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An association study between a transcriptional polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene and panic disorder in a Japanese population
Author(s) -
ISHIGURO HIROKI,
ARINAMI TADAO,
YAMADA KAZUO,
OTSUKA YUKINO,
TORU MICHIO,
SHIBUYA AND HARUO
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1997.tb03208.x
Subject(s) - serotonin transporter , panic disorder , allele , panic , serotonin , genetics , polymorphism (computer science) , neuroticism , allele frequency , medicine , biology , endocrinology , genotype , psychology , psychiatry , gene , anxiety , personality , social psychology , receptor
A polymorhism in the 5′ region of the serotonin transporter gene modulates its transcription efficiency. Its short allele has been reported to be associated with neurotic traits. The serotinin transporter is the action site of selective serotonine re‐uptake inhibitors, widely used in the treatment of panic disorder. We examined an association between the polymorphism and panic disorder in a case‐control study consisting of 66 Japanese patients and 150 controls. The short allele was significantly more frequent in the Japanese than in Caucasians. The patients and the controls had similar allele frequencies, indication no association between the polymorehism and panic disorder in most Japanese patients.