| Publications [#251270] of Avshalom Caspi
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- Polanczyk, G; Caspi, A; Williams, B; Price, TS; Danese, A; Sugden, K; Uher, R; Poulton, R; Moffitt, TE (2009). Protective effect of CRHR1 gene variants on the development of adult depression following childhood maltreatment: replication and extension.. Archives of general psychiatry, 66(9), 978-985. [19736354], [doi]
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Abstract:
ContextA previous study reported a gene x environment interaction in which a haplotype in the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 gene (CRHR1) was associated with protection against adult depressive symptoms in individuals who were maltreated as children (as assessed by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire [CTQ]).ObjectiveTo replicate the interaction between childhood maltreatment and a TAT haplotype formed by rs7209436, rs110402, and rs242924 in CRHR1, predicting adult depression.DesignTwo prospective longitudinal cohort studies.SettingEngland and New Zealand.ParticipantsParticipants in the first sample were women in the E-Risk Study (N = 1116), followed up to age 40 years with 96% retention. Participants in the second sample were men and women in the Dunedin Study (N = 1037), followed up to age 32 years with 96% retention. Main Outcome Measure Research diagnoses of past-year and recurrent major depressive disorder.ResultsIn the E-Risk Study, the TAT haplotype was associated with a significant protective effect. In this effect, women who reported childhood maltreatment on the CTQ were protected against depression. In the Dunedin Study, which used a different type of measure of maltreatment, this finding was not replicated.ConclusionsA haplotype in CRHR1 has been suggested to exert a protective effect against adult depression among research participants who reported maltreatment on the CTQ, a measure that elicits emotional memories. This suggests the hypothesis that CRHR1's protective effect may relate to its function in the consolidation of memories of emotionally arousing experiences.
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