Association analysis of the catechol‐o‐methyltransferase (COMT ), serotonin transporter (5‐HTT ) and serotonin 2A receptor (5HT2A) gene polymorphisms with obsessive‐compulsive disorder
Meira‐Lima I, Shavitt R, Miguita K, Ikenaga E, Miguel E, Vallada H. Association analysis of the catechol‐o‐methyltransferase (COMT ), serotonin transporter (5‐HTT ) and serotonin 2A receptor (5HT2A) gene polymorphisms with obsessive‐compulsive disorder. Genes Brain & Behavior 2003, 3: 75-79. PMID: 15005715, DOI: 10.1046/j.1601-1848.2003.0042.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmino Acid SubstitutionCarrier ProteinsCase-Control StudiesCatechol O-MethyltransferaseFemaleGene FrequencyHumansMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPolymorphism, GeneticReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2AReference ValuesRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderGene polymorphismsT variantOCD patientsSerotonin receptor type 2A geneSerotonin-2A receptor gene polymorphismCross-sectional studyReceptor gene polymorphismsStrong genetic factorGenetic risk factorsControl subjectsRisk factorsDopaminergic systemDisease pathogenesisControl groupSerotonin transporter genePharmacological studiesPatientsGenetic factorsGenotypic distributionPrecise mechanismSignificant differencesFurther studiesCOMT geneFrequency of alleles