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Genetic aetiology of self-harm ideation and behaviour. |
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Family studies have identified a heritable component to self-harm that is partially independent from comorbid psychiatric disorders. However, the genetic aetiology of broad sense (non-suicidal and suicidal) self-harm has not been characterised on the molecular level. In addition, controversy exists about the degree to which suicidal and non-suicidal self-harm share a common genetic aetiology. In the present study, we conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on lifetime self-harm ideation and self-harm behaviour (i.e. any lifetime self-harm act regardless of suicidal intent) using data from the UK Biobank (n > 156,000). We also perform genome wide gene-based tests and characterize the SNP heritability and genetic correlations between these traits. Finally, we test whether polygenic risk scores (PRS) for self-harm ideation and self-harm behaviour predict suicide attempt, suicide thoughts and non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH) in an independent target sample of 8,703 Australian adults. Our GWAS results identified one genome-wide significant locus associated with each of the two phenotypes. SNP heritability (h ) estimates were ~10%, and both traits were highly genetically correlated (LDSC r > 0.8). Gene-based tests identified seven genes associated with self-harm ideation and four with self-harm behaviour. Furthermore, in the target sample, PRS for self-harm ideation were significantly associated with suicide thoughts and NSSH, and PRS for self-harm behaviour predicted suicide thoughts and suicide attempt. Follow up regressions identified a shared genetic aetiology between NSSH and suicide thoughts, and between suicide thoughts and suicide attempt. Evidence for shared genetic aetiology between NSSH and suicide attempt was not statistically significant. |
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2020/01/14 |
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2020/05/11 |
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2020/06/18 06:00 |
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2020/06/18 06:00 |
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2020/06/18 06:00 |
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Campos AI |
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Adrian I |
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Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia. adrian.campos@qimrberghofer.edu.au. |
Verweij KJH |
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Karin J H |
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Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
Statham DJ |
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Dixie J |
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Discipline of Psychology, School of Health and Life Sciences, Federation University, Ballarat, VIC, 3550, Australia. |
Madden PAF |
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Pamela A F |
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Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA. |
Maciejewski DF |
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Dominique F |
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Department of Developmental Psychopathology, Behavioural Science Institute, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. |
Davis KAS |
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Katrina A S |
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. |
John A |
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HDRUK, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK. |
Hotopf M |
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Matthew |
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. |
Heath AC |
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Andrew C |
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Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA. |
Martin NG |
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Nicholas G |
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Department of Genetics & Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia. |
Rentería ME |
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Miguel E |
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Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia. miguel.renteria@qimrberghofer.edu.au. |
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VOLUME: 10 |
ISSUE: 1 |
TITLE: Scientific reports |
ISOABBREVIATION: Sci Rep |
YEAR: 2020 |
MONTH: Jun |
DAY: 16 |
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CITEDMEDIUM: Internet |
ISSN: 2045-2322 |
ISSNTYPE: Electronic |
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MEDLINETA: Sci Rep |
COUNTRY: England |
ISSNLINKING: 2045-2322 |
NLMUNIQUEID: 101563288 |
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