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Cai, N. ; Choi, K.W.* ; Fried, E.I.*

Reviewing the genetics of heterogeneity in depression: Operationalizations, manifestations, and etiologies.

Hum. Mol. Genet. 29, R10-R18 (2020)
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With progress in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of depression, from identifying zero hits in ~ 16 000 individuals in 2013 to 223 hits in more than a million individuals in 2020, understanding the genetic architecture of this debilitating condition no longer appears to be an impossible task. The pressing question now is whether recently discovered variants describe the etiology of a single disease entity. There are a myriad of ways to measure and operationalize depression severity, and major depressive disorder (MDD) as defined in the DSM-5 can manifest in more than ten thousand ways based on symptom profiles alone. Variations in developmental timing, comorbidity, and environmental contexts across individuals and samples further add to the heterogeneity. With big data increasingly enabling genomic discovery in psychiatry, it is more timely than ever to explicitly disentangle genetic contributions to what is likely 'depressions' rather than depression. Here, we introduce three sources of heterogeneity: operationalization, manifestation, and etiology. We review recent efforts to identify depression subtypes using clinical and data-driven approaches, examine differences in genetic architecture of depression across contexts, and argue that heterogeneity in operationalizations of depression is likely a considerable source of inconsistency. Finally, we offer recommendations and considerations for the field going forward.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Review
Schlagwörter Genome-wide Association; Polygenic Risk Scores; Major Depression; Disorder; Heritability; Metaanalysis; Subtypes; Scales; Twin; Classification
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2020
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2020
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0964-6906
e-ISSN 1460-2083
Quellenangaben Band: 29, Heft: R1, Seiten: R10-R18 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Oxford University Press
Verlagsort Great Clarendon St, Oxford Ox2 6dp, England
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Helmholtz Pioneer Campus (HPC)
POF Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
30205 - Bioengineering and Digital Health
Forschungsfeld(er) Pioneer Campus
PSP-Element(e) G-510007-001
G-510000-001
Förderungen National Institute of Mental Health
Scopus ID 85086864876
Erfassungsdatum 2020-07-16