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Leygraf, A; Hohoff, C; Freitag, C; Willis-Owen, SA; Krakowitzky, P; Fritze, J; Franke, P; Bandelow, B; Fimmers, R; Flint, J; Deckert, J.
Rgs 2 gene polymorphisms as modulators of anxiety in humans?
J Neural Transm. 2006; 113(12):1921-1925 Doi: 10.1007/s00702-006-0484-8
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Abstract:
Rgs2 (regulator of G-protein signalling 2) gene recently was reported as a quantitative trait gene for anxious behaviour in mice and male Rgs2 knockout mice have been shown to be more anxious than wildtype mice. Therefore we investigated four non-coding single nucleotide polymorphisms in a sample of 173 patients with panic disorder and 173 matched controls of German descent. At the genotype level all four SNPs were associated with panic disorder (p = 0.02-0.05). At the haplotype level the strongest association was observed for a haplotype containing SNP3 and SNP 4 (subgroup men and men with agoraphobia: p = 0.01 and 0.03). This points towards a functional polymorphism at the 3' end of the gene. Our results support the hypothesis that variations of the Rgs2 gene play a role also for the development of anxiety in humans.
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Agoraphobia - complications Agoraphobia - genetics Agoraphobia - psychology
Anxiety - genetics Anxiety - psychology
Case-Control Studies -
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1 - genetics
DNA Primers -
Humans -
Linkage Disequilibrium -
Odds Ratio -
Panic Disorder - genetics Panic Disorder - psychology
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales -
RGS Proteins - genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction -

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Rgs2
chromosome 1q31
panic disorder
linkage disequilibrium
polymorphisms
case-control-study
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