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SynthesisTranslational psychiatry2026

The predictive value of polygenic risk scores for depression in gene-environment interaction studies: a systematic review.

Sabrina Illius, Julian Eder, Susanne Vogel, Nina Alexander

Abstract readSystematic Review
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Sabrina IlliusDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Medical School Hamburg, Am Kaiserkai 1, 20457, Hamburg, Germany. sabrina.illius@medicalschool-hamburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7736-0149
Julian EderChair of Biopsychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01062, Dresden, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0610-1816
Susanne VogelDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Medical School Hamburg, Am Kaiserkai 1, 20457, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9717-5568
Nina AlexanderDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps University Marburg, Rudolf-Bultmann-Str. 8, 35039, Marburg, Germany. nina.alexander@uni-marburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-7412-0163

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) AL 1484/6-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) Project-ID 521379614 - SFB/TRR 393
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAccording to the diathesis-stress model, genetic liability and environmental exposures interact in the pathogenesis of depression. Polygenic risk scores for depression (PRS

methodsBased on a preregistered, systematic literature search according to PRISMA guidelines, 56 studies were considered for qualitative analysis. Respective studies investigated a broad range of adverse and protective environmental exposures across the lifespan, e.g., trauma, stressful life events, social environments and (un)healthy lifestyle factors, using cross-sectional and longitudinal designs.

resultsWhile most studies reported significant main effects of an individual's PRS

conclusionTwo general conclusions can be drawn from this review. First, PRS

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DepressionDepressive DisorderGene-Environment InteractionMultifactorial InheritanceGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic Risk ScoreGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansPhenotype

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PMCPMC12960946

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