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Interaction Between <emph type="ital">FKBP5</emph> and Childhood Trauma and Risk of Aggressive Behavior

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Bevilacqua, Laura·2012·Archives of General Psychiatry

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CONTEXT: Childhood trauma may predispose individuals to aggressive behavior, and both childhood trauma and aggressive behavior are associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there would be an interaction between genetic variation in FKBP5 and childhood trauma in predicting aggressive behavior. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. Four FKBP5 single-nucleotide polymorphisms used in previous studies (rs3800373, rs9296158, rs1360780, and rs9470080) were genotyped. Three diplotypes were derived from 2 major putatively functional haplotypes regulating protein expression that were previously associated with glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity. SETTING: Penitentiary District of Abruzzo-Molise in central Italy. PARTICIPANTS: A population of 583 male Italian prisoners recruited between 2005 and 2008. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: A comprehensive analysis of aggression and impulsivity was undertaken using the Brown-Goodwin Lifetime History of Aggression (BGHA) questionnaire, the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory (BDHI), and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS). A history of childhood trauma was investigated with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. The interaction between the FKBP5 diplotypes and childhood trauma on measures of aggression was analyzed. Analyses were replicated with a second behavioral measure of aggression: violent behavior in jail. Individual single-nucleotide polymorphism analysis was performed. RESULTS: Childhood trauma had a significant effect on BGHA and BDHI scores but not on BIS scores. We observed a significant influence of the FKBP5 high-expression diplotype on both a lifetime history of aggressive behavior (BGHA) (P = .012) and violent behavior in jail (P = .025) but only in individuals exposed to childhood trauma, in particular to physical abuse. No main effect of the FKBP5 diplotypes was observed. CONCLUSION: These data suggest that childhood trauma and variants in the FKBP5 gene may interact to increase the risk of overt aggressive behavior.

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Authors
Bevilacqua, L.
Affiliations
University of Molise (IT)
Corresponding author
Bevilacqua, Laura
Venue
Archives of General Psychiatry
Published
2012-01-01
Volume
69
Issue
1
Pages
62
ISSN
0003-990X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2159672641
Cited by
137
References
66
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FWCI
6.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Archives of General Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università degli Studi del Molise (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Z01AA000301)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA010336, R01DA10336-02)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords
FKBP5, childhood trauma, aggression, impulsivity, gene-environment interaction, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity, physical abuse, prisoners, single nucleotide polymorphisms
MeSH terms
Tacrolimus Binding Protein 5, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aggression, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Interview, Psychological, Italy, Male, Middle Aged, Prisoners, Risk Factors, Genetic Variation, Tacrolimus Binding Proteins, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse, Young Adult

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