Kim Soon Ae, Kim Jin Hee, Park Mira, Cho In Hee, Yoo Hee Jeong
Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Neurosci Res. 2007 Jul;58(3):332-5. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2007.03.002. Epub 2007 Mar 13.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with strong genetic components. The present study comprises the detection of four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in GRIK2 followed by a family-based association analysis of the SNPs in 126 Korean ASD trios by using the transmission disequilibrium test (TDT) and haplotype analysis. We found preferential transmission of the C allele at the rs3213607 (P<0.001) of GRIK2 in ASD and haplotype analysis revealed that one haplotype demonstrated a significant association (P=0.023). These results suggest a potential association between GRIK2 and ASD in the Korean population.
自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)是一种具有强大遗传成分的复杂神经发育障碍。本研究包括对GRIN2A基因中四个单核苷酸多态性(SNP)的检测,随后通过传递不平衡检验(TDT)和单倍型分析,对126个韩国ASD三联体家庭中的这些SNP进行基于家系的关联分析。我们发现,在自闭症患者中,GRIN2A基因的rs3213607位点的C等位基因存在优先传递(P<0.001),单倍型分析显示一种单倍型具有显著关联(P=0.023)。这些结果表明,在韩国人群中,GRIN2A基因与自闭症谱系障碍之间可能存在关联。