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Role of monoamine-oxidase-A-gene variation in the development of glioblastoma in males: a case control study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Mono-amine oxidase-A (MAO-A) enzyme is involved in the degradation and regulation of catecholamines such as serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine and nor-epinephrine. Preclinical studies suggest that this enzyme may contribute to an environment favorable for growth of malignant glioma. The MAO-A gene is located on the X-chromosome and has at least one functional genetic polymorphism. The aim of the present study was to explore possible effects of MAO-A genotype on development of glioblastoma in males. METHODS:Genotypes for 437 glioma cases and 876 population-based controls from the Swedish Glioma International Case-Control study (GICC) were compared. We analyzed the germline DNA using the Illumina Oncoarray. We selected seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the MAO-A gene, and imputed genotypes based on data from the 1000 genomes project. We used 1579 male glioblastoma cases and 1875 controls comprising the whole GICC cohort for subsequent validation of findings. RESULTS:The rs144551722 SNP was a significant predictor of development of glioblastoma in males (p-value?=?0.0056) but not in females even after correction for multiple testing. We conducted haplotype analysis to confirm an association between MAO-A gene and risk of glioblastoma (p-value?=?0.016). We found similar results in the validation sample. CONCLUSIONS:These results suggest the possibility of a role for the MAO-A enzyme and the MAO-A gene in the development of glioblastoma in males.

SUBMITTER: Sjoberg RL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6856259 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Role of monoamine-oxidase-A-gene variation in the development of glioblastoma in males: a case control study.

Sjöberg Rickard L RL Wu Wendy Yi-Ying WY Dahlin Anna M AM Tsavachidis Spiridon S Bondy Melissa L ML Melin Beatrice B

Journal of neuro-oncology 20190925 2

<h4>Background</h4>The Mono-amine oxidase-A (MAO-A) enzyme is involved in the degradation and regulation of catecholamines such as serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine and nor-epinephrine. Preclinical studies suggest that this enzyme may contribute to an environment favorable for growth of malignant glioma. The MAO-A gene is located on the X-chromosome and has at least one functional genetic polymorphism. The aim of the present study was to explore possible effects of MAO-A genotype on development o ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is an etiologically complex childhood onset neurobehavioral disorder characterized by age-inappropriate inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Symptom severity varies widely and boys are diagnosed more frequently than girls. ADHD probands were reported to have abnormal transmissions of dopamine, serotonin, and/or noradrenaline. Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) and B (MAOB), mitochondrial outer membrane bound two isoenzymes, mediate degradation of these neurotransmitters and thus regulating their circulating levels. Case-control analyses in different populations, including Indians, suggested involvement of MAOA and MAOB genes in the etiology of ADHD. Due to high heritability rate of ADHD, we tested familial transmission of MAOA and MAOB variants to ADHD probands in 190 nuclear families having ADHD probands from Indo-Caucasoid ethnicity.MethodsSubjects were recruited following the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-4th edition (DSM-IV). Appropriate scales were used for measuring the behavioral traits in probands. Genotyping was performed through PCR-based amplification of target sites followed by DNA-sequencing and/or gel-electrophoresis. Data obtained were analyzed by family based statistical methods.ResultsOut of 58 variants present in the analyzed sites only 15 were found to be polymorphic (30 bp-uVNTR, rs5906883, rs1465107, rs1465108, rs5905809, rs5906957, rs6323, rs1137070 from MAOA and rs4824562, rs56220155, rs2283728, rs2283727, rs3027441, rs6324, rs3027440 from MAOB). Statistically significant maternal transmission of alleles to male probands was observed for MAOA rs5905809 'G' (p = 0.04), rs5906957 'A' (p = 0.04), rs6323 'G' (p = 0.0001) and MAOB rs56220155 'A' (p = 0.002), rs2283728 'C' (p = 0.0008), rs2283727 'C' (p = 0.0008), rs3027441 'T' (p = 0.003), rs6324 'C' (p = 0.003), rs3027440 'T' (p = 0.0002). Significantly preferential maternal transmissions of different haplotype combinations to male probands were also noticed (p < 0.05), while female probands did not reveal such transmission bias. Behavioral traits of male probands exhibited significant association with gene variants. Age of the mother at pregnancy also revealed association with risk variants of male probands.ConclusionsIt may be inferred that the MAOA and MAOB variants may contribute to the etiology of ADHD in the Indo-Caucasoid population and could be responsible for higher occurrence of ADHD in the boys.

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Role of monoamine-oxidase-A-gene variation in the development of glioblastoma in males: a case control study.

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Role of monoamine-oxidase-A-gene variation in the development of glioblastoma in males: a case control study.

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