Lack of association between AKT1 variances versus clinical manifestations and social function in patients with schizophrenia

doi:10.1177/0269881108093840

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Title:	Lack of association between AKT1 variances versus clinical manifestations and social function in patients with schizophrenia
Authors:	Liu, Yi-Ching;Huang, C.L.;Wu, P.L.;Chang, Y.C.;Huang, C.H.;Lane, Hsien-Yuan
Contributors:	淡江大學數學學系
Keywords:	AKT;antipsychotics;negative symptoms;positive symptoms;social function
Date:	2009-11
Issue Date:	2011-10-20 12:47:57 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	London: Sage Publications Ltd.
Abstract:	The elucidation of genotype-phenotype relationships in psychiatric research is at an early stage. V-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 (AKT1) is a serine/threonine kinase known as protein kinase B. Emerging studies have implicated the role of AKT1 in pathogenesis of schizophrenia; however, the findings have not been consistent. This study aims to examine the association of AKT1 polymorphisms with drug-free and post-treatment symptomatology and social function in patients with schizophrenia. One hundred and twenty newly hospitalised patients with acutely exacerbated schizophrenia who had never been treated by atypical antipsychotics were recruited. They received optimal treatment of risperidone for up to 42 days in the inpatient research unit. Clinical manifestations were monitored by Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) and social function by Nurses’ Observation Scale for Inpatients Evaluation (NOSIE). Patients were genotyped for eight AKT1 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs), which have been previously investigated for association with schizophrenia. At drug-free status and after best possible treatment of risperidone, genotypes of each SNP did not influence performances in NOSIE, PANSS-total, -positive, -negative and -general psychopathology profiles. These results suggest that AKT1 does not play a significant role in clinical and functional manifestations in patients with schizophrenia who receive risperidone treatment. Future research should also focus on the relationships between genotypes of other susceptibility genes and phenotypes or functional outcomes of schizophrenia.
Relation:	Journal of Psychopharmacology 23(8), pp.937-943
DOI:	10.1177/0269881108093840
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute & Department of Mathematics] Journal Article

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