Association Between CLOCK Gene Variants and Restless Legs Syndrome in Koreans

Jae Eun Seo, Ji Won Yeom, Sehyun Jeon, Chul Hyun Cho, Seunghwa Jeong, Heon Jeong Lee

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    Abstract

    Objective Previous studies have suggested various causes of restless legs syndrome (RLS), including iron and dopamine concentrations in the brain. Genetic influences have also been reported in many studies. There is also a possibility that circadian clock genes may be in-volved because symptoms of RLS worsen at night. We investigated whether CLOCK and NPAS2 gene polymorphisms were associated with RLS. Methods A total of 227 patients with RLS and 229 non-RLS matched controls were assessed according to the International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group diagnostic criteria. Genotyping was performed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and high-resolution melting curve analyses. Results Although the genotype distributions of the CLOCK variants (rs1801260 and rs2412646) were not significantly different between patients with RLS and non-RLS controls, the allele frequencies of CLOCK rs1801260 showed marginally significant differences between the two groups (X2=2.98, p=0.085). Furthermore, there was a significant difference in the distribution of CLOCK haplotypes (rs1801260-rs2412646) between patients with RLS and non-RLS controls (p=0.013). The distributions of allelic, genotypic, and haplo-typic variants of NPAS2 (rs2305160 and rs6725296) were not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusion Our results suggest that CLOCK variants may be associated with decreased susceptibility to RLS.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1125-1130
    Number of pages6
    JournalPsychiatry Investigation
    Volume18
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021 Nov

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    © 2021 Korean Neuropsychiatric Association.

    Keywords

    • Circadian rhythm
    • CLOCK gene
    • Restless legs syndrome

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Psychiatry and Mental health
    • Biological Psychiatry

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