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A STUDY OF POLYMORPHISM IN THE HUMAN DOPAMlNE D2 AND D4 RECEPTOR GENE AND CLINICAL FEATURE IN AUTISTIC SUBJECTS.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10670890
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Psychiatric science
Research InstitutionTOKYO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

HASIMOTO Ohiko  TOKYO UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, ASSISTANT, 医学部・附属病院, 助手 (90292911)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) FUKUDA Masato  GUNMA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, 医学部, 助教授 (20221533)
SOMEYA Riichi  TOKYO UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, ASSISTANT, 医学部・附属病院, 助手 (30301104)
KATO Tadafumi  TOKYO UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, LECTURER, 医学部・附属病院, 講師 (30214381)
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
KeywordsAUTISM / DNA / PCR / D2 / D4 / POLYMORPHISM / SYMPTOM EVALUATION / D2 / D4 / ドーパミン / D4受容体 / 遺伝子多型
Research Abstract

This study examined the relationship between the polymorphism of receptor gene and the symptom among autism. The subjects are autism who belong to the day center in community. Informed consent was taken under the procedure approved by the ethical committee of medical research in Tokyo University. All subjects were interviewed after the information of research, and diagnosed by DSM-IV. Examined genes were polymorphism of dopamine D4 receptor which is a part of intracellular 3ィイD1rdィエD1 loop and two TaqI digestive alleles (TaqIA, TaqIB) of dopamine D2 receptor. The genomic DNA was extracted from venous blood. Then aimed fragment was amplified by PCR method. A questionnaire for parents about behavioral symptom and evaluation of cognitive development of patients were done. Frequencies of TaqIA was 43% (non-digestive) and 57% (digestive) and TaqIB was 35% (non-digestive) and 65% (digestive). D4 polymorphism frequencies were 13% (two repeats), 1% (three), 84% (four), 3% (five), 0% (six), 0% (seven), which were the almost the same as the frequencies of normal Japanese subjects. There seemed to be no relationships between these polymorphisms and the etiology of autism.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1998-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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