J Korean Soc Biol Psychiatry.  2001 Nov;8(2):239-245.

Association Study of Dopamine Transporter(DATI) G2319A Genetic Polymorphism in Alcohol Dependence

• Yang BH
• Lee MG
• Choi JY
• Oh DY
• Kim GS
• Kim HT
• Chia YG

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
Dopamine transporter is member of family of Na/Cl dependent neurotransmitter transporter, 12 transmembrane domain that has high substrate specificity, affinity. It is related with dopamine reuptake in presynaptic vesicle. DAT has a VNTR in its 3'-untranslated region(UTR), 3'-UTR VNTR polymorphism is related with modification of dopamine transmission. The association between with VNTR polymorphism and neuropsychiatric disorders such as alcohol dependence, and low activity ALDH has been studied but their relationship is unclear. We study about association of 3'-UTR VNTR of DAT gene and G2319A and alcohol dependence. METHOD: Group of Korea subjects were studied with alcohol dependence(n=49 male) compared to mentally healthy controls(n=53 male). The peripheral blood sample was acquired. and Polymerase Chain Reaction(PCR) amplification, Mspl procedure was done. RESULT: There was a significant difference between alcohol dependence group and normal control(genotype frequency p<0.05 allele frequency p<0.05) Allele A frequency and genotype(GG,GA) frequency was a significant difference between alcohol dependence group and normal control(p<0.05)
CONCLUSION
Our study showed that genetic polymorphism of DAT1 G2319A had relation with alcohol dependence.

MeSH Terms

Alcoholism*
Alleles
Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Dopamine*
Gene Frequency
Humans
Korea
Neurotransmitter Agents
Polymorphism, Genetic*
Substrate Specificity
Dopamine
Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
Neurotransmitter Agents