Association study between the PIK4CA gene and methamphetamine use disorder in a japanese population

Nobuhisa Kanahara, Ryosuke Miyatake, Yoshimoto Sekine, Toshiya Inada, Norio Ozaki, Nakao Iwata, Mutsuo Harano, Tokutaro Komiyama, Mitsuhiko Yamada, Ichiro Sora, Hiroshi Ujike, Masaomi Iyo, Kenji Hashimoto

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Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests that phosphatidylinositol (PI) pathways have been involved in the secretion of dopamine (DA) and the regulation of DA transporter, which is a target of methamphetamine (METH). A recent large-scale gene-association study in a Dutch population demonstrated that the PIK4CA gene was closely linked to schizophrenia [Jungerius et al. (2007); Mol Psychiatry]. Here, we conducted a case (N = 232)-control (N = 233) study of the PIK4CA gene on Japanese METH abusers, which can manifest severe psychosis similar to schizophrenia. The genotype and allelic distributions of all four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) did not differ significantly between the METH abusers and the controls. The comparisons based on the classification of the psychosis as transient or prolonged and on the presence or absence of spontaneous relapse revealed no significant distribution of the four SNPs compared to the controls. Furthermore, haplotype analyses showed almost the same frequencies between the METH abusers and the controls. The present study suggests that the PIK4CA gene does not play a significant role in the vulnerability to METH use disorder in the Japanese population.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-238
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Volume150
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 05-03-2009
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Genetics(clinical)
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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