Functional tag SNPs inside the DRD2 gene as a genetic risk factor for major depressive disorder in the Chinese Han population.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) has been extensively investigated and has been associated with the occurrence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Polymorphisms in the DRD2 gene have also been determined as a possible predisposing component for major depressive disorders (MDD). The present study focused on evaluating the connection of polymorphisms inside the whole DRD2 gene in MDD patients as well as in non-MDD participants in a group selected from the Chinese Han population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:In total, 831 unrelated Chinese adults from the Han population were sampled, including 497 non-MDD participants and 334 MDD patients for this evaluation. After the haplotype bins were built, 14 tag single-nucleotide polymorphisms (tSNPs) and the two most investigated SNP were chosen for the

SUBMITTER: He M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6945087 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature