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Genome‐wide analyses of aggressiveness in attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Brevik, Erlend J., van Donkelaar, Marjolein M. J., Weber, Heike, Sánchez‐Mora, Cristina, Jacob, Christian, Rivero, Olga, Kittel‐Schneider, Sarah, Garcia‐Martínez, Iris +14 more·2016·American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Abstract

Aggressiveness is a behavioral trait that has the potential to be harmful to individuals and society. With an estimated heritability of about 40%, genetics is important in its development. We performed an exploratory genome‐wide association (GWA) analysis of childhood aggressiveness in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to gain insight into the underlying biological processes associated with this trait. Our primary sample consisted of 1,060 adult ADHD patients (aADHD). To further explore the genetic architecture of childhood aggressiveness, we performed enrichment analyses of suggestive genome‐wide associations observed in aADHD among GWA signals of dimensions of oppositionality (defiant/vindictive and irritable dimensions) in childhood ADHD (cADHD). No single polymorphism reached genome‐wide significance (P < 5.00E‐08). The strongest signal in aADHD was observed at rs10826548, within a long noncoding RNA gene (beta = −1.66, standard error (SE) = 0.34, P = 1.07E‐06), closely followed by rs35974940 in the neurotrimin gene (beta = 3.23, SE = 0.67, P = 1.26E‐06). The top GWA SNPs observed in aADHD showed significant enrichment of signals from both the defiant/vindictive dimension (Fisher's P‐value = 2.28E‐06) and the irritable dimension in cADHD (Fisher's P‐value = 0.0061). In sum, our results identify a number of biologically interesting markers possibly underlying childhood aggressiveness and provide targets for further genetic exploration of aggressiveness across psychiatric disorders. © 2016 The Authors. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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  • There were no genome-wide significant SNPs for either individual samples or meta-analysis.

    “NS genome-wide SNPs for either individual samples or meta-analysis.”

    From Genetics of child aggression, a systematic review (2024) · cites this paper as Brevik [112]

  • Top gene was WD repeat domain 62 (WDR62; p = 4.84e-5).

    “Top gene WD repeat domain 62 (WDR62; p = 4.84e–5).”

    From Genetics of child aggression, a systematic review (2024) · cites this paper as Brevik [112]

  • Top SNPs were rs10826548 in long noncoding RNA in chr 10 (beta = -1.66, se=0.34, p = 1.07e-6) and rs35974940 in neurotrimin (NTM) gene (beta=3.23, se=0.67, p = 1.26e-6).

    “Top SNPs rs10826548 in long noncoding RNA in chr 10 (beta = –1.66, se=0.34, p = 1.07e–6), rs35974940 in neurotrimin (NTM) gene (beta=3.23, se=0.67, p = 1.26e–6).”

    From Genetics of child aggression, a systematic review (2024) · cites this paper as Brevik [112]

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Brevik, E. J., van Donkelaar, M. M. J., Weber, H., Sánchez‐Mora, C., Jacob, C., Rivero, O., Kittel‐Schneider, S., Garcia‐Martínez, I., Aebi, M., van Hulzen, K., Cormand, B., Ramos‐Quiroga, J. A., IMAGE Consortium, Lesch, K., Reif, A., Ribasés, M., Franke, B., Posserud, M., Johansson, S., Lundervold, A. J., Haavik, J., & Zayats, T.
Affiliations
  • Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
  • Department of Human Genetics Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen The Netherlands
  • Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
  • Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
  • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Klinik Nürtingen Nürtingen Germany
  • University of Würzburg (DE)
  • Psychiatric Genetics Unit, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
  • University of Zurich (CH)
  • Centre for Biomedical Network Research on Rare Diseases (ES)
  • Maastricht University (NL)
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
  • University of Bergen (NO)
Corresponding author
  • Brevik, Erlend J.
  • Zayats, Tetyana
Venue
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-03-29
Volume
171
Issue
5
Pages
733-747
ISSN
  • 1552-4841 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-485X
OpenAlex
W2332741616
Cited by
57
References
80
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
FWCI
6.52
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
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  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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Funders
  • University of Bergen
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG: KFO 125, TRR 58/A5, DFG RE1632/5‐1)
  • Fritz Thyssen Stiftung (Az.10.13.1185)
  • Jacobs Foundation
  • AGAUR (2014SGR932)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
Keywords
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, adult ADHD, oppositional behavior, long non-coding RNA, genetic architecture
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Genome-Wide Association Study

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