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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
Several genes of the dopaminergic and glutamatergic neurotransmitter systems have been found to be associated with alcohol disease and related intermediate phenotypes. Here, we evaluated genetic variants of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and the metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (mGluR3) genes in alcohol-dependent patients and their association with volumetric measurements of brain structures. By combined analysis of imaging data and genotyping results, large numbers of variables are produced that overstrain conventional statistical methods based on tests for group differences. Limitations in assessment of epistatic effects and multiple testing problems are encountered. Therefore, we introduce a novel method for detecting associations between a set of genetic markers and phenotypical measurements based on machine learning techniques. Hippocampal volume was found to be associated with epistatic effects of the COMT-mGluR3 genes in alcohol-dependent patients but not in controls. These data are in line with prior studies supporting a role for dopamine-glutamate interaction in modulation of alcohol disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0301-0511
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
79
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
126-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Alcoholism, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Alleles, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Catechol O-Methyltransferase, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Glutamic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Long-Term Potentiation, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, pubmed-meshheading:18423838-Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Synergistic effects of the dopaminergic and glutamatergic system on hippocampal volume in alcohol-dependent patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, CCM, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't