1. Association Between 5-HTTLPR Polymorphism and Tics after Treatment with Methylphenidate in Korean Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Park, Seo Yeon, Kim, Eun Joo, and Cheon, Keun-Ah
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TREATMENT of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder , *SEROTONIN transporters , *METHYLPHENIDATE , *TIC disorders , *GENETIC polymorphisms , *KOREANS , *DISEASES , *ALLELES , *ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder , *COMPARATIVE studies , *HABIT , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAL cooperation , *MEMBRANE proteins , *RESEARCH , *EVALUATION research , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *CENTRAL nervous system stimulants , *GENOTYPES , *DISEASE complications , *THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between 5-HTTLPR polymorphism (44-bp insertion/deletion polymorphism of serotonin transporter gene) and methylphenidate (MPH) treatment response, as well as the association between the adverse events of MPH treatment and 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods: A total of 114 children with ADHD (mean age 9.08 ± 1.94 years) were recruited from the child psychiatric clinic in a hospital in South Korea. We have extracted the genomic DNA of the subjects from their blood lymphocytes and analyzed 5-HTTLPR polymorphism of the SLC6A4 gene. All children were treated with MPH for 8 weeks, with clinicians monitoring both the improvement of ADHD symptoms and the side effects. We compared the response to MPH treatment and adverse events among those with the genotype of 5-HRRLPR polymorphism.Results: There was no significant association between the 5-HTTLPR genotype and the response to MPH treatment in children with ADHD. Subjects with the S/L+L/L genotype tended to have tics and nail biting (respectively, p < 0.001, p = 0.017).Conclusions: The results of this study do not support the association between the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and treatment response with MPH in ADHD. However, our findings suggest the association between 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and the occurrence of tics and nail-biting as an adverse event of methylphenidate. This may aid in our understanding of the genetic contribution and genetic susceptibility of a particular allele in those ADHD patients with tics or nail biting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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