta-analysis. METHODS Keywords "rs6265" or "Val66Met" and "Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder" were used to search in the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases before April 2021. Genotype data were extracted to calculate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS Fifteen studies, comprising of 8,692 samples (containing 4,364 cases, 4,328 controls) and 1,578 families were included and results demonstrated that rs6265 was not associated with susceptibility to ADHD (OR = 0.95, 95% CI: 0.87-1.04, P = 0.291). Stratified analyses by study design, ethnicity, and sample size further supported that rs6265 was not associated with ADHD. CONCLUSION The present study shows that the polymorphism of the BDNF Val66Met gene is not associated with susceptibility to ADHD.
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- Shufang Mei
- Department of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Wuhan Mental Health Center, Wuhan Hospital for Psychotherapy, Wuhan, China
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Luo L, Jiang X, Cao G, Xiong P, Yang R, Zhang J, Shen M. Association between BDNF gene polymorphisms and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in school-aged children in Wuhan, China. J Affect Disord 2020; 264:304-309. [PMID: 32056765 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is vital for neuronal survival and growth, regulation of synaptic plasticity, and cognitive function. Previous studies examined the role of BDNF in susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The current study examined the association between BDNF gene polymorphisms and ADHD in Chinese children. METHODS Participants were 195 medication-naive ADHD children and 263 unaffected healthy controls. ADHD symptoms were diagnosed using the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Parental Rating Scale according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5. Five BDNF single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected using improved multiplex ligation detection reaction. Alleles and genotype frequency were examined using Chi-square tests. Correlations were examined using multivariate logistic regression analysis in the ADHD and control groups. RESULTS The results revealed that rs12291186 with one or both mutated allele(s) was significantly associated with reduced likelihood of ADHD (OR = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.02-0.77) and ADHD-Combined (OR = 0.10, 95% CI: 0.01-0.85). Children with genotype AA or CA in rs10835210 exhibited increased risk of ADHD (OR = 3.29, 95% CI: 1.03-10.55) and ADHD-Combined (OR = 4.45, 95% CI: 1.10-17.96) compared with genotype CC children. No significant associations were found between rs6265, rs7103411, rs7103873 polymorphisms and ADHD. LIMITATIONS Participants were recruited from urban areas. We were unable to examine all potential confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS BDNF gene polymorphisms of rs12291186 and rs10835210 were related to the occurrence of ADHD. These findings provide new insight on mechanisms underlying BDNF gene in ADHD.
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- Liwei Luo
- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430015, China
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- Wuhan Children's Hospital (Wuhan Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital), Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430015, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
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- Department of Maternal and Child Health and MOE (Ministry of Education) Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
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Tsai SJ. Role of neurotrophic factors in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2017; 34:35-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ozturk O, Basay BK, Buber A, Basay O, Alacam H, Bacanlı A, Yılmaz ŞG, Erdal ME, Herken H, Ercan ES. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Val66Met Polymorphism Is a Risk Factor for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Turkish Sample. Psychiatry Investig 2016; 13:518-525. [PMID: 27757130 PMCID: PMC5067346 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2016.13.5.518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that negatively affects different areas of life. We aimed to evaluate the associations between the Val66Met polymorphism of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and ADHD and to assess the effect of the BDNF polymorphism on the neurocognitive profile and clinical symptomatology in ADHD. METHODS Two hundred one ADHD cases and 99 typically developing subjects (TD) between the ages of 8 and 15 years were involved in the study. All subjects were evaluated using a complete neuropsychological battery, Child Behavior Checklist, the Teacher's Report Form (TRF) and the DSM-IV Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale-teacher and parent forms. RESULTS The GG genotype was significantly more frequent in the patients with ADHD than in the TD controls, and the GG genotype was also significantly more frequent in the ADHD-combined (ADHD-C) subtype patients than in the TDs. However, there were no significant associations of the BDNF polymorphism with the ADHD subtypes or neurocognitive profiles of the patients. The teacher-assessed hyperactivity and inattention symptom count and the total score were higher, and the appropriately behaving subtest score of the TRF was lower in the GG genotypes than in the GA and AA (i.e., the A-containing) genotypes. CONCLUSION We found a positive association between the BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism and ADHD, and this association was observed specifically in the ADHD-C subtype and not the ADHD-predominantly inattentive subtype. Our findings support that the Val66Met polymorphism of BDNF gene might be involved in the pathogenesis of ADHD. Furthermore Val66Met polymorphism of BDNF gene may be more closely associated with hyperactivity rather than inattention.
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- Onder Ozturk
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
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- Psychiatry Department, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Polyclinic, Children Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Nutritions and Dietetics, Faculty of Healthy Science, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Medical Biology and Genetics Department, Mersin University Medical Faculty, Mersin, Turkey
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- Psychiatry Department, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey
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- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir Turkey
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Zayats T, Johansson S, Haavik J. Expanding the toolbox of ADHD genetics. How can we make sense of parent of origin effects in ADHD and related behavioral phenotypes? Behav Brain Funct 2015; 11:33. [PMID: 26475699 PMCID: PMC4609130 DOI: 10.1186/s12993-015-0078-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have shown that many different genetic variants cumulatively contribute to the risk of psychiatric disorders. It has also been demonstrated that various parent-of-origin effects (POE) may differentially influence the risk of these disorders. Together, these observations have provided important new possibilities to uncover the genetic underpinnings of such complex phenotypes. As POE so far have received little attention in neuropsychiatric disorders, there is still much progress to be made. Here, we mainly focus on the new and emerging role of POE in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We review the current evidence that POE play an imperative role in vulnerability to ADHD and related disorders. We also discuss how POE can be assessed using statistical genetics tools, expanding the resources of modern psychiatric genetics. We propose that better comprehension and inspection of POE may offer new insight into the molecular basis of ADHD and related phenotypes, as well as the potential for preventive and therapeutic interventions.
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- Tetyana Zayats
- Department of Biomedicine, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Clinical Science, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. .,Center for Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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- Department of Biomedicine, K.G. Jebsen Centre for Neuropsychiatric Disorders, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. .,Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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Kwon HJ, Ha M, Jin HJ, Hyun JK, Shim SH, Paik KC, Park WS, Lim MH. Association between BDNF gene polymorphisms and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Korean children. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2015; 19:366-71. [PMID: 25950609 DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2015.0029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by behavioral problems such as attention deficit, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most abundant neurotrophin in the brain. AIMS The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the genotype and alleles for the BDNF gene in Korean children with ADHD. METHODS The sample consisted of 180 ADHD children and 159 control children. We diagnosed ADHD according to the DSM-IV. ADHD symptoms were evaluated with Conners' Parent Rating Scales and Dupaul Parent ADHD Rating Scales. Blood samples were taken from the 339 subjects, DNA was extracted from blood lymphocytes, and polymerase chain reaction was performed for BDNF rs6265, rs11030101, rs10835210, rs7103873, and rs2030324 polymorphisms. Alleles and genotype frequencies were compared using the Chi-square test. We compared the allele and genotype frequencies of the BDNF gene polymorphism in the ADHD and control groups. RESULTS This study showed that there was a significant correlation among the allele frequencies of the rs11030101 and rs10835210 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (odds ratio=0.61, 95% confidence interval=0.39-0.96, p=0.034), but the final conclusions are not definite. Follow-up studies with larger patient or pure subgroups are expected. These results suggest that the BDNF allelic structure may impact ADHD symptoms.
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- Ho Jang Kwon
- 1 Environmental Health Center, Dankook Medical Hospital , Cheonan, South Korea .,2 Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University , Cheonan, South Korea
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- 1 Environmental Health Center, Dankook Medical Hospital , Cheonan, South Korea .,2 Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University , Cheonan, South Korea
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- 1 Environmental Health Center, Dankook Medical Hospital , Cheonan, South Korea .,3 Department of Nanobiotics, College of Natural Science, Dankook University , Cheonan, South Korea
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- 4 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University , Cheonan, South Korea .,5 Nanobiomedical Science and BK21 PLUS NBM Global Research Center for Regenerative Medicine, Dankook University , Cheonan, South Korea
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- 6 Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University , Cheonan, South Korea
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- 1 Environmental Health Center, Dankook Medical Hospital , Cheonan, South Korea .,7 Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Dankook University , Cheonan, South Korea
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- 8 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Dankook University , Cheonan, South Korea
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- 1 Environmental Health Center, Dankook Medical Hospital , Cheonan, South Korea .,9 Department of Psychology, College of Public Welfare, Dankook University , Cheonan, South Korea
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Jarick I, Volckmar AL, Pütter C, Pechlivanis S, Nguyen TT, Dauvermann MR, Beck S, Albayrak Ö, Scherag S, Gilsbach S, Cichon S, Hoffmann P, Degenhardt F, Nöthen MM, Schreiber S, Wichmann HE, Jöckel KH, Heinrich J, Tiesler CMT, Faraone SV, Walitza S, Sinzig J, Freitag C, Meyer J, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Lehmkuhl G, Renner TJ, Warnke A, Romanos M, Lesch KP, Reif A, Schimmelmann BG, Hebebrand J, Scherag A, Hinney A. Genome-wide analysis of rare copy number variations reveals PARK2 as a candidate gene for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Mol Psychiatry 2014; 19:115-21. [PMID: 23164820 PMCID: PMC3873032 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Revised: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common, highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder. Genetic loci have not yet been identified by genome-wide association studies. Rare copy number variations (CNVs), such as chromosomal deletions or duplications, have been implicated in ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders. To identify rare (frequency ≤1%) CNVs that increase the risk of ADHD, we performed a whole-genome CNV analysis based on 489 young ADHD patients and 1285 adult population-based controls and identified one significantly associated CNV region. In tests for a global burden of large (>500 kb) rare CNVs, we observed a nonsignificant (P=0.271) 1.126-fold enriched rate of subjects carrying at least one such CNV in the group of ADHD cases. Locus-specific tests of association were used to assess if there were more rare CNVs in cases compared with controls. Detected CNVs, which were significantly enriched in the ADHD group, were validated by quantitative (q)PCR. Findings were replicated in an independent sample of 386 young patients with ADHD and 781 young population-based healthy controls. We identified rare CNVs within the parkinson protein 2 gene (PARK2) with a significantly higher prevalence in ADHD patients than in controls (P=2.8 × 10(-4) after empirical correction for genome-wide testing). In total, the PARK2 locus (chr 6: 162 659 756-162 767 019) harboured three deletions and nine duplications in the ADHD patients and two deletions and two duplications in the controls. By qPCR analysis, we validated 11 of the 12 CNVs in ADHD patients (P=1.2 × 10(-3) after empirical correction for genome-wide testing). In the replication sample, CNVs at the PARK2 locus were found in four additional ADHD patients and one additional control (P=4.3 × 10(-2)). Our results suggest that copy number variants at the PARK2 locus contribute to the genetic susceptibility of ADHD. Mutations and CNVs in PARK2 are known to be associated with Parkinson disease.
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- I Jarick
- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University Clinics, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1), Structural and Functional Organization of the Brain, Genomic Imaging, Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany,Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany,Deptartment of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany,Deptartment of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany,Deptartment of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany,Deptartment of Genomics, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Center Munich, Neuherberg, Germany,Division of Metabolic Diseases and Nutritional Medicine, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Departments of Psychiatry and of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany,Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LVR—clinic Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, JW Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurobehavioral Genetics, Institute of Psychobiology, University of Trier, Trier, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, RWTH Aachen University Clinics, Aachen, Germany
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- Department for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Division of Molecular Psychiatry, ADHD Clinical Research Network, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany,Department of Neuroscience, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Dusiburg-Essen, Virchowstraße 174, D-45147 Essen, Germany. E-mail:
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Corominas-Roso M, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Ribases M, Sanchez-Mora C, Palomar G, Valero S, Bosch R, Casas M. Decreased serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2013; 16:1267-75. [PMID: 23363778 DOI: 10.1017/S1461145712001629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It has been hypothesized that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in the pathogenesis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although experimental data regarding the contribution of BDNF gene polymorphisms to this psychiatric disorder are controversial. Recently, changes in BDNF serum levels have been reported in children with ADHD, but there are no studies about the possible role of this neurotrophin in adults. A total of 54 Caucasoid ADHD adults, including the predominantly inattentive and combined types (aged 33.43 ± 8.99 yr) and 59 Caucasoid unrelated healthy controls (aged 35.52 ± 9.37 yr) were included in a study to evaluate BDNF levels in serum. Medical, neurological and psychiatric co-morbidities were excluded. Clinical data concerning ADHD diagnosis and blood samples for patients and controls were collected. BDNF serum levels were significantly lower in adults with ADHD compared to healthy controls (p < 0.0001). Although the combined type of ADHD subgroup displayed lower BDNF serum levels than the inattentive type, the differences did not reach statistical significance. No significant correlations were found between serum BDNF levels and scores on the Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Subscales. These results suggest a role for BDNF in ADHD, at least in those patients whose disorder persists throughout life. Low BDNF levels may contribute to the neurodevelopmental deficits of ADHD and to the persistence of the disorder into adulthood. BDNF differences between ADHD subtypes should be further studied.
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Albayrak Ö, Pütter C, Volckmar AL, Cichon S, Hoffmann P, Nöthen MM, Jöckel KH, Schreiber S, Wichmann HE, Faraone SV, Neale BM, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Lehmkuhl G, Sinzig J, Renner TJ, Romanos M, Warnke A, Lesch KP, Reif A, Schimmelmann BG, Scherag A, Hebebrand J, Hinney A. Common obesity risk alleles in childhood attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2013; 162B:295-305. [PMID: 23533005 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a higher rate of obesity than children without ADHD. Obesity risk alleles may overlap with those relevant for ADHD. We examined whether risk alleles for an increased body mass index (BMI) are associated with ADHD and related quantitative traits (inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity). We screened 32 obesity risk alleles of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for ADHD based on 495 patients and 1,300 population-based controls and performed in silico analyses of the SNPs in an ADHD meta-analysis comprising 2,064 trios, 896 independent cases, and 2,455 controls. In the German sample rs206936 in the NUDT3 gene (nudix; nucleoside diphosphate linked moiety X-type motif 3) was associated with ADHD risk (OR: 1.39; P = 3.4 × 10(-4) ; Pcorr = 0.01). In the meta-analysis data we found rs6497416 in the intronic region of the GPRC5B gene (G protein-coupled receptor, family C, group 5, member B; P = 7.2 × 10(-4) ; Pcorr = 0.02) as a risk allele for ADHD. GPRC5B belongs to the metabotropic glutamate receptor family, which has been implicated in the etiology of ADHD. In the German sample rs206936 (NUDT3) and rs10938397 in the glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase 2 gene (GNPDA2) were associated with inattention, whereas markers in the mitogen-activated protein kinase 5 gene (MAP2K5) and in the cell adhesion molecule 2 gene (CADM2) were associated with hyperactivity. In the meta-analysis data, MAP2K5 was associated with inattention, GPRC5B with hyperactivity/impulsivity and inattention and CADM2 with hyperactivity/impulsivity. Our results justify further research on the elucidation of the common genetic background of ADHD and obesity.
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- Özgür Albayrak
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, LVR Klinikum Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-45147 Essen, Germany.
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Schimmelmann BG, Hinney A, Scherag A, Pütter C, Pechlivanis S, Cichon S, Jöckel KH, Schreiber S, Wichmann HE, Albayrak Ö, Dauvermann M, Konrad K, Wilhelm C, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Lehmkuhl G, Sinzig J, Renner TJ, Romanos M, Warnke A, Lesch KP, Reif A, Hebebrand J. Bipolar disorder risk alleles in children with ADHD. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2013; 120:1611-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00702-013-1035-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2012] [Accepted: 05/10/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Håvik B, Degenhardt FA, Johansson S, Fernandes CP, Hinney A, Scherag A, Lybæk H, Djurovic S, Christoforou A, Ersland KM, Giddaluru S, O'Donovan MC, Owen MJ, Craddock N, Mühleisen TW, Mattheisen M, Schimmelmann BG, Renner T, Warnke A, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Sinzig J, Albayrak Ö, Rietschel M, Nöthen MM, Bramham CR, Werge T, Hebebrand J, Haavik J, Andreassen OA, Cichon S, Steen VM, Le Hellard S. DCLK1 variants are associated across schizophrenia and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35424. [PMID: 22539971 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2011] [Accepted: 03/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Doublecortin and calmodulin like kinase 1 (DCLK1) is implicated in synaptic plasticity and neurodevelopment. Genetic variants in DCLK1 are associated with cognitive traits, specifically verbal memory and general cognition. We investigated the role of DCLK1 variants in three psychiatric disorders that have neuro-cognitive dysfunctions: schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar affective disorder (BP) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We mined six genome wide association studies (GWASs) that were available publically or through collaboration; three for BP, two for SCZ and one for ADHD. We also genotyped the DCLK1 region in additional samples of cases with SCZ, BP or ADHD and controls that had not been whole-genome typed. In total, 9895 subjects were analysed, including 5308 normal controls and 4,587 patients (1,125 with SCZ, 2,496 with BP and 966 with ADHD). Several DCLK1 variants were associated with disease phenotypes in the different samples. The main effect was observed for rs7989807 in intron 3, which was strongly associated with SCZ alone and even more so when cases with SCZ and ADHD were combined (P-value = 4×10−5 and 4×10−6, respectively). Associations were also observed with additional markers in intron 3 (combination of SCZ, ADHD and BP), intron 19 (SCZ+BP) and the 3′UTR (SCZ+BP). Our results suggest that genetic variants in DCLK1 are associated with SCZ and, to a lesser extent, with ADHD and BP. Interestingly the association is strongest when SCZ and ADHD are considered together, suggesting common genetic susceptibility. Given that DCLK1 variants were previously found to be associated with cognitive traits, these results are consistent with the role of DCLK1 in neurodevelopment and synaptic plasticity.
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Hinney A, Scherag A, Jarick I, Albayrak Ö, Pütter C, Pechlivanis S, Dauvermann MR, Beck S, Weber H, Scherag S, Nguyen TT, Volckmar AL, Knoll N, Faraone SV, Neale BM, Franke B, Cichon S, Hoffmann P, Nöthen MM, Schreiber S, Jöckel KH, Wichmann HE, Freitag C, Lempp T, Meyer J, Gilsbach S, Herpertz-Dahlmann B, Sinzig J, Lehmkuhl G, Renner TJ, Warnke A, Romanos M, Lesch KP, Reif A, Schimmelmann BG, Hebebrand J. Genome-wide association study in German patients with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2011; 156B:888-97. [PMID: 22012869 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 09/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The heritability of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is approximately 0.8. Despite several larger scale attempts, genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have not led to the identification of significant results. We performed a GWAS based on 495 German young patients with ADHD (according to DSM-IV criteria; Human660W-Quadv1; Illumina, San Diego, CA) and on 1,300 population-based adult controls (HumanHap550v3; Illumina). Some genes neighboring the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the lowest P-values (best P-value: 8.38 × 10(-7)) have potential relevance for ADHD (e.g., glutamate receptor, metabotropic 5 gene, GRM5). After quality control, the 30 independent SNPs with the lowest P-values (P-values ≤ 7.57 × 10(-5) ) were chosen for confirmation. Genotyping of these SNPs in up to 320 independent German families comprising at least one child with ADHD revealed directionally consistent effect-size point estimates for 19 (10 not consistent) of the SNPs. In silico analyses of the 30 SNPs in the largest meta-analysis so far (2,064 trios, 896 cases, and 2,455 controls) revealed directionally consistent effect-size point estimates for 16 SNPs (11 not consistent). None of the combined analyses revealed a genome-wide significant result. SNPs in previously described autosomal candidate genes did not show significantly lower P-values compared to SNPs within random sets of genes of the same size. We did not find genome-wide significant results in a GWAS of German children with ADHD compared to controls. The second best SNP is located in an intron of GRM5, a gene located within a recently described region with an infrequent copy number variation in patients with ADHD.
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- Anke Hinney
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Bergman O, Westberg L, Lichtenstein P, Eriksson E, Larsson H. Study on the possible association of brain-derived neurotrophic factor polymorphism with the developmental course of symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2011; 14:1367-76. [PMID: 21466746 DOI: 10.1017/S1461145711000502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Several studies have, with conflicting results, investigated the relationship between the Val⁶⁶Met polymorphism in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We assessed longitudinal, quantitative phenotypes of hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention in order to determine whether the Val⁶⁶Met polymorphism is associated with age-specific and/or persistent symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity and/or inattention in a community-based cohort of 1236 Swedish individuals for which ADHD symptom data were collected when the participants were aged 8-9, 13-14 and 16-17 yr. The Met allele was associated with symptoms of ADHD at ages 8-9 and 13-14 yr. A multivariate regression analysis revealed that the observed effect of the Met allele on ADHD symptoms reflects an influence on persistent hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms. The present findings support the hypothesis that BDNF is involved in the pathogenesis of ADHD. The results highlight the importance of distinguishing between hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention, respectively, and demonstrate the value of using a longitudinal approach in genetic studies of ADHD symptoms.
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Kim BN, Cummins TD, Kim JW, Bellgrove MA, Hong SB, Song SH, Shin MS, Cho SC, Kim JH, Son JW, Shin YM, Chung US, Han DH. Val/Val genotype of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val⁶⁶Met polymorphism is associated with a better response to OROS-MPH in Korean ADHD children. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2011; 14:1399-410. [PMID: 21733227 DOI: 10.1017/S146114571100099X] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Research on psychostimulants, analysis of animal models and genetic association studies all suggest that the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene (BDNF) may be a good candidate for pharmacogenetic studies of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Yet to date there have been no pharmacogenetic studies of BDNF in ADHD. A total of 102 drug-naive ADHD children (8.7±2.1 yr) were treated with osmotic release oral system-methylphenidate (OROS-MPH) for 12 wk, and four kinds of response criteria were applied, based first, on a combined threshold of the ADHD Rating Scale - IV (ARS) and the Clinical Global Impression - Improvement scale (CGI-I); second, on scores of 1 or 2 vs. 3-7 on the CGI - Severity scale; third, on a >50% reduction in ARS scores; and fourth, on satisfaction of all of the aforementioned criteria. The Val⁶⁶Met polymorphism of BDNF and six single nucleotide polymorphisms from the SLC6A2, ADRA2A and NTF-3 genes were tested for association with each criterion. Relative to other genotypes, homozygosity for the Val allele of the BDNF Val⁶⁶Met polymorphism was associated with a greater relative frequency of good response under all four response criteria (after controlling for baseline ARS score, age, gender, final dose (mg/kg) of OROS-MPH at 12 wk, and level of academic functioning). This association was significant at the uncorrected level for the first and third response criteria (p=0.013 and p=0.018, respectively) and significant at a Bonferroni-corrected level for the second and fourth response criteria (p=0.0002, p=0.0003, respectively). Our findings support an association between homozygosity for the Val allele of BDNF and better response to OROS-MPH in Korean ADHD children as assessed by four different response criteria.
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Heterogeneity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with complex interactive operations of genetic and environmental factors, is expressed in a variety of disorder manifestations: severity, co-morbidities of symptoms, and the effects of genes on phenotypes. Neurodevelopmental influences of genomic imprinting have set the stage for the structural-physiological variations that modulate the cognitive, affective, and pathophysiological domains of ADHD. The relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors provide rapidly proliferating insights into the developmental trajectory of the condition, both structurally and functionally. Parent-of-origin effects seem to support the notion that genetic risks for disease process debut often interact with the social environment, i.e., the parental environment in infants and young children. The notion of endophenotypes, markers of an underlying liability to the disorder, may facilitate detection of genetic risks relative to a complex clinical disorder. Simple genetic association has proven insufficient to explain the spectrum of ADHD. At a primary level of analysis, the consideration of epigenetic regulation of brain signalling mechanisms, dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline is examined. Neurotrophic factors that participate in the neurogenesis, survival, and functional maintenance of brain systems, are involved in neuroplasticity alterations underlying brain disorders, and are implicated in the genetic predisposition to ADHD, but not obviously, nor in a simple or straightforward fashion. In the context of intervention, genetic linkage studies of ADHD pharmacological intervention have demonstrated that associations have fitted the "drug response phenotype," rather than the disorder diagnosis. Despite conflicting evidence for the existence, or not, of genetic associations between disorder diagnosis and genes regulating the structure and function of neurotransmitters and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), associations between symptoms-profiles endophenotypes and single nucleotide polymorphisms appear reassuring.
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- Trevor Archer
- Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Box 500, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Aureli A, Del Beato T, Sebastiani P, Marimpietri A, Melillo CV, Sechi E, Di Loreto S. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and intellectual disability: a study of association with brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphisms. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2010; 23:873-80. [PMID: 20943059 DOI: 10.1177/039463201002300323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been found in several studies of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) but the two diseases are not always associated. Several lines of evidence implicate the involvement of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in ADHD, and it may also be relevant in ID due to its known involvement in the development of the central nervous system (CNS) and in learning/memory functions. We genotyped paediatric patients with ADHD and ID for the Val66Met and 270 C/T polymorphisms in BDNF. Diagnosis of ADHD and ID was confirmed by the clinicians in accordance with DSM-IV criteria. The G/A genotype of the Val66Met SNP was associated with both ADHD and ID, and the G allele was significantly associated with ADHD. The C/C genotype of the C270T SNP was significantly overrepresented in both ADHD and ID groups compared with the controls. Data suggest that both BDNF polymorphisms could play a role in the etiology of ADHD. In addition, we present the first results suggesting that these BDNF SNPs are significantly associated with ID.
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- A Aureli
- Institute for Organ Transplantation and Immunocytology (ITOI) - CNR, L'Aquila, Italy
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Cho SC, Kim HW, Kim BN, Kim JW, Shin MS, Chung S, Cho DY, Jung SW, Yoo HJ, Chung IW, Chung US, Son JW. Gender-specific association of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Psychiatry Investig 2010; 7:285-90. [PMID: 21253413 PMCID: PMC3022316 DOI: 10.4306/pi.2010.7.4.285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2010] [Revised: 08/31/2010] [Accepted: 09/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with a strong genetic component. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which participates in the differentiation and survival of dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons, could play a role in ADHD development. We aimed to explore the relationships between ADHD and BDNF gene polymorphism. METHODS We conducted a case-control analysis of 202 ADHD subjects and 159 controls, performed a transmission disequilibrium test on 151 trios, and compared the results of a continuous performance test (CPT) according to the genotype of the three single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs11030101, rs6265, rs16917204) in the BDNF gene. RESULTS In the case-control analysis, the AA genotype of the BDNF rs11030101 polymorphism was significantly associated with ADHD only in girls (p=0.024, odds ratio=3.00). The T-G-G haplotype was significantly less frequent (p=0.005) and A-G-G was more frequent (p=0.048) in girls with ADHD than in control girls (global p=0.027). A multivariate analysis of variance for commission errors on the CPT showed a significant main effect for the rs11030101 genotype (p=0.026) and an interaction effect of the rs11030101 genotype and gender (p=0.032) in ADHD probands. CONCLUSION These results provide preliminary evidence for a gender-specific association between BDNF and ADHD in the Korean population.
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- Soo-Churl Cho
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- LabGenomics Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Kyungpook National University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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van Beijsterveldt CEM, Middeldorp CM, Slof-Op't Landt MCT, Bartels M, Hottenga JJ, Suchiman HED, Slagboom PE, Boomsma DI. Influence of candidate genes on attention problems in children: a longitudinal study. Behav Genet 2010; 41:155-64. [PMID: 21049304 PMCID: PMC3029680 DOI: 10.1007/s10519-010-9406-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Attention problems form one of the core characteristics of Attention-Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), a multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorder. From twin research it is clear that genes play a considerable role in the etiology and in the stability of ADHD in childhood. Association studies have focused on genes involved in the dopaminergic and serotoninergic systems, but with inconclusive results. This study investigated the effect of 26 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding for serotonin receptors 2A (HTR2A), Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT), Tryptophane Hydroxylase type 2 (TPH2), and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). Attention problems (AP) were assessed by parental report at ages 3, 7, 10, and 12 years in more than 16,000 twin pairs. There were 1148 genotyped children with AP data. We developed a longitudinal framework to test the genetic association effect. Based on all phenotypic data, a longitudinal model was formulated with one latent factor loading on all AP measures over time. The broad heritability for the AP latent factor was 82%, and the latent factor explained around 55% of the total phenotypic variance. The association of SNPs with AP was then modeled at the level of this factor. None of the SNPs showed a significant association with AP. The lowest p-value was found for the rs6265 SNP in the BDNF gene (p = 0.035). Overall, our results suggest no evidence for a role of these genes in childhood AP.
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- Catherina E M van Beijsterveldt
- Department of Biological Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Sánchez-Mora C, Ribasés M, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Casas M, Bosch R, Boreatti-Hümmer A, Heine M, Jacob CP, Lesch KP, Fasmer OB, Knappskog PM, Kooij JJS, Kan C, Buitelaar JK, Mick E, Asherson P, Faraone SV, Franke B, Johansson S, Haavik J, Reif A, Bayés M, Cormand B. Meta-analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor p.Val66Met in adult ADHD in four European populations. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2010; 153B:512-523. [PMID: 19603419 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.31008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a multifactorial, neurodevelopmental disorder that often persists into adolescence and adulthood and is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Before the advent of the first genome-wide association studies in ADHD, genetic research had mainly focused on candidate genes related to the dopaminergic and serotoninergic systems, although several other genes had also been assessed. Pharmacological data, analysis of animal models and association studies suggest that Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is also a strong candidate gene for ADHD. Several polymorphisms in BDNF have been reported and studied in psychiatric disorders but the most frequent is the p.Val66Met (rs6265G > A) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), with functional effects on the intracellular trafficking and secretion of the protein. To deal with the inconsistency raised among different case-control and family-based association studies regarding the p.Val66Met contribution to ADHD, we performed a meta-analysis of published as well as unpublished data from four different centers that are part of the International Multicentre Persistent ADHD CollaboraTion (IMpACT). A total of 1,445 adulthood ADHD patients and 2,247 sex-matched controls were available for the study. No association between the p.Val66Met polymorphism and ADHD was found in any of the four populations or in the pooled sample. The meta-analysis also showed that the overall gene effect for ADHD was not statistically significant when gender or comorbidity with mood disorders were considered. Despite the potential role of BDNF in ADHD, our data do not support the involvement of p.Val66Met in the pathogenesis of this neuropsychiatric disorder.
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- C Sánchez-Mora
- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Psychiatric Genetics Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Psychiatric Genetics Unit, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Section of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Center of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Haukeland, Norway.,Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- PsyQ, Psycho-Medical Programs, Program Adult ADHD, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- MRC Social Genetic Developmental and Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York
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- Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Haukeland, Norway.,Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Genes and Disease Program, Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG-UPF), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro Nacional de Genotipado (CeGen), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Departament de Genètica, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,CIBER Enfermedades Raras, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut de Biomedicina de la Universitat de Barcelona (IBUB), Catalonia, Spain
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that almost certainly represents the common outcome of multiple causal pathways and it is now generally accepted that genetic factors make a significant contribution to these pathways. Behavioral studies suggest a heritability of approximately 0.76. While molecular genetic approaches have identified a range of potential candidate genes, it is now clear that the genetics of ADHD are characterized by a number of genes each of which makes a small but significant contribution to the overall risk. Several genome-wide linkage studies have been conducted and, although there are considerable differences in findings between studies, several regions have been supported across several studies (bin 16.4, 5p13, 11q22-25, 17p11). The contribution of several candidate genes has been supported by meta-analyses (DRD4, DRD5, DAT1, HTR1B and SNAP25). Genome-wide association scans are starting to appear but have not yet had sufficient power to produce conclusive results. Gene-environment interactions, which are as yet relatively understudied, are likely to be of importance in fully understanding the role of genes in ADHD and will be discussed.
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- David Coghill
- Centre for Neuroscience, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Dundee, Centre for Child Health, 19 Dudhope Terrace, Dundee, DD3 6HH, UK.
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Schimmelmann BG, Friedel S, Nguyen TT, Sauer S, Ganz Vogel CI, Konrad K, Wilhelm C, Sinzig J, Renner TJ, Romanos M, Palmason H, Dempfle A, Walitza S, Freitag C, Meyer J, Linder M, Schäfer H, Warnke A, Lesch KP, Herpertz-Dahlman B, Hinney A, Hebebrand J. Exploring the genetic link between RLS and ADHD. J Psychiatr Res 2009; 43:941-5. [PMID: 19223043 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2008] [Revised: 01/13/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder of childhood onset. Clinical and biological evidence points to shared common central nervous system (CNS) pathology of ADHD and restless legs syndrome (RLS). It was hypothesized that variants previously found to be associated with RLS in two large genome-wide association studies (GWA), will also be associated with ADHD. SNPs located in MEIS1 (rs2300478), BTBD9 (rs9296249, rs3923809, rs6923737), and MAP2K5 (rs12593813, rs4489954) as well as three SNPs tagging the identified haplotype in MEIS1 (rs6710341, rs12469063, rs4544423) were genotyped in a well characterized German sample of 224 families comprising one or more affected sibs (386 children) and both parents. We found no evidence for preferential transmission of the hypothesized variants to ADHD. Subsequent analyses elicited nominal significant association with haplotypes consisting of the three SNPs in BTBD9 (chi2 = 14.8, df = 7, nominal p = 0.039). According to exploratory post hoc analyses, the major contribution to this finding came from the A-A-A-haplotype with a haplotype-wise nominal p-value of 0.009. However, this result did not withstand correction for multiple testing. In view of our results, RLS risk alleles may have a lower effect on ADHD than on RLS or may not be involved in ADHD. The negative findings may additionally result from genetic heterogeneity of ADHD, i.e. risk alleles for RLS may only be relevant for certain subtypes of ADHD. Genes relevant to RLS remain interesting candidates for ADHD; particularly BTBD9 needs further study, as it has been related to iron storage, a potential pathophysiological link between RLS and certain subtypes of ADHD.
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- B G Schimmelmann
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, LVR Klinikun Essen, Virchowstr. 174, 45147 Essen, Germany.
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- Ian R Gizer
- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 120 Mason Farm Road, Room 5015 Genetic Medicine Building CB 7264, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7264, USA.
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Conner AC, Kissling C, Hodges E, Hünnerkopf R, Clement RM, Dudley E, Freitag CM, Rösler M, Retz W, Thome J. Neurotrophic factor-related gene polymorphisms and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) score in a high-risk male population. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008; 147B:1476-80. [PMID: 18428117 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a widely under-reported but nevertheless common condition with a clear heritable component. Several genes have been proposed to play a role in the childhood onset of this neurodevelopmental disorder; however, association studies of persistence of ADHD into adulthood have rarely been performed. Neurotrophic factors (NTFs) are known to be involved in several aspects of neuronal development and neural plasticity in adults. They have also been linked, particularly through brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) interaction with dopamine transport, to the pathophysiology of ADHD. This study compares the genotypes of six different single nucleotide polymorphisms of genes within the neurotrophin system and their possible association with adult ADHD score in 143 high-risk male subjects referred to a forensic psychiatric unit. The genes included NTF3, NTRK2 (TrkB), NTRK3 (TrkC), BDNF, and p75(NTR). While none of the SNPs showed significant association with ADHD symptoms, one polymorphism within the exon of NTF3 (rs6332) showed a trend toward an association between the A-allele and increased scores using both the retrospective childhood analysis Wender-Utah Rating Scale (WURS-k) (P = 0.05) and the adult ADHD assessment Wender-Reimherr interview (P = 0.03). This SNP is a silent mutation which might be in linkage disequilibrium with a functional risk variant for ADHD. As the association was only suggestive, however, this finding needs replication in a larger study with higher power.
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- Alex C Conner
- Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Life Science, The School of Medicine, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK
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Oades RD, Lasky-Su J, Christiansen H, Faraone SV, Sonuga-Barke EJ, Banaschewski T, Chen W, Anney RJ, Buitelaar JK, Ebstein RP, Franke B, Gill M, Miranda A, Roeyers H, Rothenberger A, Sergeant JA, Steinhausen HC, Taylor EA, Thompson M, Asherson P. The influence of serotonin- and other genes on impulsive behavioral aggression and cognitive impulsivity in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): Findings from a family-based association test (FBAT) analysis. Behav Brain Funct 2008; 4:48. [PMID: 18937842 PMCID: PMC2577091 DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-4-48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2008] [Accepted: 10/20/2008] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Low serotonergic (5-HT) activity correlates with increased impulsive-aggressive behavior, while the opposite association may apply to cognitive impulsiveness. Both types of impulsivity are associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and genes of functional significance for the 5-HT system are implicated in this disorder. Here we demonstrate the separation of aggressive and cognitive components of impulsivity from symptom ratings and test their association with 5-HT and functionally related genes using a family-based association test (FBAT-PC). METHODS Our sample consisted of 1180 offspring from 607 families from the International Multicenter ADHD Genetics (IMAGE) study. Impulsive symptoms were assessed using the long forms of the Conners and the Strengths and Difficulties parent and teacher questionnaires. Factor analysis showed that the symptoms aggregated into parent- and teacher-rated behavioral and cognitive impulsivity. We then selected 582 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from 14 genes directly or indirectly related to 5-HT function. Associations between these SNPs and the behavioral/cognitive groupings of impulsive symptoms were evaluated using the FBAT-PC approach. RESULTS In the FBAT-PC analysis for cognitive impulsivity 2 SNPs from the gene encoding phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT, the rate-limiting enzyme for adrenalin synthesis) attained corrected gene-wide significance. Nominal significance was shown for 12 SNPs from BDNF, DRD1, HTR1E, HTR2A, HTR3B, DAT1/SLC6A3, and TPH2 genes replicating reported associations with ADHD. For overt aggressive impulsivity nominal significance was shown for 6 SNPs from BDNF, DRD4, HTR1E, PNMT, and TPH2 genes that have also been reported to be associated with ADHD. Associations for cognitive impulsivity with a SERT/SLC6A4 variant (STin2: 12 repeats) and aggressive behavioral impulsivity with a DRD4 variant (exon 3: 3 repeats) are also described. DISCUSSION A genetic influence on monoaminergic involvement in impulsivity shown by children with ADHD was found. There were trends for separate and overlapping influences on impulsive-aggressive behavior and cognitive impulsivity, where an association with PNMT (and arousal mechanisms affected by its activity) was more clearly involved in the latter. Serotonergic and dopaminergic mechanisms were implicated in both forms of impulsivity with a wider range of serotonergic mechanisms (each with a small effect) potentially influencing cognitive impulsivity. These preliminary results should be followed up with an examination of environmental influences and associations with performance on tests of impulsivity in the laboratory.
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- Robert D Oades
- Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
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I review and evaluate genetic and genomic evidence salient to the hypothesis that the development and evolution of psychotic spectrum conditions have been mediated in part by alterations of imprinted genes expressed in the brain. Evidence from the genetics and genomics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, Prader-Willi syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, and other neurogenetic conditions support the hypothesis that the etiologies of psychotic spectrum conditions commonly involve genetic and epigenetic imbalances in the effects of imprinted genes, with a bias towards increased relative effects from imprinted genes with maternal expression or other genes favouring maternal interests. By contrast, autistic spectrum conditions, including Kanner autism, Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, Turner syndrome, Angelman syndrome, and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, commonly engender increased relative effects from paternally expressed imprinted genes, or reduced effects from genes favouring maternal interests. Imprinted-gene effects on the etiologies of autistic and psychotic spectrum conditions parallel the diametric effects of imprinted genes in placental and foetal development, in that psychotic spectrum conditions tend to be associated with undergrowth and relatively-slow brain development, whereas some autistic spectrum conditions involve brain and body overgrowth, especially in foetal development and early childhood. An important role for imprinted genes in the etiologies of psychotic and autistic spectrum conditions is consistent with neurodevelopmental models of these disorders, and with predictions from the conflict theory of genomic imprinting.
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- Bernard Crespi
- Department of Biosciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby BCV5A1S6, Canada.
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Lanktree M, Squassina A, Krinsky M, Strauss J, Jain U, Macciardi F, Kennedy JL, Muglia P. Association study of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and LIN-7 homolog (LIN-7) genes with adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008; 147B:945-51. [PMID: 18286632 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common psychiatric disorder with a large genetic component that has been shown to persist into adulthood in 30-60% of childhood ADHD cases. Adult ADHD confers an increased risk of ADHD in relatives when compared to childhood ADHD, possibly due to a greater genetic liability than the childhood form. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin expressed in the brain throughout life and is involved in survival, differentiation, and synaptic plasticity of several neuronal systems including dopaminergic pathways. Mammalian LIN-7 homolog is selectively expressed in specific neuronal populations and is involved in the postsynaptic density of neuronal synapses. LIN-7 is also a positional candidate, as it lies immediately downstream of BDNF. We tested for association between five BDNF polymorphisms, two LIN-7 polymorphisms and adult ADHD. The sample consisted of 80 trios comprised of an adult ADHD proband and their biological parents and an independent sample of 121 adult ADHD cases and a corresponding number of sex, age, and ethnically matched controls (total 201 probands). Allelic and haplotype association was found between both BDNF and adult ADHD, and LIN-7 and adult ADHD. HapMap indicates BDNF and LIN-7 occur in different haplotype blocks, though some linkage disequilibrium exists between the SNPs in these adjacent genes. Further investigations into the pathologic mechanisms of BDNF and LIN-7 in adult ADHD are required.
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- Matthew Lanktree
- Neurogenetics Section, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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De Luca V, Strauss J, Semeralul M, Huang S, Li PP, Warsh JJ, Kennedy JL, Wong AH. Analysis of BDNF Val66Met allele-specific mRNA levels in bipolar disorder. Neurosci Lett 2008; 441:229-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2007] [Revised: 06/04/2008] [Accepted: 06/10/2008] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ribasés M, Hervás A, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Bosch R, Bielsa A, Gastaminza X, Fernández-Anguiano M, Nogueira M, Gómez-Barros N, Valero S, Gratacòs M, Estivill X, Casas M, Cormand B, Bayés M. Association study of 10 genes encoding neurotrophic factors and their receptors in adult and child attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Biol Psychiatry 2008; 63:935-45. [PMID: 18179783 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2007] [Revised: 10/23/2007] [Accepted: 11/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood-onset psychiatric disorder that often persists into adolescence and adulthood and is characterized by inappropriate levels of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. Genetic and environmental factors are believed to be involved in the continuity of the disorder as well as in changes in ADHD symptomatology throughout life. Neurotrophic factors (NTFs), which participate in neuronal survival and synaptic efficiency, are strong candidates to contribute to the neuroplasticity changes that take place in the human central nervous system during childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood and might be involved in the genetic predisposition to ADHD. METHODS We performed a population-based association study in 546 ADHD patients (216 adults and 330 children) and 546 gender-matched unrelated control subjects with 183 single nucleotide polymorphisms covering 10 candidate genes that encode four neurotrophins (NGF, BDNF, NTF3, and NTF4/5), a member of the cytokine family of NTFs (CNTF), and their receptors (NTRK1, NTRK2, NTRK3, NGFR, and CNTFR). RESULTS The single-marker and haplotype-based analyses provided evidence of association between CNTFR and both adulthood (p = .0077, odds ratio [OR] = 1.38) and childhood ADHD (p = 9.1e-04, OR = 1.40) and also suggested a childhood-specific contribution of NTF3 (p = 3.0e-04, OR = 1.48) and NTRK2 (p = .0084, OR = 1.52) to ADHD. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that variations in NTFs might be involved in the genetic susceptibility to ADHD, support the contribution of the CNTFR locus as a predisposition factor for the disorder, and suggest that NTF3 and NTRK2 might be involved in the molecular basis of the age-dependent changes in ADHD symptoms throughout life span.
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Albayrak Ö, Friedel S, Schimmelmann BG, Hinney A, Hebebrand J. Genetic aspects in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2008; 115:305-15. [DOI: 10.1007/s00702-007-0839-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 10/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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