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SynthesisBehavior genetics2021

Continuity of Genetic Risk for Aggressive Behavior Across the Life-Course.

Camiel M van der Laan, José J Morosoli-García, Steve G A van de Weijer, Lucía Colodro-Conde, ACTION Consortium, Michelle K Lupton, Brittany L Mitchell, Kerrie McAloney, Richard Parker, Jane M Burns and 7 more

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Synthesis in Behavior genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Direct and Indirect Genetic Effects on Aggression.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2023
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  8. Research Review: A guide to computing and implementing polygenic scores in developmental research.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Camiel M van der LaanBiological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. C.M.vander.Laan@vu.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1171-758X
José J Morosoli-GarcíaQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Steve G A van de WeijerThe Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Lucía Colodro-CondeQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
ACTION Consortium
Michelle K LuptonQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Brittany L MitchellQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Kerrie McAloneyQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Richard ParkerQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Jane M BurnsFaculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Ian B HickieBrain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.
René PoolBiological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jouke-Jan HottengaBiological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Nicholas G MartinQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Sarah E MedlandQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Michel G NivardBiological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Dorret I BoomsmaBiological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

Medical Research Council G1002190
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We test whether genetic influences that explain individual differences in aggression in early life also explain individual differences across the life-course. In two cohorts from The Netherlands (N = 13,471) and Australia (N = 5628), polygenic scores (PGSs) were computed based on a genome-wide meta-analysis of childhood/adolescence aggression. In a novel analytic approach, we ran a mixed effects model for each age (Netherlands: 12-70 years, Australia: 16-73 years), with observations at the focus age weighted as 1, and decaying weights for ages further away. We call this approach a 'rolling weights' model. In The Netherlands, the estimated effect of the PGS was relatively similar from age 12 to age 41, and decreased from age 41-70. In Australia, there was a peak in the effect of the PGS around age 40 years. These results are a first indication from a molecular genetics perspective that genetic influences on aggressive behavior that are expressed in childhood continue to play a role later in life.

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AggressionMultifactorial InheritanceAdolescentAdultAgedAustraliaChildHumansMiddle AgedNetherlandsRisk FactorsYoung AdultAggressionAggressive behaviorDevelopmentLife-coursePolygenic scoreRolling weights

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PMID34390460
PMCPMC8390412

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