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The association of the SNAP-25 gene polymorphism with verbal memory and attention in patients with major psychosis and healthy people

  • V. E. Goumbet
  • , M. V. Alfimova
  • , I. K. Gritsenko
  • , T. V. Lezheiko
  • , O. M. Lavrushina
  • , L. I. Abramova
  • , V. G. Kaleda
  • , A. N. Barkhatova
  • , A. V. Sokolov
  • , R. P. Ebstein

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Abstract

The synaptosomal-associated protein (SNAP-25) plays an integral role in synaptic transmission and in memory consolidation in the hippocampus. Recently an association between SNAP-25 gene polymorphism and cognitive ability has been reported in two independent studies of healthy people and patients with schizophrenia. Authors carried out an association study of Mnll SNAP-25 polymorphism and performance on neurocognitive tests measuring verbal memory, attention/executive functions in 66 patients with major psychosis, 75 their relatives and 136 controls. MANCOVA revealed a significant effect of group (p=0,00001) and genotype (p=0,012) as well as an interaction effect between group and genotype (p=0,02) on the performance on neurocognitive tests. Carriers of the TT genotype performed worse on the most tasks compared to other genotypes. The similar character of the Mnll SNAP-25 polymorphism effect on the variability of neurocognitive traits in all groups suggests the relationship between this gene and general cognitive ability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-63
Number of pages5
JournalZhurnal Nevrologii i Psihiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova
Volume109
Issue number1
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Attention
  • General cognitive ability
  • Memory
  • Schizophrenia
  • Snap-25 gene

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