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34390460
TITLE
Continuity of Genetic Risk for Aggressive Behavior Across the Life-Course.
ABSTRACT
We test whether genetic influences that explain individual differences in aggression in early life also explain individual differences across the life-course. In two cohorts from The Netherlands (N = 13,471) and Australia (N = 5628), polygenic scores (PGSs) were computed based on a genome-wide meta-analysis of childhood/adolescence aggression. In a novel analytic approach, we ran a mixed effects model for each age (Netherlands: 12-70 years, Australia: 16-73 years), with observations at the focus age weighted as 1, and decaying weights for ages further away. We call this approach a 'rolling weights' model. In The Netherlands, the estimated effect of the PGS was relatively similar from age 12 to age 41, and decreased from age 41-70. In Australia, there was a peak in the effect of the PGS around age 40 years. These results are a first indication from a molecular genetics perspective that genetic influences on aggressive behavior that are expressed in childhood continue to play a role later in life.
© 2021. The Author(s).
DATE PUBLISHED
2021 09
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
received 2021/01/31
accepted 2021/06/23
pubmed 2021/08/15 06:00
medline 2021/12/15 06:00
entrez 2021/08/14 12:10
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
van der Laan CM van der Laan Camiel M CM The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. C.M.vander.Laan@vu.nl.
Morosoli-García JJ Morosoli-García José J JJ QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
van de Weijer SGA van de Weijer Steve G A SGA The Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Colodro-Conde L Colodro-Conde Lucía L QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
ACTION Consortium
Lupton MK Lupton Michelle K MK QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Mitchell BL Mitchell Brittany L BL QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
McAloney K McAloney Kerrie K QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Parker R Parker Richard R QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Burns JM Burns Jane M JM Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Hickie IB Hickie Ian B IB Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
Pool R Pool René R Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Hottenga JJ Hottenga Jouke-Jan JJ Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Martin NG Martin Nicholas G NG QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Medland SE Medland Sarah E SE QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Nivard MG Nivard Michel G MG Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Boomsma DI Boomsma Dorret I DI Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
INVESTIGATORS
LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION
Ip Hill F HF
van der Laan Camiel M CM
Krapohl Eva M L EML
Brikell Isabell I
Sánchez-Mora Cristina C
Nolte Ilja M IM
Pourcain Beate St BS
Bolhuis Koen K
Palviainen Teemu T
Zafarmand Hadi H
Colodro-Conde Lucía L
Gordon Scott S
Zayats Tetyana T
Aliev Fazil F
Jiang Chang C
Wang Carol A CA
Saunders Gretchen G
Karhunen Ville V
Hammerschlag Anke R AR
Adkins Daniel E DE
Border Richard R
Peterson Roseann E RE
Prinz Joseph A JA
Thiering Elisabeth E
Seppälä Ilkka I
Vilor-Tejedor Natàlia N
Ahluwalia Tarunveer S TS
Day Felix R FR
Hottenga Jouke-Jan JJ
Allegrini Andrea G AG
Rimfeld Kaili K
Chen Qi Q
Lu Yi Y
Martin Joanna J
Artigas María Soler MS
Rovira Paula P
Bosch Rosa R
Español Gemma G
Quiroga Josep Antoni Ramos JAR
Neumann Alexander A
Ensink Judith J
Grasby Katrina K
Morosoli José J JJ
Tong Xiaoran X
Marrington Shelby S
Middeldorp Christel C
Scott James G JG
Vinkhuyzen Anna A
Shabalin Andrey A AA
Corley Robin R
Evans Luke M LM
Sugden Karen K
Alemany Silvia S
Sass Lærke L
Vinding Rebecca R
Ruth Kate K
Tyrrell Jess J
Ehli Erik A EA
Hagenbeek Fiona A FA
De Zeeuw Eveline E
Van Beijsterveldt Toos C E M TCEM
Larsson Henrik H
Snieder Harold H
Verhulst Frank C FC
Amin Najaf N
Whipp Alyce M AM
Korhonen Tellervo T
Vuoksimaa Eero E
Rose Richard J RJ
Uitterlinden André G AG
Heath Andrew C AC
Madden Pamela P
Haavik Jan J
Harris Jennifer R JR
Helgeland Øyvind Ø
Johansson Stefan S
Knudsen Gun Peggy S GPS
Njolstad Pal Rasmus PR
Lu Qing Q
Rodriguez Alina A
Henders Anjali K AK
Mamun Abdullah A
Najman Jackob M JM
Brown Sandy S
Hopfer Christian C
Krauter Kenneth K
Reynolds Chandra C
Smolen Andrew A
Stallings Michael M
Wadsworth Sally S
Wall Tamara L TL
Silberg Judy L JL
Miller Allison A
Keltikangas-Järvinen Liisa L
Hakulinen Christian C
Pulkki-Råback Laura L
Havdahl Alexandra A
Magnus Per P
Raitakari Olli T OT
Perry John R B JRB
Llop Sabrina S
Lopez-Espinosa Maria-Jose MJ
Bønnelykke Klaus K
Bisgaard Hans H
Sunyer Jordi J
Lehtimäki Terho T
Arseneault Louise L
Standl Marie M
Heinrich Joachim J
Boden Joseph J
Pearson John J
Horwood LJohn L
Kennedy Martin M
Poulton Richie R
Eaves Lindon J LJ
Maes Hermine H HH
Hewitt John J
Copeland William E WE
Costello Elizabeth J EJ
Williams Gail M GM
Wray Naomi N
Järvelin Marjo-Riitta MR
McGue Matt M
Iacono William W
Caspi Avshalom A
Moffitt Terrie E TE
Whitehouse Andrew A
Pennell Craig E CE
Klump Kelly L KL
Burt S Alexandra SA
Dick Danielle M DM
Reichborn-Kjennerud Ted T
Martin Nicholas G NG
Medland Sarah E SE
Vrijkotte Tanja T
Kaprio Jaakko J
Tiemeier Henning H
Smith George Davey GD
Hartman Catharina A CA
Oldehinkel Albertine J AJ
Casas Miquel M
Ribasés Marta M
Lichtenstein Paul P
Lundström Sebastian S
Plomin Robert R
Bartels Meike M
Nivard Michel G MG
Boomsma Dorret I DI
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 51
ISSUE: 5
TITLE: Behavior genetics
ISOABBREVIATION: Behav Genet
YEAR: 2021
MONTH: 09
DAY:
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1573-3297
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Behav Genet
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 0001-8244
NLMUNIQUEID: 0251711
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
KEYWORD
Aggression
Aggressive behavior
Development
Life-course
Polygenic score
Rolling weights
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aggression
Australia
Child
Humans
Middle Aged
Multifactorial Inheritance
Netherlands
Risk Factors
Young Adult
SUPPLEMENTARY MESH
GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
OTHER ID's