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P-799 - Effects of the Comt x 5--httlpr Genetic Interaction on Brain Gray Matter Volume of Healthy Individuals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

J. Radua ,
W. El-Hage ,
G.C. Monté ,
B. Gohier ,
M. Tropeano ,
M.L. Phillips  and
S. Surguladze
J. Radua
Affiliation:
Research Unit, FIDMAG CIBERSAM, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London, UK
W. El-Hage
Affiliation:
INSERM U930 ERL CNRS 3106, Université François Rabelais, Tours
G.C. Monté
Affiliation:
Research Unit, FIDMAG CIBERSAM, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
B. Gohier
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, CHRU Angers, Angers, France
M. Tropeano
Affiliation:
MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London, UK
M.L. Phillips
Affiliation:
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
S. Surguladze
Affiliation:
Cygnet Health Care, London, UK

Abstract

Introduction

Genetic polymorphisms of the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (COMT Val158Met) and the serotonin transporter linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR) have been reported to influence the gray matter volumes of amygdala and hippocampus, but the studies have been inconsistent.

Aim

To elucidate the effects of COMT and 5-HTTLPR on regional gray matter volumes in the same sample of healthy individuals.

Methods

We conducted a diffeomorphic anatomic registration through exponentiated Lie algebra (DARTEL) voxel-based morphometry (VBM) study of the effects of COMT and 5-HTTLPR polymorphisms and their interaction on the gray matter volumes of 91 healthy controls.

Results

A small increase of gray matter volume in right angular gyrus was detected in carriers of the Met allele of COMT, and no main effects of 5-HTTLPR on gray matter volume were detected. The effects of the interaction between COMT and 5-HTTLPR on gray matter volume were large and mainly involved bilateral amygdala and hippocampus.

[COMT × 5-HTTLPR effects on gray matter volume].

Conclusions

The effects of the genetic interaction found in this study might explain the relative inconsistency in the results from previous studies, and suggest further research into genetic interactions.

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European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1 - 2
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
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