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Novel genome‐wide associations for effort valuation and psychopathology in children and adults

The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative was established by the US National Institute of Mental Health as a multilevel, disorder‐agnostic framework for analysis of human psychopathology through designated domains and constructs, including the “Positive Valence Systems” domain focused on reward...

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Published in:American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics Neuropsychiatric genetics, 2024-06, Vol.195 (4), p.e32964-n/a
Main Authors: Nguyen, Nicholas H., Mazza, T. Mitchell, Hess, Jonathan L., Albert, Avery B., Elfstrom, Sarah, Forken, Patricia, Blatt, Steven D., Fremont, Wanda P., Faraone, Stephen V., Glatt, Stephen J.
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Summary:The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) initiative was established by the US National Institute of Mental Health as a multilevel, disorder‐agnostic framework for analysis of human psychopathology through designated domains and constructs, including the “Positive Valence Systems” domain focused on reward‐related behavior. This study investigates the reward valuation subconstruct of “effort” and its association with genetic markers, functional neurobiological pathways, and polygenic risk scores for psychopathology in 1215 children aged 6–12 and their parents (n = 1044). All participants completed the effort expenditure for rewards task (EEfRT), which assesses “effort” according to two quantitative measures: hard‐task choice and reward sensitivity. Genetic association analyses were undertaken in MAGMA, utilizing EEfRT outcome variables as genome‐wide association studies phenotypes to compute SNP and gene‐level associations. Genome‐wide association analyses found two distinct genetic loci that were significantly associated with measures of reward sensitivity and a separate genetic locus associated with hard task choice. Gene‐set enrichment analysis yielded significant associations between “effort” and multiple gene sets involved in reward processing‐related pathways, including dopamine receptor signaling, limbic system and forebrain development, and biological response to cocaine. These results serve to establish “effort” as a relevant construct for understanding reward‐related behavior at the genetic level and support the RDoC framework for assessing disorder‐agnostic psychopathology.
ISSN:1552-4841
1552-485X
DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.32964