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Polygenic risk score and peer victimisation independently predict depressive symptoms in adolescence: results from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Children Development.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Mar 2023
Perret Léa C, Boivin Michel, Morneau-Vaillancourt Geneviève, Andlauer Till F M, Paquin Stéphane, Langevin Stéphanie, Girard Alain, Turecki Gustavo, O'Donnell Kieran, Tremblay Richard E, Côté Sylvana M, Gouin Jean-Philippe, Ouellet-Morin Isabelle, Geoffroy Marie-Claude
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BACKGROUND: Peer victimisation has been associated with depressive symptoms during adolescence, however not all peer victimised adolescents will exhibit such symptoms. This study tested whether having a genetic predisposition to developing depression increased the risk of experiencing depressive symptoms in peer victimised youth. To date, no study has explored such gene-environment interaction using a polygenic...
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