Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference

Xiangrui Meng, Georgina Navoly, Olga Giannakopoulou, Daniel F. Levey, Dora Koller, Gita A. Pathak, Nastassja Koen, Kuang Lin, Mark J. Adams, Miguel E. Rentería, Yanzhe Feng, J. Michael Gaziano, Dan J. Stein, Heather J. Zar, Megan L. Campbell, David A. van Heel, Bhavi Trivedi, Sarah Finer, Andrew McQuillin, Nick BassV. Kartik Chundru, Hilary C. Martin, Qin Qin Huang, Maria Valkovskaya, Chia Yi Chu, Susan Kanjira, Po Hsiu Kuo, Hsi Chung Chen, Shih Jen Tsai, Yu Li Liu, Kenneth S. Kendler, Roseann E. Peterson, Na Cai, Yu Fang, Srijan Sen, Laura J. Scott, Margit Burmeister, Ruth J.F. Loos, Michael H. Preuss, Ky’Era V. Actkins, Lea K. Davis, Monica Uddin, Agaz H. Wani, Derek E. Wildman, Allison E. Aiello, Robert J. Ursano, Ronald C. Kessler, Masahiro Kanai, Yukinori Okada, Saori Sakaue, Jill A. Rabinowitz, Brion S. Maher, George Uhl, William Eaton, Carlos S. Cruz-Fuentes, Gabriela A. Martinez-Levy, Adrian I. Campos, Iona Y. Millwood, Zhengming Chen, Liming Li, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Yunxuan Jiang, Chao Tian, Nicholas G. Martin, Brittany L. Mitchell, Enda M. Byrne, Swapnil Awasthi, Jonathan R.I. Coleman, Stephan Ripke, Tamar Sofer, Robin G. Walters, Andrew M. McIntosh, Renato Polimanti, Erin C. Dunn, Murray B. Stein, Joel Gelernter, Cathryn M. Lewis, Karoline Kuchenbaecker*

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Abstract

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of major depression identifies new risk loci, assesses the transferability of risk loci across ancestry groups, and improves fine-mapping resolution and prioritization of candidate effector genes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)222-233
Number of pages12
JournalNature Genetics
Volume56
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2024
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Wellcome Trust104036, 212946, 226770, 216767, 090532
Not added480-05-003
National Health and Medical Research Council1087889, 1073898, 1058522
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme948561

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