Systematic review and meta-analysis of genetic studies of late-life depression

RSM Tsang, KA Mather, PS Sachdev… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Late-life depression (LLD) is thought to be multifactorial in etiology, including a significant
genetic component. While a number of candidate gene studies have been carried out …

Social determinants of late-life depression epigenetics

M Lozupone, F Panza - Epigenomics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Late-life depression (LLD) is a frequent disorder in later years of life with an age of onset
ranging from 45 to 65 years [1]. LLD can be subdivided in late-onset and early-onset …

Genetic evidence supporting a causal role of depression in Alzheimer's disease

NV Harerimana, Y Liu, ES Gerasimov, D Duong… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Depression has been associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD)
in several prospective studies; however, mechanisms underlying this association remain …

Characterizing heterogeneity in neuroimaging, cognition, clinical symptoms, and genetics among patients with late-life depression

J Wen, CHY Fu, D Tosun, Y Veturi, Z Yang… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Late-life depression (LLD) is characterized by considerable heterogeneity in
clinical manifestation. Unraveling such heterogeneity might aid in elucidating etiological …

Genome-wide screen to identify genetic loci associated with cognitive decline in late-life depression

DC Steffens, ME Garrett, KL Soldano… - International …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Objective: This study sought to conduct a comprehensive search for genetic risk of cognitive
decline in the context of geriatric depression. Design: A genome-wide association study …

Genetic heterogeneity in depressive symptoms following the death of a spouse: Polygenic score analysis of the US Health and Retirement Study

BW Domingue, H Liu, A Okbay… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Experience of stressful life events is associated with risk of depression. Yet many
exposed individuals do not become depressed. A controversial hypothesis is that genetic …

Development of risk prediction models for depression combining genetic and early life risk factors

T Lu, PP Silveira, CMT Greenwood - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Both genetic and early life risk factors play important roles in the pathogenesis
and progression of adult depression. However, the interplay between these risk factors and …

Multivariate genome-wide association study of depression, cognition, and memory phenotypes and validation analysis identify 12 cross-ethnic variants

J Sun, W Wang, R Zhang, H Duan, X Tian, C Xu… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
To date, little is known about the pleiotropic genetic variants among depression, cognition,
and memory. The current research aimed to identify the potential pleiotropic single …

Shared genetic risk factors for late-life depression and Alzheimer's disease

Q Ye, F Bai, Z Zhang - Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2016 - content.iospress.com
Background: Considerable evidence has been reported for the comorbidity between late-life
depression (LLD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD), both of which are very common in the …

Age-by-disease biological interactions: implications for late-life depression

BC McKinney, H Oh, E Sibille - Frontiers in Genetics, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Onset of depressive symptoms after the age of 65, or late-life depression (LLD), is common
and poses a significant burden on affected individuals, caretakers, and society. Evidence …