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  • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
  • Volume 8(2); 2001
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Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry 2001;8(2):239-45. Published online: Feb, 1, 2001

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Association Study of Dopamine Transporter(DAT1) G2319A Genetic Polymorphism in Alcohol Dependence

  • Byung-Hwan Yang, MD1;Mi-Gyung Lee, MD1;Ju-Yoen Choi, MD1;Dong-Yul Oh, MD2;Gil-Sook Kim, MD2;Hyung-Tae Kim, PhD3; and Young-Gyu Chai, PhD3;
    1;Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine & The Mental Health Research Institute, Hanyang University, Seoul, 2;Seoul National Mental Hospital, Seoul, 3;Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, College of Science-technelogy, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea
Abstract

Objective：Dopamine transporter is member of family of Na/Cl dependent neurotransmitter transporter, 12 transmembrane domain, that has high substrate specificity, affinity. It is related with dopamine reuptake in presynaptic vesicle. DAT has a VNTR in its 3'-untranslated region(UTR). 3'-UTR VNTR polymorphism is related with modification of dopamine transmission. The association between with VNTR polymorphism and neuropsychiatric disorders such as alcohol dependence, and low activity ALDH has been studied, but their relationship is unclear. We study about association of 3'-UTR VNTR of DAT gene and G2319A and alcohol dependence.

 Method：Group of Korean subjects were studied with alcohol dependence(n=49 male) compared to mentally healthy controls(n=53 male). The peripheral blood sample was acquired, and Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR) amplification, MspI procedure was done. 

 Result：There was a significant difference between alcohol dependence group and normal control(genotype frequency p<0.05, allele frequency p<0.05) Allele A frequency and genotype(GG, GA) frequency was a significant difference between alcohol dependence group and normal control(p<0.05).

 Conclusion：Our study showed that genetic polymorphism of DAT1 G2319A had relation with alcohol dependence.

Keywords Alcohol dependence;Genetic polymorphism;Dopamine transporter.