An analysis on the relationship between polymrhism of intron 2 in serotonin transporter and polymrhism of serotonin transporter gene and attempted suicide
LI Xue-mei, et al. An analysis on the relationship between polymrhism of intron 2 in serotonin transporter and polymrhism of serotonin transporter gene and attempted suicide[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2010,35(4):568-571.
LI Xue-mei, et al. An analysis on the relationship between polymrhism of intron 2 in serotonin transporter and polymrhism of serotonin transporter gene and attempted suicide[J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University, 2010,35(4):568-571. DOI: 10.13406/j.cnki.cyxb.2010.04.005.
Objective:To explore the association between attempted suicide and polymrhism of intron 2 in serotonin transporter and polymrhism of serotonin transporter(5-HTTLPR).Methods:Using the technique of polymerase chain reaction(PCR)
the variable number of tandem repeat polymorphism(5-HTTVNTR)and 5-HTTLPR was determined in 71 patients with attempted suicide subjects and 80 control subjects.The allelic and genetypes distributions in two groups were compared.Results:There were no significant differences in intron 2-VNTR genotype and allele frequency distributions between attempted suicide and healthy control subjects(χ2= 1.08
P=0.58;χ2=0.99
P=0.32).The frequencies of allele S were significantly higher in suicides attempted suicide patients with psychiatric disorder(85.1%)than in normal controls(72.5%)and suicides without psychiatric disorde(r69.1%)(χ2=4.49
P=0.04;χ2=5.21
P=0.03).Conclusion:The results suggested that the polymrhism of intron 2 of 5-HTT gene no associated with attempted suicide in the Han nationality.But the presence of 5-HTTLPR alleles S may increase the risk for attempted suicide.