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JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROSCIENCE
Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages 122-128Publisher
CMA-CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1503/jpn.110024
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- Foundation for Psychosomatic and Clinical Research
- Swedish Research Council [K2007-62X-15078-04-3, K2008-62P-20597-01-3]
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Background: The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is the main receptor for S100B, an astrogial proinflammatory mediator that has been suggested to be involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. To further elucidate the possible relevance of inflammation for mental functions, we investigated a functional polymorphism in the gene coding for RAGE in relation to personality traits and susceptibility to schizophrenia. Methods: We studied the Gly82Ser polymorphism (rs2070600, 244G>A) in 2 population-based cohorts of middle-aged participants assessed using the Karolinska Scales of Personality. In addition, we compared genotype frequencies between patients with schizophrenia and controls. Results: The population-based cohorts included 270 women and 247 men, and the case control study involved 138 patients with schizophrenia and 258 controls. In the population-based cohorts, 82Ser carriers were found to have significantly higher scores for the psychoticism personality trait comprising the detachment and suspicion subscales. The case control study revealed that the 82Ser allele was significantly more frequent among patients than controls. Limitations: This study was limited by the modest sample size and the use of a self-report measure to assess personality traits. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the proven relation between certain personality traits and schizophrenia can at least to some extent be explained on a genetic level. Also, the activated S100B RAGE axis may be an underlying cause, not only a consequence, of the disease.
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