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ArticleActa neuropsychiatrica2025

'Unravelling the shared genetic architecture between suicidality and subcortical brain volume: a genome-wide association study'.

Joel Defo, Raj Ramesar

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Joel DefoMRC Research Unit for Precision and Genomic Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9596-0340
Raj RamesarMRC Research Unit for Precision and Genomic Medicine, Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

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Abstract

Suicidality is a significant public health concern, with neuroimaging studies revealing abnormalities in the brains of suicidal individuals and post-mortem samples. However, the genetic architecture between suicidality and subcortical brain volumes remains poorly characterized. Using genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we investigated the genetic overlap between suicidality and subcortical brain volume. GWAS summary statistics for suicidal behaviours, including Suicide Attempts, Ever Self-Harmed, and Thoughts of Life Not Worth Living, from the UK Biobank, Suicide from the FinnGen Biobank, and data on seven subcortical brain volumes and Intracranial Volume from the ENIGMA2 study, were used to investigate the genetic correlation between phenotypes as well as potential genetic factors. A common genetic factor was identified, comprising two categories: Suicide Attempt, Ever Self-Harmed, and Thoughts of Life Not Worth Living from the UK Biobank, and Suicide from FinnGen, Intracranial Volume, and subcortical brain volumes. Cross-phenotype GWAS meta-analysis of each category at variant, gene and subnetwork levels unveils a list of significant variants (P-value <5 × 10

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BrainSelf-Injurious BehaviorSuicidal IdeationSuicideFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrgan SizePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSuicide, AttemptedUnited Kingdombraingenesgenome-wide association studies meta-analysisgenomic SEMpathwaySuicidality

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