SPOCK3, a risk gene for adult ADHD and personality disorders

Weber H, Scholz CJ, Jacob CP, Heupel J, Kittel-Schneider S, Erhardt A, Hempel S, Schmidt B, Kiel T, Gessner A, Lesch KP, Reif A (2014)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2014

Journal

European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience Springer Verlag (Germany)

Book Volume: 264

Pages Range: 409-421

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1007/s00406-013-0476-2

Abstract

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most frequent psychiatric disorder in children, where it displays a global prevalence of 5 %. In up to 50 % of the cases, ADHD may persist into adulthood (aADHD), where it is often comorbid with personality disorders. Due to a potentially heritable nature of this comorbidity, we hypothesized that their genetic framework may contain common risk-modifying genes. SPOCK3, a poorly characterized, putatively Ca(2+)-binding extracellular heparan/chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan gene encoded by the human chromosomal region 4q32.3, was found to be associated with polymorphisms among the top ranks in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on ADHD and a pooled GWAS on personality disorder (PD). We therefore genotyped 48 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) representative of the SPOCK3 gene region in 1,790 individuals (n aADHD = 624, n PD = 630, n controls = 536). In this analysis, we found two SNPs to be nominally associated with aADHD (rs7689440, rs897511) and four PD-associated SNPs (rs7689440, rs897511, rs17052671 and rs1485318); the latter even reached marginal significance after rigorous Bonferroni correction. Bioinformatics tools predicted a possible influence of rs1485318 on transcription factor binding, whereas the other candidate SNPs may have effects on alternative splicing. Our results suggest that SPOCK3 may modify the genetic risk for ADHD and PD; further studies are, however, needed to identify the underlying mechanisms. © 2013 Springer-Verlag.

Involved external institutions

Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg DE Germany (DE) Universitätsklinikum Würzburg DE Germany (DE) Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie (Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Psychiatrie) DE Germany (DE)

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APA:

Weber, H., Scholz, C.J., Jacob, C.P., Heupel, J., Kittel-Schneider, S., Erhardt, A.,... Reif, A. (2014). SPOCK3, a risk gene for adult ADHD and personality disorders. European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 264(5), 409-421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-013-0476-2

MLA:

Weber, Heike, et al. "SPOCK3, a risk gene for adult ADHD and personality disorders." European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience 264.5 (2014): 409-421.

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