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. 2019 Mar 18;20(4):291–306. doi: 10.2217/pgs-2018-0163

Table 3. . Replicated genome-wide significant loci.

Gene Location Gene function/significance SNP p-value Study Ref.
CNTNAP5 2q14.3 • Protein is highly expressed in myelinated neurons
• Involved in generation of action potentials
• Implicated in GWAS of bipolar disorder
rs12711680 2.12 × 10-8 Yu et al. [26]

rs4848939 3.79 × 10-7 Yu et al. [26]      

rs17727261 5.4 × 10-7 McClay et al. [11]      

GRM7 3p26.1 • Encodes a metabotropic glutamate receptor
• Plays a critical role in glutamate regulation
• Implicated in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
rs2133450 4.33 × 10-8 Sacchetti et al., CATIE trial [17]

rs2069062 < 0.04 Stevenson et al. [16]      

rs1532544 < 0.04 Stevenson et al. [16]      

rs1156328 4.50 × 10-5 Yu et al. [26]      

TNIK 3q26.2 • Encodes a kinase that also has scaffolding properties
• Modulates concentrations of GRIA1 at the cellular surface
• Interacts with DISC1, a known schizophrenia risk marker
rs6444970 4.85 × 10-8 Yu et al. [26]

rs2088885 0.035 Xu et al. [36]      

PCDH7 4p15.1 • Encodes a membrane-bound protein involved in cell adhesion
• Modulates signal transduction of the dopamine D1 receptor
rs9291547 3.24 × 10-9 Yu et al. [26]

rs77685948 6.69 × 10-8 Yu et al. [26]      

rs17390445 9.8 × 10-8 McClay et al. [11]      

rs17390445 0.02 Li et al. [20]      

rs11722719 5.4 × 10-7 McClay et al. [11]      

rs11722719 0.0015 Li et al. [20]      

GRID2 4q22.2 • Encodes an ionotropic glutamate receptor
• Mediates excitatory synaptic transmission
• Implicated in risk for OCD and psychosis
rs9307122 1.10 × 10-8 Stevenson et al. [16]

rs1875705 1.10 × 10-8 Stevenson et al. [16]      

rs76800659 5.10 × 10-4 Yu et al. [26]      

rs3775003 2.20 × 10-4 Ikeda et al. [9]      

KCNK9 8q24.3 • Encodes a leak potassium channel
• Plays a critical role in setting resting membrane potential and repolarizing neurons
• 8q24 region has been heavily implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders
rs4736253 4.78 × 10-8 Li et al. [20,21]

rs2288687 4.79 × 10-6 Stevenson et al. [16]      

rs1992525 1.41 × 10-6 Stevenson et al. [16]      

rs6981424 1.04 × 10-5 Stevenson et al. [16]      

rs687279 2.89 × 10-6 Stevenson et al. [16]      

SLC1A1 9p24.2 • Encodes the glutamate reuptake transporter
• Implicated in risk for OCD, antipsychotic-induced OCD and schizophrenia
• Expression is decreased following chronic antipsychotic treatment in animals
rs1471786 2.33 × 10-9 Yu et al. [26]

rs301440§ 2.03 × 10-7 Yu et al. [26]      

rs10974671 0.0035 Stevenson et al. [16]      

Replication defined as exceeding GWAS significance in one study and achieving at least nominal significance in a second.

In perfect LD with rs1875705.

Sacchetti et al. validated this finding in a secondary analysis of the CATIE dataset.

§In the nearby SPATA6L gene.

CATIE: Clinical antipsychotic trials of intervention effectiveness; GWAS: Genome-wide association studies; LD: Linkage disequilibrium; OCD: Obsessive–compulsive disorder.