ArticleNpj mental health research2025
Maternal stress, cord blood zinc and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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- The reporting and handling of missing data in genetic epidemiological studies of mental health in childhood and adolescence: A systematic review.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Animal models for the study of ADHD: the need for next-generation models.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
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Abstract
Zinc regulates dopaminergic signaling, and reduced serum zinc levels have been reported in individuals with ADHD. However, genetic associations between zinc and ADHD remain unclear. We examined this link using large-scale GWAS and molecular analyses across three cohorts: iPSYCH (14,584 ADHD cases and 22,492 controls), FAMHES (n = 1798), and the Hamamatsu Birth Cohort (n = 726). Two-sample Mendelian randomization revealed bidirectional associations between low serum zinc levels and ADHD diagnosis. Genetic correlation and polygenic risk score analyses supported this association. In the birth cohort, lower cord blood zinc were associated with higher ADHD symptom scores at ages 8-9. Zinc levels negatively correlated with IL-6 and maternal depressive symptoms. Directed acyclic graph analysis indicated that maternal stress increased IL-6, which reduced fetal zinc levels, linking to ADHD symptoms. These findings suggest low prenatal zinc may contribute to ADHD pathophysiology in genetically vulnerable children, potentially mediated by maternal stress and inflammation.
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