Shared vulnerability and sex-dependent polygenic burden in psychotic disorders

•Polygenic scores for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder show association with broadly defined psychosis.•Evidence of the shared genetic architecture across psychotic disorders.•Sex-dependent differences in the genetic vulnerability to psychotic disorders. Evidence suggest...

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Published in:European neuropsychopharmacology 2024-09, Vol.86, p.49-54
Main Authors: Mitjans, Marina, Papiol, Sergi, Fatjó-Vilas, Mar, González-Peñas, Javier, Acosta-Díez, Miriam, Zafrilla-López, Marina, Costas, Javier, Arango, Celso, Vilella, Elisabet, Martorell, Lourdes, Moltó, M Dolores, Bobes, Julio, Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto, González-Pinto, Ana, Fañanás, Lourdes, Rosa, Araceli, Arias, Bárbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bipolar Disorder - genetics
Depressive Disorder, Major - epidemiology
Depressive Disorder, Major - genetics
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multifactorial Inheritance - genetics
Polygenic scores
Psychotic disorders
Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology
Psychotic Disorders - genetics
Schizophrenia - epidemiology
Schizophrenia - genetics
Sex Characteristics
Sex differences
Shared genetics
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Summary:•Polygenic scores for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder show association with broadly defined psychosis.•Evidence of the shared genetic architecture across psychotic disorders.•Sex-dependent differences in the genetic vulnerability to psychotic disorders. Evidence suggests a remarkable shared genetic susceptibility between psychiatric disorders. However, sex-dependent differences have been less studied. We explored the contribution of schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) polygenic scores (PGSs) on the risk for psychotic disorders and whether sex-dependent differences exist (CIBERSAM sample: 1826 patients and 1372 controls). All PGSs were significantly associated with psychosis. Sex-stratified analyses showed that the variance explained in psychotic disorders risk was significantly higher in males than in females for all PGSs. Our results confirm the shared genetic architecture across psychotic disorders and demonstrate sex-dependent differences in the vulnerability to psychotic disorders.
ISSN:0924-977X
1873-7862
1873-7862
DOI:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.04.017