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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Alterations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-signaling pathways may play an important role in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Several lines of evidence have suggested that gene-gene interactions may confer susceptibility to MDD. The aim of this study was to analyze the single and combined effects of genes in the BDNF signal-transduction pathway on MDD in a Chinese population. We recruited 447 patients with MDD and 432 age- and gender-matched control subjects. Five SNPs in three BDNF signal-transduction pathway genes (BDNF, GSK3B and AKT1) were used in association analyses. An allelic association between the GSK3B SNP rs6782799 and MDD was found in our sample (allelic: chi(2) = 5.24, P = 0.022, corrected P = 0.107; genotypic: chi(2) = 5.55, P = 0.062) with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.25 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03-1.52). Further gene-gene interaction analyses showed a significant effect of a two-locus BDNF/GSK3B interaction with MDD (GSK3B rs6782799 and BDNF rs7124442) (corrected P = 0.011), and also for a three-locus interaction (GSK3B rs6782799, BDNF rs6265 and BDNF rs7124442) (corrected P = 0.019). Individuals carrying the combination of two risk alleles showed an OR value of 4.00 (95% CI 2.05-7.79), while those with the combination of three risk alleles gave the largest OR value of 4.46 (95% CI 2.15-9.24). Taken together, these findings support the assertion that the GSK3B gene is an important susceptibility factor for MDD in a Han Chinese population.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1435-1463
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
393-401
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-China, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Depressive Disorder, Major, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Genetic Association Studies, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Linkage Disequilibrium, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:20033742-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic association of the interaction between the BDNF and GSK3B genes and major depressive disorder in a Chinese population.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China. krzhang_sxmu@vip.163.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't