Title |
Association of the Polygenic Scores for Personality Traits and Response to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder
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Published in |
Frontiers in Psychiatry, March 2018
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DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00065 |
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Authors |
Azmeraw T. Amare, Klaus Oliver Schubert, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, Yi-Hsiang Hsu, Katrin Sangkuhl, Gregory Jenkins, Ryan M. Whaley, Poulami Barman, Anthony Batzler, Russ B. Altman, Volker Arolt, Jürgen Brockmöller, Chia-Hui Chen, Katharina Domschke, Daniel K. Hall-Flavin, Chen-Jee Hong, Ari Illi, Yuan Ji, Olli Kampman, Toshihiko Kinoshita, Esa Leinonen, Ying-Jay Liou, Taisei Mushiroda, Shinpei Nonen, Michelle K. Skime, Liewei Wang, Masaki Kato, Yu-Li Liu, Verayuth Praphanphoj, Julia C. Stingl, William V. Bobo, Shih-Jen Tsai, Michiaki Kubo, Teri E. Klein, Richard M. Weinshilboum, Joanna M. Biernacka, Bernhard T. Baune |
Abstract |
Studies reported a strong genetic correlation between the Big Five personality traits and major depressive disorder (MDD). Moreover, personality traits are thought to be associated with response to antidepressants treatment that might partly be mediated by genetic factors. In this study, we examined whether polygenic scores (PGSs) derived from the Big Five personality traits predict treatment response and remission in patients with MDD who were prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). In addition, we performed meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) on these traits to identify genetic variants underpinning the cross-trait polygenic association. The PGS analysis was performed using data from two cohorts: the Pharmacogenomics Research Network Antidepressant Medication Pharmacogenomic Study (PGRN-AMPS,n = 529) and the International SSRI Pharmacogenomics Consortium (ISPC,n = 865). The cross-trait GWAS meta-analyses were conducted by combining GWAS summary statistics on SSRIs treatment outcome and on the personality traits. The results showed that the PGS for openness and neuroticism were associated with SSRIs treatment outcomes atp < 0.05 across PTthresholds in both cohorts. A significant association was also found between the PGS for conscientiousness and SSRIs treatment response in the PGRN-AMPS sample. In the cross-trait GWAS meta-analyses, we identified eight loci associated with (a) SSRIs response and conscientiousness nearYEATS4gene and (b) SSRI remission and neuroticism eight loci nearPRAG1, MSRA, XKR6, ELAVL2, PLXNC1, PLEKHM1, andBRUNOL4genes. An assessment of a polygenic load for personality traits may assist in conjunction with clinical data to predict whether MDD patients might respond favorably to SSRIs. |
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