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Published in: BMC Medical Genetics 1/2009

Open Access 01-12-2009 | Research article

Two-stage case-control association study of dopamine-related genes and migraine

Authors: Roser Corominas, Marta Ribases, Montserrat Camiña, Ester Cuenca-León, Julio Pardo, Susana Boronat, María-Jesús Sobrido, Bru Cormand, Alfons Macaya

Published in: BMC Medical Genetics | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Background

We previously reported risk haplotypes for two genes related with serotonin and dopamine metabolism: MAOA in migraine without aura and DDC in migraine with aura. Herein we investigate the contribution to migraine susceptibility of eight additional genes involved in dopamine neurotransmission.

Methods

We performed a two-stage case-control association study of 50 tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), selected according to genetic coverage parameters. The first analysis consisted of 263 patients and 274 controls and the replication study was composed by 259 cases and 287 controls. All cases were diagnosed according to ICHD-II criteria, were Spanish Caucasian, and were sex-matched with control subjects.

Results

Single-marker analysis of the first population identified nominal associations of five genes with migraine. After applying a false discovery rate correction of 10%, the differences remained significant only for DRD2 (rs2283265) and TH (rs2070762). Multiple-marker analysis identified a five-marker T-C-G-C-G (rs12363125-rs2283265-rs2242592-rs1554929-rs2234689) risk haplotype in DRD2 and a two-marker A-C (rs6356-rs2070762) risk haplotype in TH that remained significant after correction by permutations. These results, however, were not replicated in the second independent cohort.

Conclusion

The present study does not support the involvement of the DRD1, DRD2, DRD3, DRD5, DBH, COMT, SLC6A3 and TH genes in the genetic predisposition to migraine in the Spanish population.
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Metadata
Title
Two-stage case-control association study of dopamine-related genes and migraine
Authors
Roser Corominas
Marta Ribases
Montserrat Camiña
Ester Cuenca-León
Julio Pardo
Susana Boronat
María-Jesús Sobrido
Bru Cormand
Alfons Macaya
Publication date
01-12-2009
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medical Genetics / Issue 1/2009
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-10-95

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