Study Report
Reference
| Citation | Inkster, 2009 PubMed |
| Full Info | Inkster, B., Nichols, T.E., Saemann, P.G., Auer, D.P., Holsboer, F., Muglia, P. and Matthews, P.M. (2009) Association of GSK3beta polymorphisms with brain structural changes in major depressive disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry, 66, 721-728.
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Study
| Hypothesis or Background |
Indirect evidence suggests that the glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta) gene might be implicated in major depressive disorder (MDD).
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| Sample Information | Patients with recurrent MDD (n = 134) and age-, sex-, and ethnicity-matched healthy controls (n = 143) |
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| Method Detail | |
| Method Keywords | genotyping; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
| Result | Variation in GM volume was associated with GSK3beta polymorphisms; the most significant associations were found for rs6438552, a putative functional intronic SNP that showed 3 significant GM clusters in the right and left superior temporal gyri and the right hippocampus (P < .001, P = .02, and P = .02, respectively, corrected for multiple comparisons across the whole brain). Similar results were obtained with rs12630592, an SNP in high linkage disequilibrium. A significant SNP x MDD status interaction was observed for the effect on GM volumes in the right hippocampus and superior temporal gyri (P < .001 and P = .01, corrected, respectively). |
| Conclusions | The GSK3beta gene may have a role in determining regional GM volume differences of the right hippocampus and bilateral superior temporal gyri. The association between genotype and brain structure was specific to the patients with MDD, suggesting that GSK3beta genotypes might interact with MDD status. We speculate that this is a consequence of regional neocortical, glial, or neuronal growth or survival. In considering core cognitive features of MDD, the association of GSK3beta polymorphisms with structural variation in the temporal lobe and hippocampus is of particular interest in the context of other evidence for structural and functional abnormalities in the hippocampi of patients with MDD. |
Relationships reported by
Inkster, 2009
| Component A Approved Name (Name in Paper) |
Component A Type |
Component B Approved Name (Name in Paper) |
Component B Type |
Statistical Result |
Relationship Description |
Result Category (Positive/Negative)) |
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Superior temporal gyrus (superior temporal gyri)
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brain morphology and function |
GSK3B (glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta)) |
gene |
P-value<0.05 |
Rs6438552 in this gene showed 3 significant GM clusters in the right and left superior temporal gyri and the right hippocampus (P < .001, P = .02, and P = .02, respectively, corrected for multiple comparisons across the whole brain). |
Positive
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Hippocampus (hippocampus)
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brain morphology and function |
GSK3B (glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta)) |
gene |
P-value=0.02 |
Rs6438552 in this gene showed 3 significant GM clusters in the right and left superior temporal gyri and the right hippocampus (P < .001, P = .02, and P = .02, respectively, corrected for multiple comparisons across the whole brain). |
Positive
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Superior temporal gyrus (superior temporal gyri)
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brain morphology and function |
rs6438552 (rs6438552) |
SNP |
P-value=0.02 |
Rs6438552, a putative functional intronic SNP that showed 3 significant GM clusters in the right and left superior temporal gyri and the right hippocampus (P < .001, P = .02, and P = .02, respectively, corrected for multiple comparisons across the whole brain). |
Positive
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Hippocampus (hippocampus)
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brain morphology and function |
rs6438552 (rs6438552) |
SNP |
P-value=0.02 |
Rs6438552, a putative functional intronic SNP that showed 3 significant GM clusters in the right and left superior temporal gyri and the right hippocampus (P < .001, P = .02, and P = .02, respectively, corrected for multiple comparisons across the whole brain). |
Positive
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