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  • Title: The tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) 2 gene unlike TPH-1 exhibits no association with stress-induced depression.
    Author: Gizatullin R, Zaboli G, Jönsson EG, Asberg M, Leopardi R.
    Journal: J Affect Disord; 2008 Apr; 107(1-3):175-9. PubMed ID: 17692928.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Serotonin (5-HT) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of several psychiatric disorders including major depression (MD). Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin (5-HT), and might be related to the pathogenesis of MD. Two isoforms are known, TPH-1 and TPH-2. Their association with MD is still debated. METHODS: A case-control design was used for candidate gene-disease association in 194 patients with stress-induced MD, and 246 healthy controls, all North European Caucasians. Five TPH-2 polymorphisms were analyzed in terms of genotype, allele, and haplotype-based associations. RESULTS: Neither single marker nor haplotype-based analyses showed significant associations between TPH-2 and MD. LIMITATIONS: The interpretations are limited by the restricted population size. CONCLUSIONS: There was no association between TPH-2 gene variants and MD in the same population that had shown a strong association with TPH-1. Hence, the results suggest that in this particular group of stress-induced depression patients TPH-1 appears to be more relevant to MD pathogenesis than TPH-2.
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