Genome-wide linkage analysis in a Dutch multigenerational family with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Abstract: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder. Genetics has an important role in the aetiology of this disease. In this study, we describe the clinical findings in a Dutch family with eight patients suffering from ADHD, in whom five had at least one other psychiatric disorder. We performed a genome-wide (parametric and nonparametric) affected-only linkage analysis. Two genomic regions on chromosomes 7 and 14 showed an excess of allele sharing among the definitely affected members of the family with suggestive LOD scores (2.1 and 2.08). Nonparam... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Vegt, M. (Rinus)
Bertoli Avella, A.M. (Aida)
Tulen, J.H.M. (Joke)
Graaf, B.M. (Bianca) de
Verkerk, A.J.H.M. (Annemieke)
Vervoort, J. (Jeroen)
Twigt, C.M. (Carla)
Maat-Kievit, A.A. (Anneke)
Tuijl, H.R. (Ruud) van
Lijn, M. (Marieke) van der
Hengeveld, M.W. (Michiel)
Oostra, B.A. (Ben)
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
Schlagwörter: *Chromosomes / Human / Pair 14 / Pair 7 / Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/*genetics / Chromosome Aberrations / Chromosome Mapping / Comorbidity / Female / Genetic Markers / Genome-Wide Association Study/*methods / Haplotypes/genetics / Humans / Male / Microsatellite Repeats/genetics / Netherlands / Pedigree
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://repub.eur.nl/pub/23079

Abstract: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder. Genetics has an important role in the aetiology of this disease. In this study, we describe the clinical findings in a Dutch family with eight patients suffering from ADHD, in whom five had at least one other psychiatric disorder. We performed a genome-wide (parametric and nonparametric) affected-only linkage analysis. Two genomic regions on chromosomes 7 and 14 showed an excess of allele sharing among the definitely affected members of the family with suggestive LOD scores (2.1 and 2.08). Nonparametric linkage analyses (NPL) yielded a maxNPL of 2.92 (P=0.001) for marker D7S502 and a maxNPL score of 2.56 (P=0.003) for marker D14S275. We confirmed that all patients share the same haplotype in each region of 7p15.1-q31.33 and 14q11.2-q22.3. Interestingly, both loci have been reported before in Dutch (affected sib pairs) and German (extended families) ADHD linkage studies. Hopefully, the genome-wide association studies in ADHD will help to highlight specific polymorphisms and genes within the broad areas detected by our, as well as other, linkage studies.