Kasyanov E, Pinakhina D, Rakitko A, Vergasova E, Yermakovich D, Rukavishnikov G, Malyshko L, Popov Y, Kovalenko E, Ilinskaya A, Kim A, Plotnikov N, Neznanov N, Ilinsky V, Kibitov A, Mazo G. Genetic Associations of Anhedonia: Insights into Overlap of Mental and Somatic Disorders.
CONSORTIUM PSYCHIATRICUM 2024;
5:5-15. [PMID:
39072000 PMCID:
PMC11272301 DOI:
10.17816/cp15494]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Anhedonia is characterized by a reduced ability to anticipate, experience, and/or learn about pleasure. This phenomenon has a transdiagnostic nature and is one of the key symptoms of mood disorders, schizophrenia, addictions, and somatic conditions.
AIM
To evaluate the genetic architecture of anhedonia and its overlap with other mental disorders and somatic conditions.
METHODS
We performed a genome-wide association study of anhedonia on a sample of 4,520 individuals from a Russian non-clinical population. Using the available summary statistics, we calculated polygenic risk scores (PRS) to investigate the genetic relationship between anhedonia and other psychiatric or somatic phenotypes.
RESULTS
No variants with a genome-wide significant association were identified. PRS for major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia were significantly associated with anhedonia. Conversely, no significant associations were found between PRS for anxiety and anhedonia, which aligns well with existing clinical evidence. None of the PRS for somatic phenotypes attained a significance level after correction for multiple comparisons. A nominal significance for the anhedonia association was determined for omega-3 fatty acids, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and Crohn's disease.
CONCLUSION
Anhedonia has a complex polygenic architecture, and its presence in somatic diseases or normal conditions may be due to a genetic predisposition to mood disorders or schizophrenia.
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