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Association Study Between BDNF C-281A Polymorphism and Paranoid Schizophrenia in Polish Population

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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is one of the candidate genes for schizophrenia. Polymorphism C-281A (rs28383487) in BDNF gene leads to the reduction of promoter activity in the hippocampal neurons in vitro. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the influence of alleles and genotypes of BDNF C-281A polymorphism on development, as well as the clinical course (age of onset, suicidal behaviour and psychopathology) of paranoid schizophrenia. The psychopathology was assessed using the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) as subscale scores and also single-item scores. We have also performed the haplotype analysis with val66met BDNF polymorphism, which is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. We have not found significant differences in the distribution of genotypes and alleles between schizophrenic patients and controls in both the overall analysis, as well as sex stratified. Also, we have not shown statistically significant differences between genotype groups and PANSS scale. However, an association between C-281A polymorphism and time of the first episode of paranoid schizophrenia was revealed. Genotype C/A had been connected with later age of onset of paranoid schizophrenia in men but not in women (p < 0.01). The C-281A and val66met polymorphisms have been in a strong linkage disequilibrium (D′ = 0.9875; p < 0.05). The haplotype analysis has shown a tendency to a significantly lower frequency of the Met-C haplotype in the schizophrenia group compared to the controls.

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We would like to thank MSc Eng Paweł Raif from Silesian University of Technology for help in interpreting the statistical analyses.

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  1. Department of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Silesia, Ostrogorska 30 Street, 41–200, Sosnowiec, Poland

    Renata Suchanek & Jan Kowalski

  2. Division of Statistics, Department of Instrumental Analysis, Medical University of Silesia, Ostrogorska Street, 41–200, Sosnowiec, Poland

    Aleksander Owczarek

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Suchanek, R., Owczarek, A. & Kowalski, J. Association Study Between BDNF C-281A Polymorphism and Paranoid Schizophrenia in Polish Population. J Mol Neurosci 46, 217–222 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12031-011-9582-7

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