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FKBP5 polymorphisms and antidepressant response in geriatric depression
Author(s) -
Sarginson Jane E.,
Lazzeroni Laura C.,
Ryan Heather S.,
Schatzberg Alan F.,
Murphy Greer M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part b: neuropsychiatric genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.393
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1552-485X
pISSN - 1552-4841
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.b.31019
Subject(s) - fkbp5 , mirtazapine , antidepressant , medicine , paroxetine , single nucleotide polymorphism , depression (economics) , psychiatry , psychology , pharmacology , glucocorticoid receptor , biology , genotype , genetics , glucocorticoid , macroeconomics , gene , hippocampus , economics
Genetic variation at the FKBP5 locus has been reported to affect clinical outcomes in patients treated with antidepressant medications in several studies. However, other reports have not confirmed this association. FKBP5 may regulate the sensitivity of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. We tested two FKBP5 single nucleotide polymorphisms (rs1360780 and rs3800373) in a sample of 246 geriatric patients treated for 8 weeks in a double‐blind randomized comparison trial of paroxetine and mirtazapine. These two polymorphisms had previously been reported to predict efficacy in depressed patients treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as paroxetine, and those treated with mirtazapine, an agent with both serotonergic and noradrenergic actions. However, we found no significant associations between these FKBP5 genetic variants and clinical outcomes. Neither mean Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores nor time to remission or response were predicted by FKBP5 genetic variation. These results suggest that FKBP5 is unlikely to play a major role in determining antidepressant treatment outcomes in geriatric patients. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.