Genetic Linkage and Association Analysis for Loneliness in Dutch Twin and Sibling Pairs Points to a Region on Chromosome 12q23–24
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We obtained evidence from a large study in Dutch twins (N=8,387) and siblings (N=2,295) that variation in loneliness has a genetic component. The heritability estimate for loneliness, which was assessed as an ordinal trait, was 40% and did not differ between males and females. There were 682 sibling pairs with genotypic (around 400 microsatellite markers) data. We combined phenotypic and genotypic data to carry out a genome scan to localize QTLs for loneliness. One region on chromosome 12q23.3-24.3, showed near suggestive linkage. Genetic association tests within this region revealed significant association (p-value 0.009) with one of the alleles of marker D12S79 and with one of the alleles of neighbouring marker D12S395 (p-value 0.043). We review evidence for linkage in this region for psychiatric disorders and discuss our findings within this context.
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- Authors
- Boomsma, D. I., Cacioppo, J. T., Slagboom, P. E., & Posthuma, D.
- Affiliations
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Boomsma, Dorret I.
- Venue
- Behavior Genetics
- Published
- 2005-12-24
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 137-146
- ISSN
- 0001-8244 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3297
- OpenAlex
- W2169196014
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 78
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- research.vu.nl
- Licence
- other-oa
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Behavior Genetics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO/ SPI 56-464-14192, 904-61-193, 904-61-090, 56‐464‐14192, Spi-56-464-14192, 985-10002, 575-25-006)
- Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- National Institute on Aging (P01AG18911, P01AG018911)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Keywords
- loneliness, heritability, genetic linkage, genetic association, quantitative trait loci, microsatellite markers, mental illness
- MeSH terms
- Chromosome Mapping, Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12, Female, Genotype, Humans, Genetic Linkage, Loneliness, Male, Mutation, Netherlands, Phenotype, Genome, Human, Siblings
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