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Does Childhood Trauma Moderate Polygenic Risk for Depression? A Meta-analysis of 5765 Subjects From the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium.
Biological psychiatry - 15 Jul 2018
Peyrot Wouter J, Van der Auwera Sandra, Milaneschi Yuri, Dolan Conor V, Madden Pamela A F, Sullivan Patrick F, Strohmaier Jana, Ripke Stephan, Rietschel Marcella, Nivard Michel G, Mullins Niamh, Montgomery Grant W, Henders Anjali K, Heat Andrew C, Fisher Helen L, Dunn Erin C, Byrne Enda M, Air Tracy A, Baune Bernhard T, Breen Gerome, Levinson Douglas F, Lewis Cathryn M, Martin Nick G, Nelson Elliot N, Boomsma Dorret I, Grabe Hans J, Wray Naomi R, Penninx Brenda W J H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The heterogeneity of genetic effects on major depressive disorder (MDD) may be partly attributable to moderation of genetic effects by environment, such as exposure to childhood trauma (CT). Indeed, previous findings in two independent cohorts showed evidence for interaction between polygenic risk scores (PRSs) and CT, albeit in opposing directions. This study aims to meta-analyze MDD-PRS × CT...
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