BACKGROUND: The length polymorphism repeat in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5HTTLPR) is one of the most studied polymorphisms for association with a range of psychiatric and personality phenotypes. However, the original 5HTTLPR assay is prone to bias toward short allele calling. METHODS: We designed new assays for the 5HTTLPR suitable for large-scale genotyping projects and we genotyped 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a 38-kilobase region around the 5HTTLPR, including SNP rs25531, a polymorphism of the 5HTTLPR long allele. Association analysis was conducted for major depression and/or anxiety disorder in unrelated cases (n = 1161) and control subjects (n = 1051) identified through psychiatric interviews administered to a large population sample of Australian twin families. Participants had been scored for personality traits several years earlier (n > or = 2643 unrelated individuals). RESULTS: We identified a two-SNP haplotype proxy for 5HTTLPR; the CA haplotype of SNPs rs4251417 and rs2020934 is coupled with the short allele of 5HTTLPR (r(2) = .72). We found evidence for association (p = .0062, after accounting for multiple testing) for SLC6A4 SNPs rs6354 and rs2020936 (positioned in a different linkage disequilibrium [LD] block about 15.5 kb from 5HTTLPR) with anxiety and/or depression and neuroticism, with the strongest association for recurrent depression with onset in young adulthood (odds ratio = 1.55, 95% confidence interval = 1.16-2.06). CONCLUSIONS: The associated SNPs are in the same LD block as the variable number of tandem repeats serotonin transporter intron 2 marker, for which association has previously been reported.
BACKGROUND: The length polymorphism repeat in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5HTTLPR) is one of the most studied polymorphisms for association with a range of psychiatric and personality phenotypes. However, the original 5HTTLPR assay is prone to bias toward short allele calling. METHODS: We designed new assays for the 5HTTLPR suitable for large-scale genotyping projects and we genotyped 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a 38-kilobase region around the 5HTTLPR, including SNP rs25531, a polymorphism of the 5HTTLPR long allele. Association analysis was conducted for major depression and/or anxiety disorder in unrelated cases (n = 1161) and control subjects (n = 1051) identified through psychiatric interviews administered to a large population sample of Australian twin families. Participants had been scored for personality traits several years earlier (n > or = 2643 unrelated individuals). RESULTS: We identified a two-SNP haplotype proxy for 5HTTLPR; the CA haplotype of SNPs rs4251417 and rs2020934 is coupled with the short allele of 5HTTLPR (r(2) = .72). We found evidence for association (p = .0062, after accounting for multiple testing) for SLC6A4 SNPs rs6354 and rs2020936 (positioned in a different linkage disequilibrium [LD] block about 15.5 kb from 5HTTLPR) with anxiety and/or depression and neuroticism, with the strongest association for recurrent depression with onset in young adulthood (odds ratio = 1.55, 95% confidence interval = 1.16-2.06). CONCLUSIONS: The associated SNPs are in the same LD block as the variable number of tandem repeats serotonin transporter intron 2 marker, for which association has previously been reported.
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