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Childhood maltreatment and methylation of FK506 binding protein 5 gene (FKBP5)

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Tyrka, Audrey R., Ridout, Kathryn K., Parade, Stephanie H., Paquette, Alison, Marsit, Carmen J., Seifer, Ronald·2015·Development and Psychopathology

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A growing body of evidence suggests that alterations of the stress response system may be a mechanism by which childhood maltreatment alters risk for psychopathology. FK506 binding protein 51 (FKBP5) binds to the glucocorticoid receptor and alters its ability to respond to stress signaling. The aim of the present study was to examine methylation of the FKBP5 gene (FKBP5), and the role of an FKBP5 genetic variant, in relation to childhood maltreatment in a sample of impoverished preschool-aged children. One hundred seventy-four families participated in this study, including 69 with child welfare documentation of moderate to severe maltreatment in the past 6 months. The children, who ranged in age from 3 to 5 years, were racially and ethnically diverse. Structured record review and interviews in the home were used to assess a history of maltreatment, other traumas, and contextual life stressors; and a composite variable assessed the number exposures to these adversities. Methylation of two sites in intron 7 of FKBP5 was measured via sodium bisulfite pyrosequencing. Maltreated children had significantly lower levels of methylation at both CpG sites (p < .05). Lifetime contextual stress exposure showed a trend for lower levels of methylation at one of the sites, and a trend for an interaction with the FKBP5 polymorphism. A composite adversity variable was associated with lower levels of methylation at one of the sites as well (p < .05). FKBP5 alters glucocorticoid receptor responsiveness, and FKBP5 gene methylation may be a mechanism of the biobehavioral effects of adverse exposures in young children.

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Authors
Tyrka, A. R., Ridout, K. K., Parade, S. H., Paquette, A., Marsit, C. J., & Seifer, R.
Affiliations
  • Brown University (US)
  • Dartmouth College (US)
Corresponding author
Tyrka, Audrey R.
Venue
Development and Psychopathology
Published
2015-11
Volume
27
Issue
4pt2
Pages
1637-1645
ISSN
  • 0954-5794 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-2198
OpenAlex
W2163901153
Cited by
118
References
118
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 7
FWCI
14.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Development and Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R25MH101076, R01MH083704)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Keywords
child abuse, FKBP5, DNA methylation, glucocorticoid receptor, epigenetics, contextual stress, adversity exposure, preschool children, child welfare, psychopathology risk, stress system
MeSH terms
Tacrolimus Binding Protein 5, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Polymorphism, Genetic, Poverty, Risk, Stress, Psychological, DNA Methylation, Tacrolimus Binding Proteins

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