Genome-wide Association Studies of Antidepressant Class Response and Treatment-resistant Depression

Overview

Journal Transl Psychiatry

Specialties Psychiatry
Public Health

Date 2020 Oct 27

PMID 33106475

Citations 21

Authors

Qingqin S Li

Chao Tian

David Hinds

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Abstract

The "antidepressant efficacy" survey (AES) was deployed to > 50,000 23andMe, Inc. research participants to investigate the genetic basis of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and non-treatment-resistant depression (NTRD). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) were performed, including TRD vs. NTRD, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) responders vs. non-responders, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) responders vs. non-responders, and norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor responders vs. non-responders. Only the SSRI association reached the genome-wide significance threshold (p < 5 × 10): one genomic region in RNF219-AS1 (SNP rs4884091, p = 2.42 × 10, OR = 1.21); this association was also observed in the meta-analysis (13,130 responders vs. 6,610 non-responders) of AES and an earlier "antidepressant efficacy and side effects" survey (AESES) cohort. Meta-analysis for SNRI response phenotype derived from AES and AESES (4030 responders vs. 3049 non-responders) identified another genomic region (lead SNP rs4955665, p = 1.62 × 10, OR = 1.25) in an intronic region of MECOM passing the genome-wide significance threshold. Meta-analysis for the TRD phenotype (31,068 NTRD vs 5,714 TRD) identified one additional genomic region (lead SNP rs150245813, p = 8.07 × 10, OR = 0.80) in 10p11.1 passing the genome-wide significance threshold. A stronger association for rs150245813 was observed in current study (p = 7.35 × 10, OR = 0.79) than the previous study (p = 1.40 × 10, OR = 0.81), and for rs4955665, a stronger association in previous study (p = 1.21 × 10, OR = 1.27) than the current study (p = 2.64 × 10, OR = 1.21). In total, three novel loci associated with SSRI or SNRI (responders vs. non-responders), and NTRD vs TRD were identified; gene level association and gene set enrichment analyses implicate enrichment of genes involved in immune process.

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