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- The study examines the link between two specific polymorphisms of the norepinephrine transporter (NET) gene and depression in the Chinese Han population.
- It involved a case-control design with 302 patients with depression and 302 healthy controls, using Taqman SNP genotyping technology to assess gene types and allele distributions.
- Results indicated significant differences in gene type and allele frequencies between groups, with the CC genotype of the rs2242446 and rs5669 loci found to be a protective factor against depression.
Article Abstract
Objective: To explore the association between polymorphism of the norepinephrine transporter (NET) gene rs2242446 and rs5669 loci and depression in Chinese Han population.
Methods: A case-control study was carried out, the gene types and allele distributions of NFT gene rs2242446 and rs5569 loci in 302 depression patients and 302 healthy controls were detected by Taqman SNP genotyping technology.
Results: The gene types and allele frequency distributions of NFT gene rs2242446 and rs5569 loci had significant differences between case group and control group (rs2242446, x(2)=26.045, P<0.05, x(2)=8.827, P<0.05, rs5569, x(2)=42.47, P<0.05, x(2)=20.9, P<0.05). The CC genotype of NET gene rs2242446 locus and rs5569 loci was a protective factor of depression compared with the CT and TT genotypes.
Conclusion: The NET genepoly morphism of rs2242446 and rs5569 loci was a ssociated with depression in Chinese Han population, in which the CC genotype of rs2242446 and rs5569 loci was a protective factor of depression.
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