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Yanjing Chen1, Ping Liu1, Sijie Yi1
1Department of Radiology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province 410011, People's Republic of China.
Background:
This study aims to explore the genetic architecture shared between Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and risk behavior.
Methods:
Based on the latest large-scale Genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we firstly employed Linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC) and Local Analysis of Variant Association (LAVA) to investigate the genetic correlation between risk behavior and ADHD. Then, we conducted cross-trait analysis to identified the Pleiotropic loci. Finally, bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis (MR) was applied to examine the causal relationship.
Results:
We found a significant positive genetic correlation between ADHD and risk-taking behavior (rg = 0.351, p = 6.50E-37). The cross-trait meta-analysis identified 27 significant SNPs shared between ADHD and risk behavior. The most significant locus, located near the CADM2 gene on chromosome 3, had been identified associated with this two trait (pADHD = 3.07E-05 and prisk-taking behavior = 2.47E-30). The same situation can also be observed near the FOXP2 gene on chromosome 7 (rs8180817, pmeta = 5.72E-21). We found CCDC171 gene and other genes played a significant role in ADHD and risk behavior in mRNA level. Bidirectional MR analysis found a causal relationship between them.
Limitation:
The majority of our data sources were of European origin, which may limit the generalizability of our findings to other ethnic populations.
Conclusion:
This article reveals in depth the shared genetic structure between ADHD and risk-taking behavior, finding a significant positive genetic correlation between ADHD and risk-taking behavior. Providing insights for the future treatment and management of these two traits.
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