Modification of Depression by COMT val[superscript 158]Met Polymorphism in Children Exposed to Early Severe Psychosocial Deprivation

Autor/inn/en	Drury, Stacy S.; Theall, Katherine P.; Smyke, Anna T.; Keats, Bronya J. B.; Egger, Helen L.; Nelson, Charles A.; Fox, Nathan A.; Marshall, Peter J.; Zeanah, Charles H.
Titel	Modification of Depression by COMT val[superscript 158]Met Polymorphism in Children Exposed to Early Severe Psychosocial Deprivation
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 34 (2010) 6, S.387-395 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.09.021
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Placement; Multivariate Analysis; Disadvantaged Environment; Depression (Psychology); Child Neglect; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Social Isolation; Residential Care; Foreign Countries; Genetics; Risk; Measures (Individuals); Psychiatry; Foster Care; Comparative Analysis; Romania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Multivariate Analyse; Kindesvernachlässigung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Soziale Isolation; Ausland; Humangenetik; Risiko; Messdaten; Psychiatrie; Pflegehilfe; Rumänien
Abstract	Objective: To examine the impact of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) val[superscript 158]met allele on depressive symptoms in young children exposed to early severe social deprivation as a result of being raised in institutions. Methods: One hundred thirty six children from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP) were randomized before 31 months of age to either care as usual (CAU) in institutions or placement in newly created foster care (FCG). At 54 months of age, a psychiatric assessment using the Preschool Age Psychiatric Assessment (PAPA) was completed. DNA was collected and genotyped for the COMT val[superscript 158]met polymorphism. Multivariate analysis examined the relationship between COMT alleles and depressive symptoms. Results: Mean level of depressive symptoms was lower among participants with the met allele compared to those with two copies of the val allele (P less than 0.05). Controlling for group and gender, the rate of depressive symptoms was significantly lower among participants with the met/met or the met/val genotype [adjusted relative risk (aRR) = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.45, 0.99] compared to participants with the val/val genotype, indicating an intermediate impact for heterozygotes consistent with the biological impact of this polymorphism. The impact of genotype within groups differed significantly. There was a significant protective effect of the met allele on depressive symptoms within the CAU group, however there was no relationship seen within the FCG group. Conclusions: This is the first study, to our knowledge, to find evidence of a gene x environment interaction in the setting of early social deprivation. These results support the hypothesis that individual genetic differences may explain some of the variability in recovery amongst children exposed to early severe social deprivation. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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