A genomewide linkage scan of cocaine dependence and major depressive episode in two populations

Bao Zhu Yang, Han Shizhong, Henry R. Kranzler, Lindsay A. Farrer, Joel Gelernter

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Abstract

Cocaine dependence (CD) and major depressive episode (MDE) frequently co-occur with poorer treatment outcome and higher relapse risk. Shared genetic risk was affirmed; to date, there have been no reports of genomewide linkage scans (GWLSs) surveying the susceptibility regions for comorbid CD and MDE (CD-MDE). We aimed to identify chromosomal regions and candidate genes susceptible to CD, MDE, and CD-MDE in African Americans (AAs) and European Americans (EAs). A total of 1896 individuals were recruited from 384 AA and 355 EA families, each with at least a sibling-pair with CD and/or opioid dependence. Array-based genotyping of about 6000 single-nucleotide polymorphisms was completed for all individuals. Parametric and non-parametric genomewide linkage analyses were performed. We found a genomewide-significant linkage peak on chromosome 7 at 183.4 cM for non-parametric analysis of CD-MDE in AAs (lod=3.8, genomewide empirical p=0.016; point-wise p=0.00001). A nearly genomewide significant linkage was identified for CD-MDE in EAs on chromosome 5 at 14.3 cM (logarithm of odds (lod)2.95, genomewide empirical p=0.055; point-wise p=0.00012). Parametric analysis corroborated the findings in these two regions and improved the support for the peak on chromosome 5 so that it reached genomewide significance (heterogeneity lod=3.28, genomewide empirical p=0.046; point-wise p=0.00053). This is the first GWLS for CD-MDE. The genomewide significant linkage regions on chromosomes 5 and 7 harbor four particularly promising candidate genes: SRD5A1, UBE3C, PTPRN2, and VIPR2. Replication of the linkage findings in other populations is warranted, as is a focused analysis of the genes located in the linkage regions implicated here.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2422-2430
Number of pages9
JournalNeuropsychopharmacology
Volume36
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • affected sib-pair
  • cocaine dependence
  • comorbidity
  • depression
  • drug dependence
  • genomewide linkage scan

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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