| Literature DB >> 22783272 |
Andrew M McIntosh1, Arthur A Simen, Kathryn L Evans, Jeremy Hall, Donald J Macintyre, Douglas Blackwood, Andrew D Morris, Blair H Smith, Anna Dominiczak, David Porteous, Hb Ian J Deary, Pippa A Thomson.
Abstract
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are encoded by four genes (HCN1-4) and, through activation by cyclic AMP (cAMP), represent a point of convergence for several psychosis risk genes. On the basis of positive preliminary data, we sought to test whether genetic variation in HCN1-4 conferred risk of depression or cognitive impairment in the Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study. HCN1, HCN2, HCN3, and HCN4 were genotyped for 43 haplotype-tagging SNPs and tested for association with DSM-IV depression, neuroticism, and a battery of cognitive tests assessing cognitive ability, memory, verbal fluency, and psychomotor performance. No association was found between any HCN channel gene SNP and risk of depression, neuroticism, or on any cognitive measure. The current study does not support a genetic role for HCN channels in conferring risk of depression or cognitive impairment in individuals from the Scottish population.Entities:
Keywords: HCN channel; association; cognition; depression; genetics; neuroticism; stress
Year: 2012 PMID: 22783272 PMCID: PMC3387669 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2012.00116
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Front Genet ISSN: 1664-8021 Impact factor: 4.599
Demographic and cognitive details of study participants.
| Control group (N = 4499) | MDD episode (N = 768) | Recurrent MDD (N = 733) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 52.4 (13.7) | 45.8 (13.3) | 47.1 (12.1) |
| Male sex, N (%) | 1890 (42.0) | 260 (33.9) | 275 (37.5) |
| Mill Hill Vocabulary,mean (SD) | 30.7 (4.8) | 30.1 (4.9) | 30.5 (4.9) |
| Digit symbol coding,mean (SD) | 70.2 (17.3) | 72.4 (16.3) | 70.2 (16.3) |
| Logical memory score,mean (SD) | 15.8 (3.9) | 16.2 (3.8) | 15.8 (3.9) |
| Logical memory (delayed),mean (SD) | 14.6 (4.32) | 15.1 (4.2) | 14.7 (4.2) |
| Verbal fluency, mean (SD) | 40.0 (11.8) | 40.3 (12.0) | 40.1 (11.8) |
| Neuroticism, mean (SD) | 3.1 (2.8) | 5.5 (3.3) | 7.3 (3.1) |
| Extraversion, mean (SD) | .8 (3.4) | 7.7 (3.5) | 6.7 (3.9) |
HCN1–4 haplotype-tagging SNPs.
| CHR | GENE | Position | SNP | Alleles | GENO | MAF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCN3 | 155255367 | rs12239421 | AC | 0/8/5696 | <0.01 | 1.00 |
| 1 | HCN3 | 155260382 | rs1052176 | TG | 419/2196/3140 | 0.26 | 0.41 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45249603 | rs10512876 | CT | 9/444/5402 | 0.04 | 0.84 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45265767 | rs13180087 | CT | 80/1108/4287 | 0.12 | 0.31 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45266588 | rs4866929 | GA | 1266/2865/1694 | 0.46 | 0.41 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45282807 | rs16902083 | CA | 207/1792/3765 | 0.19 | 0.69 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45285751 | rs16902086 | GA | 666/2622/2547 | 0.34 | 0.71 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45286096 | rs16902088 | CT | 0/110/5734 | 0.01 | 1.00 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45286357 | rs17343612 | CT | 20/563/5272 | 0.05 | 0.22 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45307592 | rs1604320 | AG | 12/511/5345 | 0.05 | 1.00 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45307925 | rs12655983 | GT | 117/1339/4371 | 0.14 | 0.23 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45326772 | rs1501361 | GT | 197/1700/3840 | 0.18 | 0.64 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45419587 | rs13163424 | TC | 15/502/5013 | 0.05 | 0.16 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45448579 | rs6875925 | GC | 13/614/5221 | 0.05 | 0.55 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45491938 | rs1483307 | GA | 1188/2711/1753 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45509574 | rs17293295 | AG | 350/2130/3371 | 0.24 | 0.09 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45530621 | rs12374423 | AC | 5/326/5523 | 0.03 | 1.00 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45614224 | rs17344896 | CT | 66/1071/4727 | 0.10 | 0.04 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45622495 | rs6893773 | AC | 1073/2865/1919 | 0.43 | 0.32 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45651561 | rs4339358 | AG | 432/2223/2943 | 0.28 | 0.07 |
| 5 | HCN1 | 45666145 | rs17345592 | GA | 17/604/5234 | 0.05 | 1.00 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73612376 | rs524457 | AG | 15/654/5195 | 0.06 | 0.34 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73612832 | rs549377 | CT | 37/700/5034 | 0.07 | 0.18 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73625894 | rs488156 | GA | 1373/2870/1587 | 0.48 | 0.38 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73628085 | rs2623998 | TC | 343/2092/3416 | 0.24 | 0.36 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73628167 | rs12905211 | TC | 1135/2795/1848 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73628213 | rs8030574 | CA | 309/2003/3424 | 0.23 | 0.97 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73628713 | rs2623997 | TC | 1354/2869/1566 | 0.48 | 0.74 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73631829 | rs3784807 | AG | 1370/2907/1586 | 0.48 | 0.30 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73632868 | rs512943 | TC | 47/901/4886 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73644395 | rs568760 | TC | 3/200/5660 | 0.02 | 0.13 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73649592 | rs477377 | TC | 26/736/5047 | 0.07 | 0.39 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73650823 | rs3826046 | AG | 69/1063/4711 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73652173 | rs7164883 | GA | 133/1506/4227 | 0.15 | 0.86 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73653008 | rs12440104 | AG | 996/2758/2053 | 0.41 | 0.30 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73653484 | rs2680344 | GA | 274/2024/3522 | 0.22 | 0.79 |
| 15 | HCN4 | 73671516 | rs3940418 | CG | 21/721/4800 | 0.07 | 0.63 |
| 19 | HCN2 | 583267 | rs13676 | AG | 39/666/5030 | 0.06 | 0.01 |
| 19 | HCN2 | 583459 | rs6758 | AG | 26/571/5192 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 19 | HCN2 | 593017 | rs12977194 | GA | 270/2029/3528 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| 19 | HCN2 | 605984 | rs7255568 | AG | 1110/2777/1919 | 0.43 | 0.14 |
| 19 | HCN2 | 607318 | rs34167478 | CT | 0/56/5689 | <0.01 | 1.00 |
| 19 | HCN2 | 607983 | rs3752158 | CG | 13/639/5021 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
First letter denotes minor allele; MAF, minor allele frequency.
Association of HCN1–4 with depression.
| All MDD | Recurrent MDD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHR | GENE | SNP | BP | A1 | OR | t | OR | t | ||
| 1 | HCN3 | rs12239421 | 155255367 | A | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 1 | HCN3 | rs1052176 | 155260382 | T | 0.93 | -1.39 | 0.16 | 1.01 | 0.10 | 0.92 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs10512876 | 45249603 | C | 1.00 | 0.03 | 0.98 | 0.90 | -0.72 | 0.47 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs13180087 | 45265767 | C | 1.07 | 0.97 | 0.33 | 0.92 | -0.84 | 0.40 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs4866929 | 45266588 | G | 0.99 | -0.23 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.32 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs16902083 | 45282807 | C | 1.02 | 0.40 | 0.69 | 0.99 | -0.07 | 0.94 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs16902086 | 45285751 | G | 1.04 | 0.87 | 0.38 | 0.95 | -0.80 | 0.42 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs16902088 | 45286096 | C | 0.91 | -0.43 | 0.67 | 0.81 | -0.68 | 0.50 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs17343612 | 45286357 | C | 0.96 | -0.41 | 0.68 | 0.88 | -0.93 | 0.35 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs1604320 | 45307592 | A | 0.91 | -0.88 | 0.38 | 1.03 | 0.23 | 0.82 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs12655983 | 45307925 | G | 1.07 | 1.04 | 0.30 | 0.94 | -0.67 | 0.50 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs1501361 | 45326772 | G | 1.07 | 1.20 | 0.23 | 0.92 | -1.12 | 0.26 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs13163424 | 45419587 | T | 1.13 | 1.24 | 0.22 | 0.93 | -0.54 | 0.59 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs6875925 | 45448579 | G | 1.06 | 0.62 | 0.53 | 0.89 | -0.84 | 0.40 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs1483307 | 45491938 | G | 0.98 | -0.36 | 0.72 | 1.05 | 0.80 | 0.42 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs17293295 | 45509574 | A | 1.10 | 1.98 | 0.05 | 1.05 | 0.76 | 0.45 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs12374423 | 45530621 | A | 1.13 | 0.99 | 0.32 | 0.85 | -0.89 | 0.37 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs17344896 | 45614224 | C | 0.96 | -0.58 | 0.56 | 1.10 | 1.07 | 0.28 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs6893773 | 45622495 | A | 1.07 | 1.57 | 0.12 | 1.01 | 0.18 | 0.86 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs4339358 | 45651561 | A | 1.10 | 1.94 | 0.05 | 1.01 | 0.08 | 0.93 |
| 5 | HCN1 | rs17345592 | 45666145 | G | 0.87 | -1.46 | 0.14 | 0.79 | -1.76 | 0.08 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs524457 | 73612376 | A | 1.03 | 0.30 | 0.76 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 0.20 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs549377 | 73612832 | C | 0.98 | -0.27 | 0.79 | 0.99 | -0.09 | 0.93 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs488156 | 73625894 | G | 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.97 | 0.96 | -0.65 | 0.52 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs2623998 | 73628085 | T | 0.95 | -1.09 | 0.27 | 0.91 | -1.37 | 0.17 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs12905211 | 73628167 | T | 1.01 | 0.12 | 0.91 | 0.96 | -0.66 | 0.51 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs8030574 | 73628213 | C | 0.96 | -0.85 | 0.39 | 0.95 | -0.70 | 0.48 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs2623997 | 73628713 | T | 0.96 | -0.95 | 0.34 | 0.94 | -1.11 | 0.27 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs3784807 | 73631829 | A | 0.99 | -0.23 | 0.82 | 0.99 | -0.22 | 0.82 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs512943 | 73632868 | T | 0.95 | -0.69 | 0.49 | 0.91 | -0.88 | 0.38 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs568760 | 73644395 | T | 1.12 | 0.69 | 0.49 | 1.10 | 0.45 | 0.65 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs477377 | 73649592 | T | 1.06 | 0.69 | 0.49 | 1.01 | 0.05 | 0.96 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs3826046 | 73650823 | A | 1.01 | 0.07 | 0.95 | 0.97 | -0.35 | 0.73 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs7164883 | 73652173 | G | 0.97 | -0.46 | 0.64 | 0.99 | -0.13 | 0.90 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs12440104 | 73653008 | A | 1.02 | 0.35 | 0.73 | 1.06 | 0.99 | 0.32 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs2680344 | 73653484 | G | 1.01 | 0.12 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 15 | HCN4 | rs3940418 | 73671516 | C | 0.96 | -0.42 | 0.68 | 0.93 | -0.60 | 0.55 |
| 19 | HCN2 | rs13676 | 583267 | A | 0.98 | -0.28 | 0.78 | 1.08 | 0.69 | 0.49 |
| 19 | HCN2 | rs6758 | 583459 | A | 0.95 | -0.52 | 0.60 | 0.84 | -1.27 | 0.20 |
| 19 | HCN2 | rs12977194 | 593017 | G | 1.00 | 0.01 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 0.92 | 0.36 |
| 19 | HCN2 | rs7255568 | 605984 | A | 1.00 | -0.02 | 0.98 | 0.99 | -0.11 | 0.91 |
| 19 | HCN2 | rs34167478 | 607318 | C | 1.31 | 0.90 | 0.37 | 1.14 | 0.32 | 0.75 |
| 19 | HCN2 | rs3752158 | 607983 | C | 1.12 | 1.26 | 0.21 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 0.31 |
Association of HCN1–4 with cognition, neuroticism or extraversion where unadjusted p -value <0.05.
| GENE | CHR | SNP | BP | A1 | BETA | STAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCN4 | 15 | rs12905211 | 73628167 | T | -0.64 | -2.29 | 0.02 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs17343612 | 45286357 | C | -1.26 | -2.01 | 0.04 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs1483307 | 45491938 | G | 0.13 | 2.40 | 0.02 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs6893773 | 45622495 | A | -0.12 | -2.18 | 0.03 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs4339358 | 45651561 | A | -0.13 | -2.08 | 0.04 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs17343612 | 45286357 | C | -0.42 | -2.64 | 0.01 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs1483307 | 45491938 | G | -0.17 | -2.41 | 0.02 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs4866929 | 45266588 | G | -0.15 | -2.16 | 0.03 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs12374423 | 45530621 | A | -0.57 | -2.43 | 0.02 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs17343612 | 45286357 | C | -0.38 | -2.20 | 0.03 |
| HCN2 | 19 | rs3752158 | 607983 | C | -0.35 | -2.08 | 0.04 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs1483307 | 45491938 | G | -0.16 | -1.98 | 0.05 |
| HCN4 | 15 | rs3826046 | 73650823 | A | 0.40 | 2.86 | 0.004 |
| HCN4 | 15 | rs12905211 | 73628167 | T | -0.21 | -2.49 | 0.01 |
| HCN1 | 5 | rs16902083 | 45282807 | C | -0.25 | -2.24 | 0.02 |