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Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences.

  • Karlsson Linnér R Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. r.karlssonlinner@vu.nl.
  • Biroli P Department of Economics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Kong E Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Meddens SFW Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Wedow R Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Fontana MA Center for the Advancement of Value in Musculoskeletal Care, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
  • Lebreton M Amsterdam School of Economics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Tino SP Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Abdellaoui A Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Hammerschlag AR Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Nivard MG Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Okbay A Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Rietveld CA Erasmus University Rotterdam Institute for Behavior and Biology, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Timshel PN Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Trzaskowski M Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Vlaming R Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Zünd CL Department of Economics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Bao Y Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
  • Buzdugan L Seminar for Statistics, Department of Mathematics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Caplin AH Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY, USA.
  • Chen CY Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Eibich P Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
  • Fontanillas P Research, 23andMe, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA.
  • Gonzalez JR Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain.
  • Joshi PK Centre for Global Health Research, Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Karhunen V Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Kleinman A Research, 23andMe, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA.
  • Levin RZ Department of Economics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Lill CM Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, Lübeck Interdisciplinary Platform for Genome Analytics, Institutes of Neurogenetics & Cardiogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
  • Meddens GA Team Loyalty BV, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands.
  • Muntané G Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Sanchez-Roige S Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Rooij FJV Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Taskesen E Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Wu Y Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Zhang F Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Auton A Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Boardman JD Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany.
  • Clark DW Erasmus University Rotterdam Institute for Behavior and Biology, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Conlin A Department of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
  • Dolan CC Unit of Psychiatry Research, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
  • Fischbacher U Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Groenen PJF Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Harris KM Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Hasler G Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Hofman A Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ikram MA SURFsara, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Jain S Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, McMaster University/St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Karlsson R Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Kessler RC Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Kooyman M Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
  • MacKillop J Department of Economics, University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Männikkö M Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
  • Morcillo-Suarez C Department of Economics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
  • McQueen MB Erasmus University Rotterdam Institute for Behavior and Biology, Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Schmidt KM Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Smart MC UCL Genetics Institute, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK.
  • Sutter M Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Thurik AR Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Uitterlinden AG Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, Lübeck Interdisciplinary Platform for Genome Analytics, Institutes of Neurogenetics & Cardiogenetics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
  • White J Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Wit H Estonian Genome Center, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
  • Yang J Department of Economics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Bertram L Research, 23andMe, Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA.
  • Boomsma DI Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Esko T Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
  • Fehr E Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Hinds DA Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Johannesson M Center for Translational Bioethics and Health Care Policy, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, USA.
  • Kumari M Departament de Ciències Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Laibson D Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Magnusson PKE Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Meyer MN Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Navarro A Department of Economics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
  • Palmer AA Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
  • Pers TH Department of Economics and Finance, Oulu Business School, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  • Posthuma D Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Schunk D Centre for Global Health Research, Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Stein MB Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
  • Svento R Department of Psychiatry, Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA.
  • Tiemeier H Socio-Economic Panel Study, DIW Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Timmers PRHJ Centre for Global Health Research, Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Turley P Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
  • Ursano RJ Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
  • Wagner GG Department of Economics, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
  • Wilson JF Behavioral and Health Genomics Center, Center for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
  • Gratten J Department of Complex Trait Genetics, Center for Neurogenomics and Cognitive Research, Amsterdam Neuroscience, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Lee JJ Department of Economics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. jonathan.pierre.beauchamp@gmail.com.
  • Cesarini D
  • Benjamin DJ
  • Koellinger PD
  • Beauchamp JP
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  • 2019-01-16
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  • Nature genetics. - 2019
English Humans vary substantially in their willingness to take risks. In a combined sample of over 1 million individuals, we conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of general risk tolerance, adventurousness, and risky behaviors in the driving, drinking, smoking, and sexual domains. Across all GWAS, we identified hundreds of associated loci, including 99 loci associated with general risk tolerance. We report evidence of substantial shared genetic influences across risk tolerance and the risky behaviors: 46 of the 99 general risk tolerance loci contain a lead SNP for at least one of our other GWAS, and general risk tolerance is genetically correlated ([Formula: see text] ~ 0.25 to 0.50) with a range of risky behaviors. Bioinformatics analyses imply that genes near SNPs associated with general risk tolerance are highly expressed in brain tissues and point to a role for glutamatergic and GABAergic neurotransmission. We found no evidence of enrichment for genes previously hypothesized to relate to risk tolerance.
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