Polygenic risk scores for mood disorders and actigraphy estimates of sleep and circadian rhythms: A preliminary study in bipolar disorders

Aug 21, 2024Journal of sleep research

Genetic risk for mood disorders linked to sleep and daily rhythm patterns in bipolar disorder

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Abstract

In a sample of 62 euthymic individuals with bipolar disorder, a higher for major depressive disorder was associated with more fragmented sleep.

  • Individuals with a higher polygenic risk score for major depressive disorder exhibited disrupted sleep patterns.
  • A higher polygenic risk score for bipolar disorder correlated with a later peak in circadian rhythms of activity.
  • These associations were significant even after adjusting for various factors such as age, sex, and current medications.
  • Results were not significant after applying corrections for multiple comparisons.
  • The findings suggest that genetic vulnerabilities to major depression and bipolar disorder may relate to distinct sleep and circadian rhythm abnormalities.

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Key numbers

0.29
Increase in Sleep Fragmentation
Spearman correlation coefficient for MDD (0.00005) with sleep fragmentation
0.36
Increase in Late Chronotype
Spearman correlation coefficient for BD (0.00005) with late chronotype

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