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- Title
Serotonergic genes and amygdala activity in response to negative affective facial stimuli in Korean women.
- Authors
Lee, B.-T.; Ham, B.-J.
- Abstract
Serotonergic genes have been implicated in mood disorders, alcoholism and certain personality traits. We investigated the possible relationship between several polymorphisms in the serotonin (5-HT) system and amygdala responses to negative facial stimuli in Korean women using functional magnetic resonance imaging. All participants were genotyped with regard to the following polymorphisms: the serotonin transporter-gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR), tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) G(−703)T, 5-HT1A C(−1019)G and 5-HT2A single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs6311. We found increased activations in response to angry facial stimuli in the bilateral amygdala of subjects with the long allele of 5-HTTLPR compared with those with two copies of the short allele. Higher activations in response to sad facial stimuli were found in the bilateral amygdala of subjects with the T/T genotype of 5-HT2A SNP rs6311, compared with C allele carriers, and in subjects with the G/G genotype of TPH2 G(−703)T, compared with those with T/T and G/T genotypes. Our results for individuals from an Asian population countered a previous finding for a Caucasian population and identified the moderating role of genetic background in the relationships between these serotonergic gene polymorphisms and amygdala function elicited by negative emotional stimuli.
- Subjects
KOREA; FACIAL expression; AMYGDALOID body; SEROTONIN; AFFECTIVE disorders; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASES in women
- Publication
Genes, Brain & Behavior, 2008, Vol 7, Issue 8, p899
- ISSN
1601-1848
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1601-183X.2008.00429.x