Dopamine D3 receptor gene variants and substance abuse in schizophrenia. 1998

M O Krebs, and F Sautel, and M C Bourdel, and P Sokoloff, and J C Schwartz, and J P Olié, and H Lôo, and M F Poirier
Service Hospitalo-Universitaire de Santé Mentale et Thérapeutique, Hôpital Sainte-Anne, Université René Descartes, Paris V, France. SHU@CHSA.broca.inserm.fr

In an association study of the Bal I polymorphism in the dopamine D3 receptor (DRD3) gene in a French Caucasian population, global comparison of patients with schizophrenia (n = 89, DSM-III-R criteria) and controls (n = 52) led to non-significant differences. However, the homozygosity was significantly more frequent in schizophrenic patients with lifetime substance abuse comorbidity (n = 36) as compared to patients with no history of substance abuse (P = 0.010) or to controls (P = 0.047) and in neuroleptic responder patients as compared to treatment-refractory patients (n = 19; P = 0.037). The combined characteristics treatment response and lifetime substance abuse were strongly associated with homozygosity. We propose that homozygosity for the Bal I polymorphism DRD3 gene is associated with predisposition to substance abuse and/or the pharmacosensitive characteristic of schizophrenia rather than with schizophrenia itself, an hypothesis in agreement with the positive association of this polymorphism with opiate dependence (see companion article by Duaux et al) and the involvement of DRD3 in both pharmacodependence mechanisms and antipsychotic effects of neuroleptics.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011618 Psychotic Disorders Disorders in which there is a loss of ego boundaries or a gross impairment in reality testing with delusions or prominent hallucinations. (From DSM-IV, 1994) Psychoses,Psychosis, Brief Reactive,Schizoaffective Disorder,Schizophreniform Disorders,Psychosis,Brief Reactive Psychoses,Brief Reactive Psychosis,Disorder, Psychotic,Disorder, Schizoaffective,Disorder, Schizophreniform,Disorders, Psychotic,Disorders, Schizoaffective,Disorders, Schizophreniform,Psychoses, Brief Reactive,Psychotic Disorder,Reactive Psychoses, Brief,Reactive Psychosis, Brief,Schizoaffective Disorders,Schizophreniform Disorder
D011619 Psychotropic Drugs A loosely defined grouping of drugs that have effects on psychological function. Here the psychotropic agents include the antidepressive agents, hallucinogens, and tranquilizing agents (including the antipsychotics and anti-anxiety agents). Psychoactive Agent,Psychoactive Agents,Psychoactive Drug,Psychopharmaceutical,Psychopharmaceuticals,Psychotropic Drug,Psychoactive Drugs,Agent, Psychoactive,Agents, Psychoactive,Drug, Psychoactive,Drug, Psychotropic,Drugs, Psychoactive,Drugs, Psychotropic
D012016 Reference Values The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality. Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D012150 Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Variation occurring within a species in the presence or length of DNA fragment generated by a specific endonuclease at a specific site in the genome. Such variations are generated by mutations that create or abolish recognition sites for these enzymes or change the length of the fragment. RFLP,Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism,RFLPs,Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms
D005260 Female Females
D005602 France A country in western Europe bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the Mediterranean Sea, and the countries of Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and by the duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital is Paris. Corsica,Saint Pierre and Miquelon,Miquelon and Saint Pierre,Miquelon and St. Pierre,St. Pierre and Miquelon
D005838 Genotype The genetic constitution of the individual, comprising the ALLELES present at each GENETIC LOCUS. Genogroup,Genogroups,Genotypes
D006720 Homozygote An individual in which both alleles at a given locus are identical. Homozygotes
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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