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  • Developmental Biology
  • Psychiatry

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  • Observational studies suggest a link between birth weight and developmental-behavioral disorders.
  • Establishing genetic correlations and causal relationships is difficult due to confounding factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess genetic correlations between birth weight and developmental-behavioral disorders.
  • To identify pleiotropic loci and genes.
  • To investigate causal relationships using Mendelian randomization.

Main Methods:

  • Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression (LDSC) for genetic correlations.
  • Pleiotropy Analysis under Composite Null Hypothesis (PLACO) for pleiotropic genes.
  • Mendelian Randomization (MR) analysis for causal inference.
  • eQTL integration for loci identification.

Main Results:

  • Significant negative genetic correlations were found between ADHD and birth weight (fetal, maternal, and maternal effect).
  • 41 pleiotropic genes and 122 pleiotropic loci were identified, enriched in cardiovascular, brain, and liver tissues.
  • MR analysis did not reveal causal associations between birth weight and developmental behavioral disorders.

Conclusions:

  • Shared genetic etiology and biological pleiotropy underlie the associations between birth weight and developmental-behavioral disorders.
  • While genetic links exist, birth weight does not appear to causally influence developmental-behavioral disorders.