Increased risk for major depression associated with the short allele of the serotonin transporter promoter region (5-HTTLPR-S) and the CYP2C9*3 allele |
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Authors: | Dorado P Peñas-Lledó E M González A P Cáceres M C Cobaleda J Llerena A |
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Affiliation: | Clinical Research Centre (CICAB), University Hospital, University of Extremadura Medical School, Servicio Extreme?o de Salud, Badajoz, Spain. |
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Abstract: | In the present study, we aimed to analyze the potential relevance of the polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter (SERT or 5-HTT) gene (5-HTTLPR) and the risk of suffering major depression (MDD) in a population of patients previously genotyped for CYP2C9. Seventy white European psychiatric outpatients suffering from MDD and a group of 142 healthy volunteers (HVs) were studied. The frequency of subjects carrying the 5-HTTLPR-S allele was higher (P < 0.05) among MDD than in HV. The odds ratio associated with 5-HTTLPR-S allele was 2.03 for the MDD patients in comparison with the HV group. Previously, we found in this population that the CYP2C9*3 allele frequency was higher among this population of MDD patients than in HV. The frequency of subjects with the combination 5-HTTLPR-S and CYP2C9*3 alleles was higher (P < 0.01, odds ratio 3.47) in MDD than in HV. The present findings provide preliminary evidence about the greater risk of suffering MDD for individuals carrying both 5-HTTLPR-S and CYP2C9*3 alleles. |
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Keywords: | CYP2C9 genetic polymorphism 5-HTTLPR major depression serotonin |
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