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The relation of serotonin-related gene and COMT gene polymorphisms with criminal behavior in schizophrenic disorder

Authors
 Kyung Bong Koh  ;  Eun Hee Choi  ;  Young-joon Lee  ;  Mooyoung Han  ;  Sang-Sup Choi  ;  So Won Kim  ;  Min Goo Lee 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY, Vol.73(2) : 159-163, 2012 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
ISSN
 0160-6689 
Issue Date
2012
MeSH
Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; Catechol O-Methyltransferase/genetics* ; Crime/psychology* ; Crime/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics* ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics ; Schizophrenia/complications ; Schizophrenia/genetics* ; Schizophrenic Psychology* ; Tryptophan Hydroxylase/genetics*
Keywords
Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; Catechol O-Methyltransferase/genetics* ; Crime/psychology* ; Crime/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease/genetics* ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics ; Schizophrenia/complications ; Schizophrenia/genetics* ; Schizophrenic Psychology* ; Tryptophan Hydroxylase/genetics*
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: It has been suggested that patients with schizophrenia might be involved in criminal behavior, such as homicidal and violent behavior. However, the relationship between criminal behavior and genes in patients with schizophrenia has not been clearly elucidated. The objective of this study was to examine the relation between criminal behavior and serotonin-related gene or catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene polymorphisms in patients with schizophrenia.

METHOD: Serotonin-related and COMT polymorphic markers were assessed by using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping. Ninety-nine crime-related inpatients with schizophrenia (57 homicidal and 42 nonhomicidal violent) and 133 healthy subjects were enrolled between October 2005 and May 2008. Diagnoses were made according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria. The genotype frequencies of tryptophan hydroxylase-1 (TPH1) A218C and COMT V158M were compared between groups.

RESULTS: The TPH1 CC genotype had 2.7-fold higher odds of crime-related schizophrenia compared with A-carrier genotype after the analysis was controlled for sex and age (OR, 2.69; 95% CI, 1.22 - 5.91; P = .01). In addition, the TPH1 CC genotype had 3.4-fold higher odds of homicidal schizophrenia compared with A-carrier genotype after the analysis was controlled for sex and age (OR, 3.38; 95% CI, 1.40 - 8.18; P = .007). However, no significant differences were found in the frequencies of genotype of COMT polymorphism between criminal schizophrenics and healthy subjects, nor were any significant differences found between nonhomicidal schizophrenics and healthy subjects.

CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that the TPH1 CC recessive genotype is likely to be a genetic risk factor for criminal behavior, especially homicidal behavior in patients with schizophrenia. However, COMT gene polymorphisms were not associated with criminal behavior in schizophrenic patients.
Full Text
http://www.psychiatrist.com/JCP/article/Pages/2012/v73n02/v73n0203.aspx
DOI
22053918
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Biomedical Systems Informatics (의생명시스템정보학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Pharmacology (약리학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Psychiatry (정신과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Koh, Kyung Bong(고경봉)
Kim, So Won(김소원)
Lee, Min Goo(이민구) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7436-012X
Lee, Youngjoon(이영준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-5186
Choi, Eun Hee(최은희)
Han, Moo Young(한무영)
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/90712
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