Association of GABA-A receptor α2 subunit gene (GABRA2) with alcohol dependence-related aggressive behavior (CROSBI ID 219508)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Švob Štrac, Dubravka ; Nedić Erjavec, Gordana ; Nikolac Perković, Matea ; Nenadić Šviglin, Korona ; Borovečki, Fran ; Pivac, Nela
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Association of GABA-A receptor α2 subunit gene (GABRA2) with alcohol dependence-related aggressive behavior
Alcohol dependence is a common chronic disorder precipitated by the complex interaction between biological, genetic and environmental risk factors. Recent studies have demonstrated that polymorphisms of the gene encoding the GABA-A receptor α2 subunit (GABRA2) are associated with alcohol dependence in different populations of European ancestry. As aggression often occurs in the context of alcohol dependence, the aim of this study was to examine the allelic and haplotypic association of GABRA2 gene with alcohol dependence and related aggressive behavior in subjects of Eastern European (Croatian) origin. Genotyping of the 3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) across the GABRA2 gene (rs567926, rs279858 and rs9291283) was performed in patients with alcohol dependence (N = 654) and healthy control subjects (N= 574). Alcohol-dependent participants were additionally subdivided according to the presence/absence of aggressive behavior and type of alcohol dependence according to the Cloninger's classification. The association of rs279858 with alcohol dependence yielded nominal significance level. Haplotype analysis revealed a high degree of linkage disequilibrium (LD) for rs567926 and rs279858, but not for rs9291283 polymorphismin the GABRA2 gene. In patientswith alcohol dependence, the A–C (rs567926 and rs279858) haplotype carrierswere more likely to demonstrate aggressive behavior. The samehaplotype (present only in 1.6% of all subjects) was significantly more often present in patients with a combination of early onset alcohol abuse and aggression, corresponding to the Cloninger's type II alcoholism subgroup. These findings support the involvement of GABRA2 gene in alcohol dependence-related aggressive behavior.
aggression; alcohol dependence; Cloninger's classification; GABRA2; haplotype; polymorphism
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Podaci o izdanju
63
2015.
119-125
objavljeno
0278-5846
10.1016/j.pnpbp.2015.06.010
Povezanost rada
Temeljne medicinske znanosti