PCR-based Approach for Determining the Genetic Risk Factors of Antipsychotic-Induced Metabolic Disorders

Abstract

The antipsychotic-induced metabolic disorders (AIMD) are common side effects during the treatment of schizophrenia. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the genes associated with AIMD, in particular in the leptin and neuropeptide Y genes were explored. The aim of this study was to develop a real-time PCR technique for SNP allele discrimination and allele frequency estimation in the Russian population. A total of 9 real-time PCR tests for rs7799039, rs1137101, rs8179183, rs16147, rs6837793, rs11100494, rs1414334, rs3813929 and rs518147 SNPs were developed and examined using 106 DNA samples. The revealed allele frequencies did not show any statistically significant differences with ones for the Caucasian population from Ensembl data base. Thus, our results are in accordance with the allele frequencies for the studied populations and allow using published data on the risk alleles for the development of new diagnostics PCR kits for the complex diagnostics of AIMD.