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Significant concordance of genetic variation that increases both the risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder and the volumes of the nucleus accumbens and putamen.

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Title:	Significant concordance of genetic variation that increases both the risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder and the volumes of the nucleus accumbens and putamen.
Authors:	Hibar, Derrek P., Cheung, Joshua W., Medland, Sarah E., Mufford, Mary S., Jahanshad, Neda, Dalvie, Shareefa, Ramesar, Raj, Stewart, Evelyn, van den Heuvel, Odile A., Pauls, David L., Knowles, James A., Stein, Dan J., Thompson, Paul M., Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium and International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation Genetics Collaborative (IOCDF-GC) (CORPORATE AUTHOR)
Source:	British Journal of Psychiatry. Jul2018, Vol. 213 Issue 1, p430-436. 7p.
Subjects:	Human genetic variation, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Nucleus accumbens, Single nucleotide polymorphisms, Amygdaloid body, Neurobehavioral disorders
Abstract:	Background: Many studies have identified changes in the brain associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but few have examined the relationship between genetic determinants of OCD and brain variation.AimsWe present the first genome-wide investigation of overlapping genetic risk for OCD and genetic influences on subcortical brain structures.Method: Using single nucleotide polymorphism effect concordance analysis, we measured genetic overlap between the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) of OCD (1465 participants with OCD, 5557 controls) and recent GWASs of eight subcortical brain volumes (13 171 participants).Results: We found evidence of significant positive concordance between OCD risk variants and variants associated with greater nucleus accumbens and putamen volumes. When conditioning OCD risk variants on brain volume, variants influencing putamen, amygdala and thalamus volumes were associated with risk for OCD.Conclusions: These results are consistent with current OCD neurocircuitry models. Further evidence will clarify the relationship between putamen volume and OCD risk, and the roles of the detected variants in this disorder.Declaration of interestThe authors have declared that no competing interests exist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Database:	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

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