Investigation of gene–environment interactions in relation to tic severity

Mohamed Abdulkadir*, Dongmei Yu, Lisa Osiecki, Robert A. King, Thomas V. Fernandez, Lawrence W. Brown, Keun Ah Cheon, Barbara J. Coffey, Blanca Garcia-Delgar, Donald L. Gilbert, Dorothy E. Grice, Julie Hagstrøm, Tammy Hedderly, Isobel Heyman, Hyun Ju Hong, Chaim Huyser, Laura Ibanez-Gomez, Young Key Kim, Young Shin Kim, Yun Joo KohSodahm Kook, Samuel Kuperman, Bennett Leventhal, Marcos Madruga-Garrido, Athanasios Maras, Pablo Mir, Astrid Morer, Alexander Münchau, Kerstin J. Plessen, Veit Roessner, Eun Young Shin, Dong Ho Song, Jungeun Song, Frank Visscher, Samuel H. Zinner, Carol A. Mathews, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Jay A. Tischfield, Gary A. Heiman, Andrea Dietrich, Pieter J. Hoekstra

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Abstract

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder with involvement of genetic and environmental factors. We investigated genetic loci previously implicated in Tourette syndrome and associated disorders in interaction with pre- and perinatal adversity in relation to tic severity using a case-only (N = 518) design. We assessed 98 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) selected from (I) top SNPs from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of TS; (II) top SNPs from GWASs of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD); (III) SNPs previously implicated in candidate-gene studies of TS; (IV) SNPs previously implicated in OCD or ASD; and (V) tagging SNPs in neurotransmitter-related candidate genes. Linear regression models were used to examine the main effects of the SNPs on tic severity, and the interaction effect of these SNPs with a cumulative pre- and perinatal adversity score. Replication was sought for SNPs that met the threshold of significance (after correcting for multiple testing) in a replication sample (N = 678). One SNP (rs7123010), previously implicated in a TS meta-analysis, was significantly related to higher tic severity. We found a gene–environment interaction for rs6539267, another top TS GWAS SNP. These findings were not independently replicated. Our study highlights the future potential of TS GWAS top hits in gene–environment studies.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftJournal of Neural Transmission
Vol/bind128
Udgave nummer11
Sider (fra-til)1757-1765
Antal sider9
ISSN0300-9564
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

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We wish to thank the families who have participated in and contributed to this study. We are grateful to New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome (NJCTS) for facilitating the inception and organization of the Tourette International Collaborative Genetics (TIC Genetics) study. We would like to thank the members of the TIC Genetics study which are: Yana Bromberg, Lawrence W. Brown, Keun-Ah Cheon, Barbara J. Coffey, Li Deng, Shan Dong, Thomas V. Fernandez, Blanca Garcia-Delgar, Erika Gedvilaite, Donald L. Gilbert, Dorothy E. Grice, Julie Hagstr?m, Tammy Hedderly, Isobel Heyman,Hyun Ju Hong, Chaim Huyser, Laura Ibanez-Gomez, Young Key Kim, Young Shin Kim, Robert A. King, Yun-Joo Koh, Sodahm Kook, Samuel Kuperman, Bennett Leventhal, Marcos Madruga-Garrido, Jeffrey D. Mandell, Athanasios Maras, Pablo Mir, Astrid Morer, Alexander M?nchau, Cara Nasello, Kerstin J. Plessen, Petra Richer, Veit Roessner, Stephan Sanders, Eun-Young Shin, Louw Smith, Dong-Ho Song, Jungeun Song, Matthew W. State, Nawei Sun, Frank Visscher, Michael F. Walker, Shuoguo Wang, Jeremy Willsey, Jinchuan Xing, Yeting Zhang, Anbo Zhou, and Samuel H. Zinner. We would also wish to thank the Tourette Association of America International Consortium for Genetics (TAAICG) for providing data that was used as replication of the findings of this study. Members of the TAAICG are: Cathy L. Barr, James R. Batterson, Cheston Berlin, Ruth D. Bruun, Cathy L. Budman, Danielle C. Cath, Sylvain Chouinard, Giovanni Coppola, Nancy J. Cox, Sabrina Darrow, Lea K. Davis, Yves Dion, Nelson B. Freimer, Marco A. Grados, Matthew E. Hirschtritt, Alden Y. Huang, Cornelia Illmann, Robert A. King, Roger Kurlan, James F. Leckman, Gholson J. Lyon, Irene A. Malaty, Carol A. Mathews, William M. MaMahon, Benjamin M. Neale, Michael S. Okun, Lisa Osiecki, David L. Pauls, Danielle Posthuma, Vasily Ramensky, Mary M. Robertson, Guy A. Rouleau, Paul Sandor, Jeremiah M. Scharf, Harvey S. Singer, Jan Smit, Jae-Hoon Sul, and Dongmei Yu.

Funding Information:
This research was funded by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) grant R01MH092293 (to GAH and JAT) and NJCTS (New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders; to GAH and JAT). This work was also supported by grants from the Judah Foundation, the Tourette Association of America, National Institute of Health (NIH) Grants NS40024, NS016648, MH079489, MH073250, the American Recovery and Re-investment Act (ARRA) Grants NS040024-07S1; NS16648-29S1; NS040024-09S1; MH092289; MH092290; MH092291; MH092292; R01MH092293; MH092513; MH092516; MH092520; MH071507; MH079489; MH079487; MH079488; and MH079494. Dr. Mir has received grants from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI10/01674, PI13/01461), the Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa de la Junta de Andalucía (CVI-02526, CTS-7685), the Consejería de Salud y Bienestar Social de la Junta de Andalucía (PI-0741/2010, PI-0437-2012, PI-0471-2013), the Sociedad Andaluza de Neurología, the Fundación Alicia Koplowitz, the Fundación Mutua Madrileña and the Jaques and Gloria Gossweiler Foundation. Dr. Morer has received grants from the Fundacion Alicia Koplowitz and belongs to the research group of the Comissionat per Universitats i Recerca del Departmanent d’Innovacio (DIUE) 2009SGR1119. Dr. Münchau has received grants from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG: MU 1692/3-1, MU 1692/4-1 and FOR 2698). This study was also supported by a Grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Science (R01 ES021462).

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