ZNF804A rs1344706 variant and schizophrenia in a Romanian population from Cluj Napoca

Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2012 Sep;16(9):1135-7. doi: 10.1089/gtmb.2012.0066. Epub 2012 Jul 9.

Abstract

The ZNF804A rs1344706 variant was the first risk factor to be identified through genome-wide association studies and follow-up studies with meta-analysis for schizophrenia as well as bipolar disorders; we investigated 231 schizophrenia and 222 controls to see whether this particular variant was associated with schizophrenia in a Romanian population from Cluj Napoca. Clearly, there was no association between the ZNF804A rs1344706 variant and schizophrenia. Our study provides evidence for those that found no association with schizophrenia. A surprising result of our study was that the T allele frequency is the highest, thus far among the ethnic groups studied. We used a PCR-RFLP method that had been recently developed in our laboratory to the genotype ZNF804A rs1344706 variant. In conclusion, the ZNF804A rs1344706 variant was not associated with schizophrenia in the Romanian population from Cluj Napoca (χ(2)=0.734, p=0.693).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genome-Wide Association Study
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors / genetics*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics*
  • Romania
  • Schizophrenia / genetics*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors
  • ZNF804A protein, human