TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Uncovering the genetic architecture of broad antisocial behavior through a genome-wide association study meta-analysis JO - Molecular psychiatry A1 - Tielbeek, Jorim J. A1 - Uffelmann, Emil A1 - Williams, Benjamin S. A1 - Colodro-Conde, Lucia A1 - Gagnon, Éloi A1 - Mallard, Travis T. A1 - Levitt, Brandt E. A1 - Jansen, Philip R. A1 - Johansson, Ada A1 - Sallis, Hannah M. A1 - Pistis, Giorgio A1 - Saunders, Gretchen R. B. A1 - Allegrini, Andrea G. A1 - Rimfeld, Kaili A1 - Konte, Bettina A1 - Klein, Marieke A1 - Hartmann, Annette M. A1 - Salvatore, Jessica E. A1 - Nolte, Ilja M. A1 - Demontis, Ditte A1 - Malmberg, Anni L. K. A1 - Burt, S. Alexandra A1 - Savage, Jeanne E. A1 - Sugden, Karen A1 - Poulton, Richie A1 - Harris, Kathleen Mullan A1 - Vrieze, Scott A1 - McGue, Matt A1 - Iacono, William G. A1 - Mota, Nina Roth A1 - Mill, Jonathan A1 - Viana, Joana F. A1 - Mitchell, Brittany L. A1 - Morosoli, José J. A1 - Andlauer, Till F. M. A1 - Ouellet-Morin, Isabelle A1 - Tremblay, Richard E. A1 - Côté, Sylvana M. A1 - Gouin, Jean-Philippe A1 - Brendgen, Mara R. A1 - Dionne, Ginette A1 - Vitaro, Frank A1 - Lupton, Michelle K. A1 - Martin, Nicholas G. A1 - Castelao, Enrique A1 - Räikkönen, Katri A1 - Eriksson, Johan G. A1 - Lahti, Jari A1 - Hartman, Catharina A. A1 - Oldehinkel, Albertine J. A1 - Snieder, Harold A1 - Liu, Hexuan A1 - Preisig, Martin A1 - Whipp, Alyce A1 - Vuoksimaa, Eero A1 - Lu, Yi A1 - Jern, Patrick A1 - Rujescu, Dan A1 - Giegling, Ina A1 - Palviainen, Teemu A1 - Kaprio, Jaakko A1 - Harden, Kathryn Paige A1 - Munafò, Marcus R. A1 - Morneau-Vaillancourt, Genevieve A1 - Plomin, Robert A1 - Viding, Essi A1 - Boutwell, Brian B. A1 - Aliev, Fazil A1 - Dick, Danielle M. A1 - Popma, Arne A1 - Faraone, Stephen V. A1 - Børglum, Anders D. A1 - Medland, Sarah E. A1 - Franke, Barbara A1 - Boivin, Michel A1 - Pingault, Jean-Baptiste A1 - Glennon, Jeffrey C. A1 - Barnes, J. C. A1 - Fisher, Simon E. A1 - Moffitt, Terrie E. A1 - Caspi, Avshalom A1 - Polderman, Tinca J. C. A1 - Posthuma, Danielle SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - Despite the substantial heritability of antisocial behavior (ASB), specific genetic variants robustly associated with the trait have not been identified. The present study by the Broad Antisocial Behavior Consortium (BroadABC) meta-analyzed data from 28 discovery samples (N = 85,359) and five independent replication samples (N = 8058) with genotypic data and broad measures of ASB. We identified the first significant genetic associations with broad ASB, involving common intronic variants in the forkhead box protein P2 (FOXP2) gene (lead SNP rs12536335, p = 6.32 × 10(-10)). Furthermore, we observed intronic variation in Foxp2 and one of its targets (Cntnap2) distinguishing a mouse model of pathological aggression (BALB/cJ strain) from controls (BALB/cByJ strain). Polygenic risk score (PRS) analyses in independent samples revealed that the genetic risk for ASB was associated with several antisocial outcomes across the lifespan, including diagnosis of conduct disorder, official criminal convictions, and trajectories of antisocial development. We found substantial genetic correlations of ASB with mental health (depression r(g) = 0.63, insomnia r(g) = 0.47), physical health (overweight r(g) = 0.19, waist-to-hip ratio r(g) = 0.32), smoking (r(g) = 0.54), cognitive ability (intelligence r(g) = -0.40), educational attainment (years of schooling r(g) = -0.46) and reproductive traits (age at first birth r(g) = -0.58, father's age at death r(g) = -0.54). Our findings provide a starting point toward identifying critical biosocial risk mechanisms for the development of ASB.

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LA - en SN - 1359-4184 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41380-022-01793-3 ID - ref1 ER -