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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2021

Early Life Adversity and Polygenic Risk for High Fasting Insulin Are Associated With Childhood Impulsivity.

Aashita Batra, Lawrence M Chen, Zihan Wang, Carine Parent, Irina Pokhvisneva, Sachin Patel, Robert D Levitan, Michael J Meaney, Patricia Pelufo Silveira

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Polygenic Risk and Nutrient Intake Interactions on Obesity Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  5. The association between temperament and polygenic score for psychopathology from infancy to middle childhood.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Aashita BatraIntegrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Lawrence M ChenIntegrated Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Zihan WangDouglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Carine ParentDouglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Irina PokhvisnevaDouglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Sachin PatelDouglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Robert D LevitanMood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Michael J MeaneyDouglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Patricia Pelufo SilveiraDouglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
McGill University · CADouglas Mental Health University Institute · CAAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGCentre for Addiction and Mental Health · CA

Funding

Medical Research Council G9815508Medical Research Council MC_PC_15018Medical Research Council MC_PC_19009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While the co-morbidity between metabolic and psychiatric behaviors is well-established, the mechanisms are poorly understood, and exposure to early life adversity (ELA) is a common developmental risk factor. ELA is associated with altered insulin sensitivity and poor behavioral inhibition throughout life, which seems to contribute to the development of metabolic and psychiatric disturbances in the long term. We hypothesize that a genetic background associated with higher fasting insulin interacts with ELA to influence the development of executive functions (e.g., impulsivity in young children). We calculated the polygenic risk scores (PRSs) from the genome-wide association study (GWAS) of fasting insulin at different thresholds and identified the subset of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that best predicted peripheral insulin levels in children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) cohort [

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ALSPACearly life adversityfasting insulinimpulsivityMAVAN

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PMID34539334
PMCPMC8441000
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