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TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
卷 1, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/tp.2011.42
关键词
catenin cadherin-associated protein alpha 2 (CTNNA2); excitement-seeking; genome-wide association (GWA); impulsivity; sensation-seeking
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资金
- NIH, National Institute on Aging
- Estonian Ministry of Science and Education [SF0180029s08]
- European Social Fund [3-8.2/60]
- Estonian Government [SF0180142s08]
- European Union
- Beyond Blue
- Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation
- National Health and Medical Research Council [389891]
- Academy of Finland
- Finnish Diabetes Research Society
- Folkhalsan Research Foundation
- Novo Nordisk Foundation
- Finska Lakaresallskapet
- Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation
- University of Helsinki
- European Science Foundation (EUROSTRESS)
- Ministry of Education
- Ahokas Foundation
- Emil Aaltonen Foundation
- [201413]
- [212111]
- [245536]
The tendency to seek stimulating activities and intense sensations define excitement-seeking, a personality trait akin to some aspects of sensation-seeking. This trait is a central feature of extraversion and is a component of the multifaceted impulsivity construct. Those who score high on measures of excitement-seeking are more likely to smoke, use other drugs, gamble, drive recklessly, have unsafe/unprotected sex and engage in other risky behaviors of clinical and social relevance. To identify common genetic variants associated with the Excitement-Seeking scale of the Revised NEO Personality Inventory, we performed genome-wide association studies in six samples of European ancestry (N = 7860), and combined the results in a meta-analysis. We identified a genome-wide significant association between the Excitement-Seeking scale and rs7600563 (P = 2 x 10(-8)). This single-nucleotide polymorphism maps within the catenin cadherin-associated protein, alpha 2 (CTNNA2) gene, which encodes for a brain-expressed a-catenin critical for synaptic contact. The effect of rs7600563 was in the same direction in all six samples, but did not replicate in additional samples (N = 5105). The results provide insight into the genetics of excitement-seeking and risk-taking, and are relevant to hyperactivity, substance use, antisocial and bipolar disorders. Translational Psychiatry (2011) 1, e49; doi:10.1038/tp.2011.42; published online 18 October 2011
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