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Integrating Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Risk Scores and Wearable Data to Detect Depression and Gene-Environment Interactions in Youth

2025-12-01 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundDepression (DEP) has an estimated heritability of [~]37%. Polygenic risk scores (PRS), which aggregate common genetic variant effects, account for up to 8.4% variance in case versus control status. Understanding the relationships between sleep, activity, and DEP symptoms, and whether these relationships differ depending on genetic predisposition is crucial for early identification, particularly during adolescence when DEP rates tend to increase. Method2,768 adolescents (African [AFR],...

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