{"entity": "publication", "iuid": "b71fefd3189648368056856a895f0346", "timestamp": "2026-08-10T23:15:59.860Z", "links": {"self": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/b71fefd3189648368056856a895f0346.json"}, "display": {"href": "https://publications.scilifelab.se/publication/b71fefd3189648368056856a895f0346"}}, "title": "Genetic Associations Between Childhood Psychopathology and Adult Depression and Associated Traits in 42 998 Individuals: A Meta-analysis.", "authors": [{"family": "Akingbuwa", "given": "Wonuola A", "initials": "WA"}, {"family": "Hammerschlag", "given": "Anke R", "initials": "AR"}, {"family": "Jami", "given": "Eshim S", "initials": "ES"}, {"family": "Allegrini", "given": "Andrea G", "initials": "AG"}, {"family": "Karhunen", "given": "Ville", "initials": "V"}, {"family": "Sallis", "given": "Hannah", "initials": "H"}, {"family": "Ask", "given": "Helga", "initials": "H"}, {"family": "Askeland", "given": "Ragna B", "initials": "RB"}, {"family": "Baselmans", "given": "Bart", "initials": "B"}, {"family": "Diemer", "given": "Elizabeth", "initials": "E"}, {"family": "Hagenbeek", "given": "Fiona A", "initials": "FA"}, {"family": "Havdahl", "given": "Alexandra", "initials": "A"}, {"family": "Hottenga", "given": "Jouke-Jan", "initials": "JJ"}, {"family": "Mbarek", "given": "Hamdi", "initials": "H"}, {"family": "Rivadeneira", "given": "Fernando", "initials": "F"}, {"family": "Tesli", "given": "Martin", "initials": "M"}, {"family": "van Beijsterveldt", "given": "Catharina", "initials": "C"}, {"family": "Breen", "given": "Gerome", "initials": "G"}, {"family": "Lewis", "given": "Cathryn M", "initials": "CM"}, {"family": "Thapar", "given": "Anita", "initials": "A"}, {"family": "Boomsma", "given": "Dorret I", "initials": "DI"}, {"family": "Kuja-Halkola", "given": "Ralf", "initials": "R"}, {"family": "Reichborn-Kjennerud", "given": "Ted", "initials": "T"}, {"family": "Magnus", "given": "Per", "initials": "P"}, {"family": "Rimfeld", "given": "Kaili", "initials": "K"}, {"family": "Ystrom", "given": "Eivind", "initials": "E"}, {"family": "Jarvelin", "given": "Marjo-Riitta", "initials": "MR"}, {"family": "Lichtenstein", "given": "Paul", "initials": "P"}, {"family": "Lundstrom", "given": "Sebastian", "initials": "S"}, {"family": "Munaf\u00f2", "given": "Marcus R", "initials": "MR"}, {"family": "Plomin", "given": "Robert", "initials": "R"}, {"family": "Tiemeier", "given": "Henning", "initials": "H"}, {"family": "Nivard", "given": "Michel G", "initials": "MG"}, {"family": "Bartels", "given": "Meike", "initials": "M"}, {"family": "Middeldorp", "given": "Christel M", "initials": "CM"}, {"family": "Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder Working Groups of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium", "given": "", "initials": ""}], "type": "journal article", "published": "2020-07-01", "journal": {"title": "JAMA Psychiatry", "issn": "2168-6238", "volume": "77", "issue": "7", "pages": "715-728", "issn-l": "2168-622X"}, "abstract": "Adult mood disorders are often preceded by behavioral and emotional problems in childhood. It is yet unclear what explains the associations between childhood psychopathology and adult traits.\n\nTo investigate whether genetic risk for adult mood disorders and associated traits is associated with childhood disorders.\n\nThis meta-analysis examined data from 7 ongoing longitudinal birth and childhood cohorts from the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Starting points of data collection ranged from July 1985 to April 2002. Participants were repeatedly assessed for childhood psychopathology from ages 6 to 17 years. Data analysis occurred from September 2017 to May 2019.\n\nIndividual polygenic scores (PGS) were constructed in children based on genome-wide association studies of adult major depression, bipolar disorder, subjective well-being, neuroticism, insomnia, educational attainment, and body mass index (BMI).\n\nRegression meta-analyses were used to test associations between PGS and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and internalizing and social problems measured repeatedly across childhood and adolescence and whether these associations depended on childhood phenotype, age, and rater.\n\nThe sample included 42 998 participants aged 6 to 17 years. Male participants varied from 43.0% (1040 of 2417 participants) to 53.1% (2434 of 4583 participants) by age and across all cohorts. The PGS of adult major depression, neuroticism, BMI, and insomnia were positively associated with childhood psychopathology (\u03b2 estimate range, 0.023-0.042 [95% CI, 0.017-0.049]), while associations with PGS of subjective well-being and educational attainment were negative (\u03b2, -0.026 to -0.046 [95% CI, -0.020 to -0.057]). There was no moderation of age, type of childhood phenotype, or rater with the associations. The exceptions were stronger associations between educational attainment PGS and ADHD compared with internalizing problems (\u0394\u03b2, 0.0561 [\u039495% CI, 0.0318-0.0804]; \u0394SE, 0.0124) and social problems (\u0394\u03b2, 0.0528 [\u039495% CI, 0.0282-0.0775]; \u0394SE, 0.0126), and between BMI PGS and ADHD and social problems (\u0394\u03b2, -0.0001 [\u039495% CI, -0.0102 to 0.0100]; \u0394SE, 0.0052), compared with internalizing problems (\u0394\u03b2, -0.0310 [\u039495% CI, -0.0456 to -0.0164]; \u0394SE, 0.0074). Furthermore, the association between educational attainment PGS and ADHD increased with age (\u0394\u03b2, -0.0032 [\u0394 95% CI, -0.0048 to -0.0017]; \u0394SE, 0.0008).\n\nResults from this study suggest the existence of a set of genetic factors influencing a range of traits across the life span with stable associations present throughout childhood. Knowledge of underlying mechanisms may affect treatment and long-term outcomes of individuals with psychopathology.", "doi": "10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0527", "pmid": "32293669", "labels": {"National Genomics Infrastructure": "Service", "NGI Uppsala (SNP&SEQ Technology Platform)": "Service"}, "xrefs": [{"db": "pii", "key": "2763801"}, {"db": "pmc", "key": "PMC7160753"}], "notes": [], "created": "2020-05-06T12:23:53.890Z", "modified": "2021-11-10T12:52:04.518Z"}