Psychiatry Investig.  2012 Sep;9(3):269-277.

Serotonin 2A Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Korean Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • 2Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. mammosss@hanmail.net
  • 3Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
  • 4Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
  • 5LabGenomics Clinical Research Institute, LabGenomics, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
  • 6Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
  • 7Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the T102C polymorphism in the serotonin 2A receptor gene and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Korean patients.
METHODS
A total of 189 Korean children with ADHD as well as both parents of the ADHD children and 150 normal children participated in this study. DNA was extracted from blood samples from all of the subjects, and genotyping was conducted. Based on the allele and genotype information obtained, case-control analyses were performed to compare the ADHD and normal children, and Transmission disequilibrium tests (TDTs) were used for family-based association testing (number of trios=113). Finally, according to the significant finding which was showed in the case-control analyses, the results of behavioral characterastics and neuropsychological test were compared between ADHD children with and without the C allele.
RESULTS
In the case-control analyses, statistically significant differences were detected in the frequencies of genotypes containing the C allele (chi2=4.73, p=0.030). In the family-based association study, TDTs failed to detect linkage disequilibrium of the T102C polymorphism associated with ADHD children. In the ADHD children, both the mean reaction time and the standard deviation of the reaction time in the auditory continuous performance test were longer in the group with the C allele compared to the group without the C allele.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study suggest that there is a significant genetic association between the T102C polymorphism in the serotonin 2A receptor gene and ADHD in Korean children.

Keyword

ADHD; Genetic study; Serotonin; 5-HT2A receptor; Auditory attention

MeSH Terms

Alleles
Case-Control Studies
Child
DNA
Genotype
Humans
Linkage Disequilibrium
Neuropsychological Tests
Parents
Reaction Time
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
Serotonin
DNA
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
Serotonin
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