全基因组关联研究
遗传关联
精神科
重性抑郁障碍
孟德尔随机化
焦虑
萧条(经济学)
遗传倾向
医学
疾病
生物
单核苷酸多态性
遗传学
基因
遗传变异
认知
基因型
宏观经济学
病理
经济
作者
Anna Monistrol-Mula,Santiago Diaz‐Torres,Mireia Félez-Nóbrega,Josep María Haro,Sarah E. Medland,Brittany L. Mitchell
出处
期刊:Research Square - Research Square
日期:2024-01-12
标识
DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3791588/v1
摘要
Abstract Current literature suggests that people with psychiatric disorders have higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and a worse prognosis of the disease. We aimed to study the genetic contribution to these associations in a range of psychiatric disorders and COVID-19, and determine whether these are unique or shared across psychiatric disorders. Using the largest available genome-wide association studies, we analysed the genetic overlap between six psychiatric disorders and COVID-19. We further identified specific regions of the genome that are shared across the psychiatric disorders and COVID-19 using pairwise GWAS, and examined which genes are present in these regions. Finally, we sought evidence for causal associations using Mendelian Randomization methods. We found a significant genetic overlap between depression and ADHD, with both COVID-19 susceptibility and severity, as well as between anxiety and COVID-19 severity. We identified specific regions of the genome shared between several psychiatric disorders and COVID-19. However, no region was common across all psychiatric disorders and COVID-19. Gene-based analysis in these genomic regions suggested possible links with immune-related pathways such as thyroid homeostasis, inflammation and stress response. Finally, we provide evidence of a potential causal relationship between ADHD and higher COVID-19 susceptibility and severity, and between depression and higher susceptibility to COVID-19. Our results support the hypothesis that the relationship between psychiatric disorders and COVID-19 risk is likely due to shared alterations in immune-related pathways and are not as a result of environmental factors alone, shedding light on potentially viable therapeutic targets.
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