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A possible association between the CCK-AR gene and persistent auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

J. Sanjuan ,
I. Toirac ,
J.C. González ,
C. Leal ,
M.D. Moltó ,
C. Nájera  and
R. de Frutos
J. Sanjuan*
Affiliation:
Unidad de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Clínico, Blasco Ibañez 15, Universitat de València, 46010Valencia, Spain
I. Toirac
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universitat de València, 46100Burjasot, Valencia, Spain
J.C. González
Affiliation:
Unidad de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Clínico, Blasco Ibañez 15, Universitat de València, 46010Valencia, Spain
C. Leal
Affiliation:
Unidad de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital Clínico, Blasco Ibañez 15, Universitat de València, 46010Valencia, Spain
M.D. Moltó
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universitat de València, 46100Burjasot, Valencia, Spain
C. Nájera
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universitat de València, 46100Burjasot, Valencia, Spain
R. de Frutos
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universitat de València, 46100Burjasot, Valencia, Spain
*
*Corresponding author. Email address: [email protected] (J. Sanjuan).
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Abstract

Recent studies have suggested that DNA variations in the CCK-AR gene might predispose individuals to schizophrenia and particularly to auditory hallucinations (AH). The aim of this study is to assess the association between AH, using a specific scale for AH in schizophrenia (PSYRATS), and the CCK-AR polymorphism at 779 in a Spanish sample. A total of 105 DSM-IV schizophrenic patients with AH and 93 unrelated controls were studied. Twenty-two patients were considered as persistent auditory hallucinators, which showed similar clinical and demographic characteristic than patients with episodic AH, but with the exception of the PSYRATS values. The persistent AH group showed an excess of the A1 allele when was compared with episodic or control groups. Our data support the possible role of the CCK-AR gene in the development of persistent AH in schizophrenic patients.

Keywords

SchizophreniaAuditory hallucinationsCholecystokinin A receptorPersistent hallucinationsAssociation analysis
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Original article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , September 2004 , pp. 349 - 353
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Copyright © 2004 European Psychiatric Association

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