P300 amplitude in adolescent twins discordant and concordant for alcohol use disorders

被引:45
作者
Carlson, SR [1 ]
Iacono, WG [1 ]
McGue, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota, Dept Psychol, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
关键词
P300; amplitude; alcohol abuse/dependence; discordant twins; biological markers; endophenotype;
D O I
10.1016/S0301-0511(02)00059-5
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The sons of alcoholics have repeatedly been found to have reduced P300 amplitude. Further, quantitative behavioral genetic and molecular genetic studies indicating a genetic influence on P300 amplitude have fueled speculation that this component may be a biological vulnerability marker for alcoholism. To further explore this possibility, we examined P300 in adolescent twin pairs from an epidemiological sample who were (a) discordant for alcohol abuse/dependence, (b) concordant for alcohol abuse/dependence, or (c) concordant for the absence of alcohol abuse/dependence and other relevant disorders. For discordant pairs, the alcohol abusing/dependent twins' amplitude did not differ from that of non-alcoholic co-twins. Pairs free of psychopathology had greater amplitudes than both alcoholism discordant and concordant pairs. P300 amplitude was more similar in monozygotic than dizygotic discordant pairs, suggesting a genetic influence on P300 amplitude in this group. The findings are consistent with P300 amplitude being a marker of vulnerability to alcohol use disorders. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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