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- Title
Meta-Analysis of Associations Between Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Genes and Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
- Authors
Sheerin, Christina M.; Lind, Mackenzie J.; Bountress, Kaitlin E.; Marraccini, Marisa E.; Amstadter, Ananda B.; Bacanu, Silviu‐Alin; Nugent, Nicole R.; Bacanu, Silviu-Alin
- Abstract
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been of interest in attempts to identify genetic vulnerability for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although numerous HPA-axis genes have been implicated in candidate gene studies, the findings are mixed and interpretation is limited by study design and methodological inconsistencies. To address these inconsistencies in the PTSD candidate gene literature, we conducted meta-analyses of HPA-related genes from both a traditional single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-level analysis and a gene-level analysis, using novel methods aggregating markers in the same gene. Database searches (PubMed and PsycINFO) identified 24 unique articles examining six HPA-axis genes in PTSD; analyses were conducted on four genes (ADCYAP1R1, CRHR1, FKBP5, NR3C1) that met study eligibility criteria (original research, human subjects, main effect association study of selected genes, PTSD as an outcome, trauma-exposed control group) and had sufficient data and number of studies for use in meta-analysis, within 20 unique articles. Findings from SNP-level analyses indicated that two variants (rs9296158 in FKBP5 and rs258747 in NR3C1) were nominally associated with PTSD, ps = .001 and .001, respectively, following multiple testing correction. At the gene level, significant relations between PTSD and both NR3C1 and FKBP5 were detected and robust to sensitivity analyses. Although study limitations exist (e.g., varied outcomes, inability to test moderators), taken together, these results provide support for FKBP5 and NR3C1 in risk for PTSD. Overall, this work highlights the utility of meta-analyses in resolving discrepancies in the literature and the value of adopting gene-level approaches to investigate the etiology of PTSD.
- Subjects
POST-traumatic stress disorder; HYPOTHALAMIC-pituitary-adrenal axis; TRAUMA registries; SINGLE nucleotide polymorphisms; GENES; META-analysis; ENDOCRINE glands; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; CELL receptors; GENETIC polymorphisms; EVALUATION research; COMPARATIVE studies; GENETIC markers; RESEARCH funding
- Publication
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2020, Vol 33, Issue 5, p688
- ISSN
0894-9867
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/jts.22484