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Abstract / Description of output
Methods: Using data from a large Scottish family-based cohort (GS:SFHS, N = 19,994), we estimated the genetic and environmental variance components for MDD and SDD. The components representing the genetic effect as- sociated with genome-wide common genetic variants (SNP heritability), the additional pedigree-associated ge- netic effect and non-genetic effects associated with common environments were estimated in a linear mixed model (LMM).
Findings: Both MDD and SDD had significant contributions from components representing the effect from com- mon genetic variants, the additional genetic effect associated with the pedigree and the common environmental effect shared by couples. The estimate of correlation between SDD and MDD was high (r = 1.00, se = 0.20) for common-variant-associated genetic effect and lower for the additional genetic effect from the pedigree (r = 0.57, se = 0.08) and the couple-shared environmental effect (r = 0.53, se = 0.22).
Interpretation: Both genetics and couple-shared environmental effects were major factors influencing liability to depression. SDD may provide a scalable alternative to MDD in studies seeking to identify common risk variants. Rarer variants and environmental effects may however differ substantially according to different definitions of depression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 161-167 |
Journal | EBioMedicine |
Volume | 14 |
Early online date | 4 Nov 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Dec 2016 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Self-declared depression
- SNP heritability
- couple effect
- family environment
- linear mixed modeling
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Stratifying Resilience and Depression Longitudinally
McIntosh, A., Deary, I., Evans, K., Haley, C. & Porteous, D.
1/01/15 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
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RA2661 Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology Phase 2. Main Budget.
Deary, I., Gale, C., Holmes, M., Logie, P., Maclullich, A., Porteous, D., Seckl, J., Starr, J., Wardlaw, J. & Okely, J.
1/09/13 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
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ISP1: Analysis and prediction in complex animal systems
Tenesa, A., Archibald, A., Beard, P., Bishop, S., Bronsvoort, M., Burt, D., Freeman, T., Haley, C., Hocking, P., Houston, R., Hume, D., Joshi, A., Law, A., Michoel, T., Summers, K., Vernimmen, D., Watson, M., Wiener, P., Wilson, A., Woolliams, J., Ait-Ali, T., Barnett, M., Carlisle, A., Finlayson, H., Haga, I., Karavolos, M., Matika, O., Paterson, T., Paton, B., Pong-Wong, R., Robert, C. & Robertson, G.
1/04/12 → 31/03/17
Project: Research
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Chris Haley
- Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences - Visitor: Default Visitor
Person: Affiliated Independent Researcher