No association between dopamine D4 receptor gene -521 C/T polymorphism and tardive dyskinesia in schizophrenia

Heon Jeong Lee, Seung Gul Kang, Jung Eun Choi, Jong Woo Paik, Yong Ku Kim, Seung Hyun Kim, Min Soo Lee, Sook Haeng Joe, In Kwa Jung, Leen Kim

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Abstract

Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a long-term adverse effect of antipsychotics. We evaluated whether a candidate functional polymorphism of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene is associated with drug-induced TD in 209 Korean schizophrenic patients with TD (n = 83) and without TD (n = 126) who were matched for antipsychotic drug exposure and other relevant variables. There was no significant association of the genotype and allele frequencies determined by the -521 C/T SNP of DRD4 between TD and non-TD patients. In addition, there was no significant difference in terms of total Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale scores among the 3 genotype groups. Within the limitations imposed by the size of the clinical sample, these findings suggest that the DRD4 -521 C/T SNP does not contribute significantly to the risk for TD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)47-51
Number of pages5
JournalNeuropsychobiology
Volume55
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007 Jun

Keywords

  • Dopamine D4 receptor
  • Polymorphism
  • Schizophrenia
  • Tardive dyskinesia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Biological Psychiatry

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