Genome-wide association study of major anxiety disorders in 122,341 European-ancestry cases identifies 58 loci and highlights GABAergic signaling
Author:
Strom Nora I.ORCID, Verhulst BradORCID, Bacanu Silviu-AlinORCID, Cheesman RosaORCID, Purves Kirstin L.ORCID, Gedik HüseyinORCID, Mitchell Brittany L.ORCID, Kwong Alex S.ORCID, Faucon Annika B.ORCID, Singh KritikaORCID, Medland SarahORCID, Colodro-Conde LuciaORCID, Krebs KristiORCID, Hoffmann PerORCID, Herms StefanORCID, Gehlen JanORCID, Ripke StephanORCID, Awasthi SwapnilORCID, Palviainen TeemuORCID, Tasanko Elisa M.ORCID, Peterson Roseann E.ORCID, Adkins Daniel E.ORCID, Shabalin Andrey A.ORCID, Adams Mark J.ORCID, Iveson Matthew H.ORCID, Campbell ArchieORCID, Thomas Laurent F.ORCID, Winsvold Bendik S.ORCID, Drange Ole KristianORCID, Børte SigridORCID, ter Kuile Abigail R.ORCID, Nguyen Tan-HoangORCID, Meier Sandra M.ORCID, Corfield Elizabeth C.ORCID, Hannigan LaurieORCID, Levey Daniel F.ORCID, Czamara DarinaORCID, Weber HeikeORCID, Choi Karmel W.ORCID, Pistis GiorgioORCID, Couvy-Duchesne BaptisteORCID, Van der Auwera SandraORCID, Teumer AlexanderORCID, Karlsson RobertORCID, Garcia-Argibay MiguelORCID, Lee DonghyungORCID, Wang RujiaORCID, Bjerkeset OttarORCID, Stordal EysteinORCID, Bäckmann JuliaORCID, Salum Giovanni A.ORCID, Zai Clement C.ORCID, Kennedy James L.ORCID, Zai GwynethORCID, Tiwari Arun K.ORCID, Heilmann-Heimbach StefanieORCID, Schmidt BörgeORCID, Kaprio JaakkoORCID, Kennedy Martin M.ORCID, Boden JosephORCID, Havdahl AlexandraORCID, Middeldorp Christel M.ORCID, Lopes Fabiana L.ORCID, Akula NirmalaORCID, McMahon Francis J.ORCID, Binder Elisabeth B.ORCID, Fehm LydiaORCID, Ströhle AndreasORCID, Castelao EnriqueORCID, Tiemeier HenningORCID, Stein Dan J.ORCID, Whiteman DavidORCID, Olsen CatherineORCID, Fuller ZacharyORCID, Wang Xin, Wray Naomi R.ORCID, Byrne Enda M.ORCID, Lewis GlynORCID, Timpson Nicholas J.ORCID, Davis Lea K.ORCID, Hickie Ian B.ORCID, Gillespie Nathan A.ORCID, Milani LiliORCID, Schumacher JohannesORCID, Woldbye David P.ORCID, Forstner Andreas J.ORCID, Nöthen Markus M.ORCID, Hovatta IirisORCID, Horwood JohnORCID, Copeland William E.ORCID, Maes Hermine H.ORCID, McIntosh Andrew M.ORCID, Andreassen Ole A.ORCID, Zwart John-AnkerORCID, Mors OleORCID, Børglum Anders D.ORCID, Mortensen Preben B.ORCID, Ask HelgaORCID, Reichborn-Kjennerud TedORCID, Najman Jackob M.ORCID, Stein Murray B.ORCID, Gelernter JoelORCID, Milaneschi YuriORCID, Penninx Brenda W.ORCID, Boomsma Dorret I.ORCID, Maron EduardORCID, Erhardt-Lehmann AngelikaORCID, Rück ChristianORCID, Kircher Tilo T.ORCID, Melzig Christiane A.ORCID, Alpers Georg W.ORCID, Arolt VolkerORCID, Domschke KatharinaORCID, Smoller Jordan W.ORCID, Preisig MartinORCID, Martin Nicholas G.ORCID, Lupton Michelle K.ORCID, Luik Annemarie I.ORCID, Reif AndreasORCID, Grabe Hans J.ORCID, Larsson HenrikORCID, Magnusson Patrik K.ORCID, Oldehinkel Albertine J.ORCID, Hartman Catharina A.ORCID, Breen GeromeORCID, Docherty Anna R.ORCID, Coon HilaryORCID, Conrad RupertORCID, Lehto KelliORCID, Deckert JürgenORCID, Eley Thalia C.ORCID, Mattheisen ManuelORCID, Hettema John M.ORCID,
Abstract
AbstractThe major anxiety disorders (ANX; including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and phobias)are highly prevalent, often onset early, persist throughout life, and cause substantial global disability. Although distinct in their clinical presentations, they likely represent differential expressions of a dysregulated threat-response system. Here we present a genome-wide association meta-analysis comprising 122,341 European ancestry ANX cases and 729,881 controls. We identified 58 independent genome-wide significant ANX risk variants and 66 genes with robust biological support. In an independent sample of 1,175,012 self-report ANX cases and 1,956,379 controls, 51 of the 58 associated variants were replicated. As predicted by twin studies, we found substantial genetic correlation between ANX and depression, neuroticism, and other internalizing phenotypes. Follow-up analyses demonstrated enrichment in all major brain regions and highlighted GABAergic signaling as one potential mechanism underlying ANX genetic risk. These results advance our understanding of the genetic architecture of ANX and prioritize genes for functional follow-up studies.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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