@article{Mariaselvam2021, abstract = {Abstract Recent findings implicate the complement C4 gene in gray matter loss in schizophrenia. In a large cohort of patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP), we aimed to (1) characterize the frequency of C4 gene copy number variations (CNVs) and HERV-K Ins/Del events as compared to that in healthy controls (HCs) and (2) evaluate whether C4 gene structural variants influence baseline clinical symptoms and treatment response to amisulpride. A total of 271 FEP subjects and 221 HCs were genotyped for C4 CNV and HERV-Ins/Del (C4A and C4B isoforms; C4-HERV structural forms [C4AL, C4AS, C4BL, C4BS] variations using droplet digital PCR. Overall, the gene frequencies of both C4 isoforms and C4-HERV structural forms did not significantly differ between groups. At the genotype level, we found that the C4 AL-AL-BL-BL genotype (AL-BL haplotype) was significantly more frequent in FEP as compared to HC. Apart from a marginal observation concerning the C4 AL-AL-BL-BL genotype (AL-BL haplotype), possibly reflecting a relationship with schizophrenia, we did not find any correlation between C4 genetic and clinical characteristics or treatment response in FEP.}, author = {Mariaselvam, Christina Mary and Wu, Ching-Lien and Boukouaci, Wahid and Richard, Jean-Romain and Barau, Caroline and Corvoisier, Philippe Le and Le Corvoisier, Philippe and Dazzan, Paola and Egerton, Alice and Pollak, Thomas Arthur Nicholls and McGuire, Philip and Rujescu, Dan and Jamain, Stéphane and Leboyer, Marion and Tamouza, Ryad}, doi = {10.1093/schizbullopen/sgab003}, journal = {Schizophrenia Bulletin Open}, month = {feb}, title = {The complement C4 genetic diversity in first episode psychosis of the OPTiMiSE cohort}, url = {http://academic.oup.com/schizbullopen/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/schizbullopen/sgab003/36302355/sgab003.pdf}, volume = {2}, year = {2021} }