Monoamino Oxidase A Gene Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Methylation Status and the Risk of Violent Suicide Attempts in Affective Disorder Patients
| Autor: | Birgit Ludwig, Laura Carlberg, Klemens Kienesberger, Patrick Swoboda, Marleen M. M. Mitschek, Alexandra Bernegger, Romina Koller, Michelle Inaner, Birgit Senft, Lisa Meisner, Daniela Fischer-Hansal, Andreas Affenzeller, Jasmin Huber, Silvia Schoenthaler, Nestor D. Kapusta, Helmuth Haslacher, Martin Aigner, Andreas Weinhaeusel, Siegfried Kasper, Alexandra Schosser |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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RC435-571
violent suicide Single-nucleotide polymorphism 03 medical and health sciences Exon 0302 clinical medicine Genotype Hamd Medicine Genotyping suicide 030304 developmental biology Original Research Psychiatry 0303 health sciences affective disorder Suicide attempt business.industry Monoamino Oxidase A CTQ tree 030227 psychiatry Psychiatry and Mental health DNA methylation methylation business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Psychiatry Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol 12 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1664-0640 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.667191 |
| Popis: | Background: When investigating the neurobiology of suicidal behavior, Monoamino Oxidase A (MAOA) is one of the prime suspects to consider. Interestingly, MAOA dysregulation has also been associated with violent behavior in previous publications. In the present study, we aimed to establish an association between polymorphisms of the MAOA gene and methylation status of the MAOA gene Exon I, and suicide attempts with violent methods in a sample of affective disorder patients.Methods: Eight hundred fourteen Caucasian affective disorder patients were assessed at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the Medical University Vienna, the Karl Landsteiner University for Health and Science and Zentren für seelische Gesundheit, BBRZ-Med Leopoldau. An assemblage of psychiatric interviews was performed (e.g., SCAN, HAMD, SBQ-R, CTQ) and DNA samples of peripheral blood cells were collected for Sequenom MassARRAY® iPLEX Gold genotyping and Multiplexed and Sensitive DNA Methylation Testing.Results: Female affective disorder patients with a history of violent suicide attempt were found to have a significantly increased frequency of the AA genotype in the rs5906957 single nucleotide polymorphism (p = 0.003). Furthermore, the MAOA gene exon I promoter region showed significantly decreased methylation in female violent suicide attempter(s) as opposed to female affective disorder patients who had no history of suicide attempt or no history of suicide attempt with violent method.Limitations: The small sample size hampers to reveal small genetic effects as to be expected in psychiatric disorders.Conclusions: This study offers promising findings about associations between the MAOA gene and violent suicide especially in women. |
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