Am J Psychiatry May 2019 PMID 30845820

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples.

Richard Border, Emma C Johnson, Luke M Evans, Andrew Smolen, Noah Berley, Patrick F Sullivan, Matthew C Keller

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Discussions largely focus on the findings that discredit several historical genetic theories surrounding depression, with comments such as 'ALL OF THIS IS LIES' reflecting disbelief in past studies. Participants frequently reference previous research, such as the meta-analysis in 2019 that discredited the 5-HTTLPR gene's involvement, indicating a shift in understanding. The choice of words, particularly strong dismissive phrases and references to 'false positives', contribute to the identification of a strong consensus against long-held beliefs in genetic links to depression, signaling a pivotal change in the research landscape.

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A significant number of discussions express strong support for the study's findings, emphasizing disbelief in previously held genetic theories of depression.

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The consensus among participants is that the study holds substantial influence, potentially shifting the narrative around genetics and depression research.

Abstract in brief

  • The study investigated 18 candidate genes thought to be linked to major depression, analyzing data from large sample sizes to test their relevance.
  • No significant associations were found between these candidate genes and depression phenotypes, nor were there interactions with environmental factors.
  • The findings challenge previous claims of strong genetic links to depression, suggesting that many earlier reported associations may be false positives.

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Altay de Souza
@altayals · X

Temos 2 episódios do @naruhodopodcast a respeito (220 e 221) https://t.co/Sy0nBcQ0zp Além do ótimo fio do @lftofoli a respeito que motivou os episódios do @naruhodopodcast naquela época https://t.co/9QUNW2QWwE

Jul 22, 2022 · 51 likes · 4 shares · 17,292 followers View post →
Ya'el Courtney, PhD
@ScienceYael · X

@CJakedoleschal Mixed bag, but often leans into spurious hypotheses without proper regard for their lack of support. In depression ep, says 5-HTTLPR “greatly shifts susceptibility to depression”. That was discredited in a meta review in 2019. https://t.co/WVoOIQ1gqH Many such cases.

Mar 25, 2024 · 51 likes · 7,962 followers View post →
Altay de Souza
@altayals · X

Por fim, vale a pena como complemento, os ep 220 e 221 do @naruhodopodcast sobre depressão! https://t.co/SDQ2Tvrd5V

May 27, 2023 · 26 likes · 3 shares · 17,292 followers View post →
Sam Wang is at samwang.bsky.social
@SamWangPhD · X

An entire field of study is wrong. Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter turns out to have no connection to depression or other psychiatric issues. This invalidates pharmacogenomic testing, a type of precision medicine, for depression treatment. https://t.co/wZriYNgGDp

Oct 26, 2019 · 20 likes · 7 shares · 39,321 followers View post →
Eparquio Delgado
@eparquiodelgado · X

Los autores encuentran que la llamada "hipótesis del gen candidato" y la "hipótesis del gen por interacción" no se sostienen cuando se utilizan métodos de análisis más exigentes que los usados hasta ahora. https://t.co/NQcKhIJS6D

Apr 6, 2019 · 19 likes · 6 shares · 14,548 followers View post →
Randy Nesse
@RandyNesse · X

So great to see previous grad student @EikoFried 's lovely summary https://t.co/nyxxJx8tRB of the AJP paper https://t.co/2jSSqpVPvn by my first grad student @matthewckeller showing that when the sample is large enough no previous candidate genes for depression hold up.

Apr 3, 2019 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 7,520 followers View post →

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der erlkönig
@cvmonakow · X

@CSandbatch Screenshots from: https://t.co/8uBDWLnYEo

Apr 25, 2025 · 384 followers View post →
norvid_studies
@norvid_studies · X

RT @ekernf01: Riffing, but grouchy: absence of evidence from preregistered, well-powered studies *is* evidence of absence. https://t.co/W…

Jan 8, 2025 · 1 share · 4,508 followers View post →
R4MR0D
@KrisKrumins · X

Not that I have depression but this is interesting. Could it be then that depression is due to environmental and dietary factors: https://t.co/i2ROfkA3Zs

Dec 18, 2024 · 3 likes · 268 followers View post →
Eric Kernfeld
@ekernf01 · X

Riffing, but grouchy: absence of evidence from preregistered, well-powered studies *is* evidence of absence. https://t.co/W5Nv7wvn4B https://t.co/aNFSMsb0tY

Dec 4, 2024 · 7 likes · 1 share · 1,129 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@atomicaceso In any case, there is no evidence whatsoever that genetics play a role in these so-called "mental illnesses": https://t.co/Pnklb19UCc

Nov 3, 2024 · 1 like · 125 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@DrAnnieHickox @KavitaGooch @drjanaway The only thing is, this statement has no evidence. These conditions are NOT genetic - see for example: https://t.co/Pnklb19UCc

Oct 5, 2024 · 125 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@KavitaGooch @drjanaway Your statement has no evidence whatsoever - it is a false "belief." See for example the following article: https://t.co/Pnklb19UCc

Oct 5, 2024 · 125 followers View post →
Kindly #deprescribe -- taper psychiatric drugs
@Altostrata · X

"If 5-HTTLPR plays such an important role in depression.... ALL. OF. THIS. IS. LIES. Or at least this is the conclusion I draw from Border et al’s No Support For Historical Candidate Gene Or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses..." https://t.co/4JU9iBGIQn

Sep 6, 2024 · 2 likes · 6,470 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@StevePittelli @AllenFrancesMD True. Even studies that have attempted to find genes have failed to do so: https://t.co/kmVYLDnyuv

Jun 16, 2024 · 125 followers View post →
Ya'el Courtney, PhD
@ScienceYael · X

@CJakedoleschal Mixed bag, but often leans into spurious hypotheses without proper regard for their lack of support. In depression ep, says 5-HTTLPR “greatly shifts susceptibility to depression”. That was discredited in a meta review in 2019. https://t.co/WVoOIQ1gqH Many such cases.

Mar 25, 2024 · 51 likes · 7,962 followers View post →
Sebastian Kraemer
@sebkraemer · X

RT @sebkraemer: "The implication of our study is that previous positive main effect or interaction effect findings for these 18 candidate g…

Mar 20, 2024 · 1 share · 2,764 followers View post →
Sebastian Kraemer
@sebkraemer · X

"The implication of our study is that previous positive main effect or interaction effect findings for these 18 candidate genes with respect to depression were false positives" @APAPubJournals https://t.co/JyYa12k6DQ

Mar 20, 2024 · 1 share · 2,764 followers View post →
timothy wand
@timwand · X

@NativveResearch https://t.co/nmZb5OkXsA

Feb 11, 2024 · 889 followers View post →
Jewish Gentleman
@JewishGentle7 · X

RT @SashaGusevPosts: In 2019, one would learn that nearly all candidate gene studies of depression in the early 2000's produced false posit…

Dec 29, 2023 · 2 shares · 508 followers View post →
Sasha Gusev
@SashaGusevPosts · X

In 2019, one would learn that nearly all candidate gene studies of depression in the early 2000's produced false positives [https://t.co/DnopM33Fdm] and the 2009 null replication by Risch was correct [https://t.co/lQ6jus4R8p].. https://t.co/8jSt3xgBaR

Dec 28, 2023 · 8 likes · 2 shares · 19,858 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@Hifzu @DrAnnieHickox @MITUKteam This is your belief only. Where's the evidence? Genetics are also ruled out for depression - see: https://t.co/Pnklb19UCc

Dec 3, 2023 · 125 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@DrAnnieHickox @EdoajoEric This publication is 10 years old and we still haven't found even one gene-based cure for a single so-called "mental disorder." Also, for depression, scientists have found that no genes influence it - see: https://t.co/Pnklb19UCc

Dec 3, 2023 · 125 followers View post →
Suiane Magalhães
@suianemt · X

RT @altayals: Por fim, vale a pena como complemento, os ep 220 e 221 do @naruhodopodcast sobre depressão! https://t.co/SDQ2Tvrd5V

Aug 3, 2023 · 3 shares · 5 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@Y_Contributor @rexjung I’ve never seen a study that has demonstrated that all high IQ people (e.g. everyone who completes graduate school) carry one common gene. Until then I will be very sceptical of this claim. Even for depression, no genes have been discovered - see: https://t.co/2aeXHdx1EJ

Jul 25, 2023 · 125 followers View post →
Dani
@daniambiental · X

RT @altayals: Por fim, vale a pena como complemento, os ep 220 e 221 do @naruhodopodcast sobre depressão! https://t.co/SDQ2Tvrd5V

May 27, 2023 · 3 shares · 3,362 followers View post →
Altay de Souza
@altayals · X

Por fim, vale a pena como complemento, os ep 220 e 221 do @naruhodopodcast sobre depressão! https://t.co/SDQ2Tvrd5V

May 27, 2023 · 26 likes · 3 shares · 17,292 followers View post →
Steven Quartz PhD
@StevenQuartz · X

The problem was, years of research failed to turn up much of anything. The findings turned out to be false positives and helped to reveal that the entire premise of a 'gene for X' and low serotonin as the explanation for depression was misleading: 3/n https://t.co/BpSWn7Ha33

May 16, 2023 · 2 likes · 2,939 followers View post →
Arvid Harder
@Ararder · X

@ruth_hook_ This is for depression, but very similar principles in play: https://t.co/fcqhyfsRpW

Apr 16, 2023 · 126 followers View post →
Vince Buffalo
@vsbuffalo · X

@SherifMorris As far as I know, yes. Border et al. (2019; https://t.co/fClJpBbwOF) found no evidence for any candidate gene associations and depression or interactions. There's a nice write up on SlateStarCodex: https://t.co/UxfrjZfCjy

Mar 12, 2023 · 3 likes · 15,588 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@KayMitchADHD @psychgeist52 The accounts in DSM that I am talking about is not based on studies - it simply says that these “disorders” seem to ‘run in families’ suggesting to the reader that they must be genetic. Note that there are no genes involved even for depression - see: https://t.co/Pnklb19UCc

Mar 7, 2023 · 1 like · 125 followers View post →
✨Algorithmically Unbiased✨
@SciencePartisan · X

@hsu_steve @jayjoseph22 @branden_mceuen @CathrynTownsend Ioannidis simply asserting something doesn’t make it true. Correlation in even things like heart disease often falls apart. In stuff like psychiatry it is very unlikely to get candidate genes. https://t.co/kkVfsLRAKR

Feb 24, 2023 · 640 followers View post →
Alex Strudwick Young
@AlexTISYoung · X

@datepsych @MatthewBJane Most of these candidate gene x environment interaction effects have failed to replicate in more recent, large-scale studies -- e.g here https://t.co/BOQLgNamBi

Jan 18, 2023 · 5 likes · 6,854 followers View post →
Dr. Laura Sockol
@LauraSockol · X

@mikehobbiss @KMKing_Psych The findings don't replicate :( https://t.co/wEmwfHJGjE

Jan 4, 2023 · 4 likes · 963 followers View post →
Emerson Livgren
@EmersonLivgren · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Jan 1, 2023 · 13 shares · 184 followers View post →
sid
@lilbabygandhi · X

@WilboBaggins95 There's not really a genetic basis for depression https://t.co/URtbI5L45q

Nov 24, 2022 · 15,102 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@Ryan_ETyler @SameiHuda There is no evidence though to what you say. Also see tweets by @jayjoseph22 See also: https://t.co/Pnklb19UCc

Oct 9, 2022 · 125 followers View post →
Nicholas Grebe
@nm_grebe · X

@Tangl3dBank @ed_hagen https://t.co/RsFMRm4iLD this one explains the general outlook pretty well, using depression as an example complex phenotype

Sep 25, 2022 · 2 likes · 403 followers View post →
Refugiada Climática
@refugiadaclima · X

RT @altayals: Existe causa para depressão - Parte 1 @naruhodopodcast 220 https://t.co/SDQ2Tvrd5V Existe causa para depressão - Parte 2 ht…

Sep 10, 2022 · 2 shares · 48 followers View post →
Altay de Souza
@altayals · X

Existe causa para depressão - Parte 1 @naruhodopodcast 220 https://t.co/SDQ2Tvrd5V Existe causa para depressão - Parte 2 https://t.co/uaNkWfcOWv

Sep 10, 2022 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 17,292 followers View post →
RaceRealist
@Race__Realist · X

RT @jayjoseph22: Why do these publications keep appearing? Wasn't the 5-HTTLPR promoter polymorphism theory of depression debunked a few ye…

Aug 18, 2022 · 2 shares · 4,207 followers View post →
Jay Joseph @jayjoseph22.bsky.social
@jayjoseph22 · X

Why do these publications keep appearing? Wasn't the 5-HTTLPR promoter polymorphism theory of depression debunked a few years ago? https://t.co/PYcfKX789D https://t.co/yuUEa7WsAV https://t.co/uqsW8eDeNG https://t.co/Ed9U8Uv6H3

Aug 18, 2022 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 3,438 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@GregWalshaw @KaanthanJ It is well supported. See the following article that utilized Ns ranging from 62,138 to 443,264 across subsamples: https://t.co/Pnklb1qXEc

Aug 1, 2022 · 125 followers View post →
Harry Jones Jr.
@Ukane23 · X

RT @altayals: Temos 2 episódios do @naruhodopodcast a respeito (220 e 221) https://t.co/Sy0nBcQ0zp Além do ótimo fio do @lftofoli a respei…

Jul 23, 2022 · 4 shares View post →
LiteralmenteoLucas
@LiteralmenteLuc · X

RT @altayals: Temos 2 episódios do @naruhodopodcast a respeito (220 e 221) https://t.co/Sy0nBcQ0zp Além do ótimo fio do @lftofoli a respei…

Jul 23, 2022 · 4 shares · 111 followers View post →
Altay de Souza
@altayals · X

Temos 2 episódios do @naruhodopodcast a respeito (220 e 221) https://t.co/Sy0nBcQ0zp Além do ótimo fio do @lftofoli a respeito que motivou os episódios do @naruhodopodcast naquela época https://t.co/9QUNW2QWwE

Jul 22, 2022 · 51 likes · 4 shares · 17,292 followers View post →
Jay Joseph @jayjoseph22.bsky.social
@jayjoseph22 · X

@orawczyk @BlackshepSusan @johannhari101 The claims that 5-HTT plays a role in causing depression didn't hold up, similar to other "genes for behavior" claims. https://t.co/IZUOJqSfQM https://t.co/PYcfKX789D

Jul 18, 2022 · 2 likes · 3,438 followers View post →
Amir Sariaslan
@AmirSariaslan · X

@HuldtErik Liknande fynd har hittats för depression (https://t.co/0wfI6KVEj6). För antisociala beteenden har man ännu inte kunnat genomföra liknande studier då det saknas tillräckligt stora helgenomstudier. Av förklarliga skäl har det varit vanskligt att genomföra sådana studier.

Jul 5, 2022 · 20,310 followers View post →
Kindly #deprescribe -- taper psychiatric drugs
@Altostrata · X

@rcpsych @lawrie_s Border, et al. (2019). No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 176(5), 376–387. https://t.co/DM41lywfPY https://t.co/D246whYSHB

Jun 21, 2022 · 6,470 followers View post →
Richard Karlsson Linnér
@RichardLinner · X

@margotvdweijer Great thread! Here are new links so that people without access to the vu-nl domain can find the studies: https://t.co/bhpSqfFgdR https://t.co/n9Q32PLFhx

May 18, 2022 · 3 likes · 334 followers View post →
Virginia Pérez
@VirginiaPerezN · X

RT @ACPSM_AEN: @psiquicritic @Nature Vale la pena recordar también este artículo del 2019 acerca la hipótesis genética sobre depresión: htt…

May 13, 2022 · 2 shares · 7 followers View post →
Francisco Miralles
@Attrellu · X

RT @ACPSM_AEN: @psiquicritic @Nature Vale la pena recordar también este artículo del 2019 acerca la hipótesis genética sobre depresión: htt…

Apr 22, 2022 · 2 shares · 108 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@jayjoseph22 Thanks! Yes, it makes sense because they all rely on those faulty twin studies! Also, since studies have clearly shown that depression is not genetic (e.g.below), I suppose we can presume that happiness (the opposite of depression) cannot be genetic. https://t.co/Pnklb1qXEc

Mar 16, 2022 · 1 like · 125 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@LFeldmanBarrett @guardian Would like to see evidence for the sentence “You also have genes that regulate how much the environment affects you” – according to the research literature, there is no evidence for such genes: https://t.co/Pnklb1qXEc

Feb 28, 2022 · 125 followers View post →
ReproducibiliTea VU Amsterdam
@VuAmsterdamTea · X

Paper: https://t.co/09Vbl8OuZF Blog post: https://t.co/VModh411dW

Feb 18, 2022 · 278 followers View post →
Ruben C. Arslan
@rubenarslan · X

@genetic_psych yes, that's what it's about (the paper in the blogpost in the tweet that I QTed ;-) https://t.co/H7ivQz1lkZ https://t.co/jeAsVmNWaf

Feb 7, 2022 · 1 like · 4,674 followers View post →
Mel Bartley
@melb4886 · X

ICYMI https://t.co/QfTK6M69a6

Feb 6, 2022 · 6,588 followers View post →
Chimp Inc.
@IncChimp · X

@PaoloShirasi Effect sizes in GWAS will be very small, so very large N required for even moderate power. See... https://t.co/ERgSKzOx1P https://t.co/Pg1LPwbRER for similar examples. Ip et al. (2021): https://t.co/pfW4nLSGwa

Dec 3, 2021 · 5 likes · 73 followers View post →
Chimp Inc.
@IncChimp · X

@gtredoux @Biorealism Ah, my memory failed: Border et al. (2019) found no main effect for MAOA on depression diagnosis and no G-by-E interaction effects... ...so not aggression (https://t.co/ERgSKzOx1P). Can you link to the meta-analysis you have in mind?

Oct 14, 2021 · 73 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@GlobalEdmonton The only problem is there is zero evidence for genetic causation of depression (see the article below – I can provide additional references). Depression has psychosocial determinants. https://t.co/Pnklb1qXEc

May 14, 2021 · 1 like · 125 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@seanluomdphd @RealJesseLuke @PeterDKramer @GilmanStephenE That’s your belief – evidence does not support it. Genetics DO NOT play a role – see the following article: https://t.co/Pnklb1qXEc

Apr 14, 2021 · 125 followers View post →
Coach Wayland | Performance Expert | Craftsman
@WSWayland · X

Interesting... No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/GQ8l7a8v6h

Mar 7, 2021 · 1 like · 15,178 followers View post →
Meike Bartels
@Meike_Bartels · X

4/7 @margotvdweijer is doing much more than organising journal clubs. She is working on multiple exciting papers. E.g. on the effects of the COVID pandemic on self rated health and one along the lines of this wonderful paper: https://t.co/tLduXLPH8i #thefieldofwellbeingneedsit

Feb 19, 2021 · 1,865 followers View post →
Kevin Mitchell
@WiringTheBrain · X

RT @MarcusMunafo: @WiringTheBrain @jonroiser @jonathan_flint1 And this is v good and more recent, but focused on a single phenotype (a case…

Feb 18, 2021 · 1 share · 40,181 followers View post →
Marcus Munafò
@MarcusMunafo · X

@WiringTheBrain @jonroiser @jonathan_flint1 And this is v good and more recent, but focused on a single phenotype (a case study, perhaps)... https://t.co/0yCrtkQGpU

Feb 18, 2021 · 1 share · 6,194 followers View post →
Kindly #deprescribe -- taper psychiatric drugs
@Altostrata · X

RT @Through_Leaves: @awaisaftab Secondly, Pies mentions genetic influences. Recent studies indicate that genetic causation is negligible fo…

Feb 6, 2021 · 2 shares · 6,470 followers View post →
Awais Aftab
@awaisaftab · X

@gikkos1 @RyznarMD @dawso007 @claire_hilton6 @DrPPRam @ProfRobHoward @SameiHuda The article wasn’t ill-intentioned or ill-conceived. It just so happens that it was wrong & sent the field on a goose chase. Decisive refutation here, in one my favorite papers from 2019: https://t.co/raD3XB69eL /2

Jan 6, 2021 · 2 likes · 24,277 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@dranniehickox @AshCurryOcd @psychunseen @Bipolaretaeus78 @CaulfieldTim @AllenFrancesMD @awaisaftab @DebiecJacek @evolutionarypsy @jonathanstea @SciencePharmer @wendyburn @SameiHuda There is no evidence for that. Hope you know this. See for example: https://t.co/Pnklb1qXEc

Dec 11, 2020 · 125 followers View post →
Travis Heath
@DrTravisHeath · X

@suniljoed In short, it’s likely more complicated than how it’s been described the last couple of decades. https://t.co/rtHl7MhNPR

Nov 29, 2020 · 3,112 followers View post →
Stephen Christopher Szawlowski
@Earth2Mother · X

RT @timwand: @_ONEINFIVE_ https://t.co/nmZb5OC0uA

Oct 6, 2020 · 1 share · 10,598 followers View post →
timothy wand
@timwand · X

@_ONEINFIVE_ https://t.co/nmZb5OC0uA

Oct 5, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 889 followers View post →
Gabriel González Medina
@Gabriel00602805 · X

@Pablo_MarBar82 @cmordiaz https://t.co/wVW48KBJPa

Sep 19, 2020 · 200 followers View post →
AlexanderSHatoum
@AlexanderHatoum · X

1. Effect sizes were much smaller than we expected them to be. You could conceive of testing an individual "Candidate gene" in thousands, but why not scale up at the sample? (great study that did that: https://t.co/sHoAZ49OAs).....

Sep 9, 2020 · 1 like · 786 followers View post →
Nico Dosenbach
@ndosenbach · X

RT @AlexanderHatoum: @ndosenbach @GrattonCaterina @smarek0502 GWAS went through the “improve measurement” phase, and it didn’t work. N trum…

Sep 4, 2020 · 1 share · 5,871 followers View post →
AlexanderSHatoum
@AlexanderHatoum · X

@ndosenbach @GrattonCaterina @smarek0502 GWAS went through the “improve measurement” phase, and it didn’t work. N trumps measurement. You can get a large enough sample to detect reliable effects and then expand with measurement. Some great simulations on measurement in the supplement: https://t.co/CvJBjgQlEg

Sep 4, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 786 followers View post →
みのゆ
@minoyu · X

これも結構流行った。サンプルサイズは少なくとも数万の単位必要っていう話。 No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples https://t.co/CtJ9nd49BA

Aug 29, 2020 · 502 followers View post →
Maurizio Sicorello @mauriziosicorello@fediscience
@MLSicorello · X

"So far so good", thought the PhD student. And in the very month I first hit submit, this amazing paper annihilated the idea that serotonergic genes are associated with depression: https://t.co/rbV12KGFqN But no problem, because we didn't look at depression...right? (3/n)

Aug 24, 2020 · 531 followers View post →
Leonardo Tozzi
@LeonardoTozzi1 · X

@Phil_A_Richmond @alexeyguzey Here is a famous one in my specific field (all snps not replicated) https://t.co/ZujfBObz5A

Aug 22, 2020 · 296 followers View post →
يودا المالكي
@NeuroMaliki · X

"Instead, the results suggest that early hypotheses about depression candidate genes were incorrect and that the large number of associations reported in the depression candidate gene literature are likely to be false positives." https://t.co/QSEmRvRjK2

Aug 14, 2020 · 1 like · 12,807 followers View post →
Michael P. Hengartner, PhD
@HengartnerMP · X

@md_pier @TJOttawa @jill_d35 @annmarcos1 @Martin_Ploederl @Mad_In_America @MITUKteam @CEP_UK @ReadReadj @johndrummond33 Most research findings are probably false: https://t.co/IoEFx35g45 Take for instance depression candidate genes. Hundreds of studies, all most likely false-positive: https://t.co/ky4AHmUuTf

Aug 5, 2020 · 6 likes · 1 share · 8,005 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@awaisaftab Regarding 'interactions' – I have come across the following article: https://t.co/Pnklb1qXEc

Jun 26, 2020 · 125 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@SameiHuda @tylerblack32 @awaisaftab Please let me know the reference. The following is a 2019 article: https://t.co/2aeXHdO4GJ

Jun 25, 2020 · 125 followers View post →
Kelly Martin
@KellyMartin02 · X

RT @_SeeingThrough_: @awaisaftab Secondly, Pies mentions genetic influences. Recent studies indicate that genetic causation is negligible f…

Jun 24, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,297 followers View post →
Charlie Awbery
@_awbery_ · X

@s_r_constantin @The_Lagrangian I was reading this only yesterday (ht @Meaningness) https://t.co/ZgZ01cqWew

Jun 24, 2020 · 2 likes · 2,936 followers View post →
~Leaves~
@Through_Leaves · X

@awaisaftab Secondly, Pies mentions genetic influences. Recent studies indicate that genetic causation is negligible for all of DSM (e.g. https://t.co/2aeXHdO4GJ and https://t.co/oiZpOgVlFq ). Also love the ‘alternative world’ explanation!

Jun 24, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 125 followers View post →
Debabrata Chakrabart
@Debabra38673731 · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/ffd1emrzMA

Jun 19, 2020 · 43 followers View post →
Stavros Saripanidis, MD
@DrSaripanidis · X

A large systematic review and meta-analysis of studies involving 443,264 depressed patients revealed that none of the tens of genes implicated was actually associated with clinical depression phenotype! Reference https://t.co/PPksFnKuQI

Jun 4, 2020 · 685 followers View post →
Randy Nesse
@RandyNesse · X

@AgnesAyton It would be wonderful if there were specific genetic variations with big effects on ordinary depression..that could lead to cures. But depression, like pain, is influenced by thousands of variations with tiny effects. https://t.co/2jSSqpEe6N

Mar 30, 2020 · 1 like · 7,520 followers View post →
Vincent Boombatz
@VRBoombatzMDPhD · X

@milesobrien Hard to watch that without thinking of the rise and precipitous fall of 5HTT-LPR as a genetic marker... this is where the wheels came off that marker: https://t.co/LidmmCeaLh

Jan 8, 2020 · 389 followers View post →
Siberian fox
@SilverVVulpes · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Dec 31, 2019 · 1 share · 6,295 followers View post →
EvoBehGenPapers
@EvoBehGe_papers · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. https://t.co/dlIEK1YTrb

Dec 31, 2019 · 1 share · 145 followers View post →
Daniel E. Adkins
@daniel_e_adkins · X

@NAChristakis No support for historical candidate gene or candidate gene-by-interaction hypotheses for major depression across multiple large samples R Border, EC Johnson, LM Evans, A Smolen, N Berley, PF Sullivan, ... American Journal of Psychiatry 176 (5), 376-387

Dec 26, 2019 · 6,549 followers View post →
Nigerian Society for Human Genetics
@NiSHG_Nigeria · X

RT @drElsje:

Dec 4, 2019 · 10 shares · 31 followers View post →
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@ngsstudent · X

RT @drElsje:

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Pablo Munoz
@pablo_jack · X

RT @drElsje:

Dec 4, 2019 · 10 shares · 3,880 followers View post →
Daniel MacArthur
@dgmacarthur · X

RT @drElsje:

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1boringyoungman
@1boring_ym · X

RT @drElsje:

Dec 4, 2019 · 10 shares · 437 followers View post →
Kevin Mitchell
@WiringTheBrain · X

RT @drElsje:

Dec 4, 2019 · 10 shares · 40,181 followers View post →
communication
@kvonkriegstein · X

RT @drElsje:

Dec 3, 2019 · 10 shares · 481 followers View post →
Monica Melby-Lervåg
@lervag · X

RT @drElsje:

Dec 3, 2019 · 10 shares · 2,444 followers View post →
Elliot Tucker-Drob
@tuckerdrob · X

RT @drElsje:

Dec 3, 2019 · 10 shares · 1,774 followers View post →
Amir Sariaslan
@AmirSariaslan · X

RT @drElsje:

Dec 3, 2019 · 10 shares · 20,310 followers View post →
Dr Elsje van Bergen
@drElsje · X

Dec 3, 2019 · 15 likes · 10 shares · 3,084 followers View post →
Mark Annuncio
@MarkAnnuncio · X

@MarcusMunafo @renebekkers And what about the recent 2019 Border et al study? https://t.co/J24Y1RJC9X

Nov 11, 2019 · 336 followers View post →
Michael Joyner
@DrMJoyner · X

@cecilejanssens @WiringTheBrain @jorsmo @AllenFrancesMD Some of the stuff on macular degeneration pretty good but for most complex traits small effect sizes, variants with limited/no bioplausibility, huge effects of environment behavior. Drug pipelines not exactly overflowing- a classic recent example. https://t.co/GYx7tp4xxv

Nov 2, 2019 · 3 likes · 16,726 followers View post →
Hiram
@HiramLegacy · X

RT @SamWangPhD: An entire field of study is wrong. Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter turns out to have no connection to depres…

Oct 26, 2019 · 7 shares · 321 followers View post →
Paul Gray
@PaulAGrayPhD · X

RT @SamWangPhD: An entire field of study is wrong. Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter turns out to have no connection to depres…

Oct 26, 2019 · 7 shares · 57 followers View post →
bahepa
@bahepa · X

RT @SamWangPhD: An entire field of study is wrong. Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter turns out to have no connection to depres…

Oct 26, 2019 · 7 shares · 339 followers View post →
Sam Wang
@samwang.bsky.social · Bluesky

https://sci-hub.tw/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18070881

Oct 26, 2019 · 1 share View post →
Sam Wang is at samwang.bsky.social
@SamWangPhD · X

An entire field of study is wrong. Genetic variation in the serotonin transporter turns out to have no connection to depression or other psychiatric issues. This invalidates pharmacogenomic testing, a type of precision medicine, for depression treatment. https://t.co/wZriYNgGDp

Oct 26, 2019 · 20 likes · 7 shares · 39,321 followers View post →
Timothy Bates
@timothycbates · X

@pietrobiroli @NicoleBarbaro Refs for failed (candidate) and fraught (cross nation PRS) approaches are https://t.co/lbegKnKEQf and https://t.co/4YX0H4nnbg

Oct 19, 2019 · 1 like · 7,136 followers View post →
Dr Krazy K
@DrBBKatta · X

Border, R., Johnson, E., Evans etal(2019). No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. American Journal Of Psychiatry, 176(5), 376-387. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18070881

Oct 16, 2019 · 165 followers View post →
PGC Consortium
@PGCgenetics · X

@uk_biobank [Paper 4a(!) Border et al, 2019] Similar results have been seen in main-effect analyses - there is no evidence for robust effects of previously described variants from the candidate gene literature in MDD. https://t.co/VoZEGmD1l0

Sep 25, 2019 · 1 like · 5,656 followers View post →
gamzeozc
@gamzeozc · X

RT @Cem_Atbasoglu: Border R, Johnson EC, Evans LM, et al. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypothe…

Sep 16, 2019 · 1 share · 884 followers View post →
Cem Atbasoglu
@Cem_Atbasoglu · X

Border R, Johnson EC, Evans LM, et al. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. Am J Psychiatry. 2019;176(5):376–387. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18070881

Sep 16, 2019 · 5 likes · 1 share · 4,308 followers View post →
Nina Pinjola
@NinaPinjola · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/7yFd19qZNK

Sep 10, 2019 · 1 like · 30 followers View post →
Amir Sariaslan
@AmirSariaslan · X

@JacobGudiol Bra! Den är död för länge sedan. https://t.co/0wfI6KVEj6

Aug 27, 2019 · 1 like · 20,310 followers View post →
Pavel_Prosselkov
@PavelProsselkov · X

"The depression candidate genes" depressed: "...depression candidate genes were incorrect and that the large number of associations reported in the depression candidate gene literature are likely to be false positives" https://t.co/gLUCwUUZF1

Aug 16, 2019 · 3,806 followers View post →
らくがきノート
@keyroserose · X

RT @HiromasaFunato: fin/ セロトニントランスポーター以外にも、BDNF, COMT, HTR2A, TPH1, MAOAなど、これまでのうつ病研究でよく取り上げられてきた、18の遺伝子多型を調べて、見事にひとつも統計学的有意差はなかったという結果。 "…

Aug 11, 2019 · 64 shares · 10,585 followers View post →
Dr. Maia Frieser
@MaiaWithAnEye · X

@drderringer https://t.co/qwovW3gU7W https://t.co/nX7PiblM0y?

Aug 7, 2019 · 1 like · 270 followers View post →
Greg Ransom
@GregRansom · X

RT @RandyNesse: So great to see previous grad student @EikoFried 's lovely summary https://t.co/nyxxJx8tRB of the AJP paper https://t.co/2…

Aug 3, 2019 · 2 shares · 608 followers View post →
Dr. Ivan
@dr_med_ivanhoe · X

No Support for Historical #CandidateGene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for #MajorDepression Across Multiple Large Samples | #AmericanJournalofPsychiatry https://t.co/UzClf0oa64 | via @APA_Publishing by @Noah_Berley

Jul 31, 2019 · 1 like · 482 followers View post →
Leonhard Schilbach
@leoschilbach · X

RT @EikoFried: 4/5 The new paper reminds me of a similarly striking biomarker null-finding published a few months back, on candidate genes…

Jul 31, 2019 · 2 shares · 6,741 followers View post →
Tarik Endale | ታሪክ እንዳለ
@Tarik_Endale · X

RT @EikoFried: 4/5 The new paper reminds me of a similarly striking biomarker null-finding published a few months back, on candidate genes…

Jul 31, 2019 · 2 shares · 5,000 followers View post →
Eiko Fried
@EikoFried · X

4/5 The new paper reminds me of a similarly striking biomarker null-finding published a few months back, on candidate genes & depression. These studies are hugely important work, & I want to thank all authors & the ENIGMA consortium for working on this. https://t.co/xVBx655cY9 https://t.co/zcUDb3jfYb

Jul 31, 2019 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 38,605 followers View post →
Sientifiko
@sientifiko1 · X

Incluso pa fenómenos aparentemente "biológicos" como la depresión https://t.co/uHajDSDae2

Jul 27, 2019 · 4,785 followers View post →
Avi Roy
@agingroy · X

An entire line of research built on false positives: Depression candidate genes have been the subject of >1,000 research papers, but turns out they have no significant association with depression phenotypes nor any influence on depression risk. Article: https://t.co/tN7gymi0ly

Jul 20, 2019 · 2,757 followers View post →
Daniel Molina
@crdanielmolina · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/gmyCikVb4f

Jun 26, 2019 · 1,790 followers View post →
Michele Gabriele
@labronic_mike · X

<<the results suggest that early hypotheses about depression candidate genes were incorrect and that the large number of associations reported in the depression candidate gene literature are likely to be false positives.>> Waiting for more comments! https://t.co/uAmp9t1XpY

Jun 24, 2019 · 2 likes · 868 followers View post →
Milutin Kostić
@milutin_psa · X

@genomind Without sufficiently powered studies every positive result is likely to be false. Thus many of the SNPs you analyse have been proven to not influence depression, even though there were many small positive studies. https://t.co/6iYWxGm2WK

Jun 20, 2019 · 1,047 followers View post →
Alex Kwong
@asfkwong · X

RT @IBG_CUBoulder: IBG graduate student, Richard Border, inteviewed on CBC about his recent paper on the genetics of depression: https://t…

Jun 13, 2019 · 3 shares · 1,051 followers View post →
Robbee Wedow
@robbeewedow · X

RT @IBG_CUBoulder: IBG graduate student, Richard Border, inteviewed on CBC about his recent paper on the genetics of depression: https://t…

Jun 13, 2019 · 3 shares · 667 followers View post →
Matt Keller
@matthewckeller · X

RT @IBG_CUBoulder: IBG graduate student, Richard Border, inteviewed on CBC about his recent paper on the genetics of depression: https://t…

Jun 13, 2019 · 3 shares · 565 followers View post →
Richard A.M. Špaček
@ramspacek · X

For 25 years, researchers have suggested that susceptibility to depression is determined by a small number of genes, but Border et al. (2019) have blown that theory out of the water. Surprising how quickly a hypothesis can become dogma--then dust! https://t.co/ZRckSegFds

Jun 13, 2019 · 4 likes · 2,211 followers View post →
IBG
@IBG_CUBoulder · X

IBG graduate student, Richard Border, inteviewed on CBC about his recent paper on the genetics of depression: https://t.co/Yd0h7umim7. Read the paper at: https://t.co/AesoLO29gS

Jun 11, 2019 · 7 likes · 3 shares · 802 followers View post →
Antti Latvala
@AnttiLatvala · X

@Heilig_Lab The study is underpowered unless you assume an unrealistically large effect size. See this recent paper with detailed power analyses in the supplement. https://t.co/NiWsZ7zY41

Jun 11, 2019 · 1,747 followers View post →
SOTB
@3thSOTB · X

RT @HiromasaFunato: fin/ セロトニントランスポーター以外にも、BDNF, COMT, HTR2A, TPH1, MAOAなど、これまでのうつ病研究でよく取り上げられてきた、18の遺伝子多型を調べて、見事にひとつも統計学的有意差はなかったという結果。 "…

Jun 10, 2019 · 64 shares · 15 followers View post →
Keitaro Yamanouchi, Ph. D / メーパパ(山内啓太郎)
@ArtisanKeitaro · X

RT @HiromasaFunato: fin/ セロトニントランスポーター以外にも、BDNF, COMT, HTR2A, TPH1, MAOAなど、これまでのうつ病研究でよく取り上げられてきた、18の遺伝子多型を調べて、見事にひとつも統計学的有意差はなかったという結果。 "…

Jun 10, 2019 · 64 shares · 280 followers View post →
IWJ_KB_SPTR
@IWJ_KB_SPTR · X

RT @uchida_kawasaki: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Jun 7, 2019 · 2 shares · 352 followers View post →
sala
@elmestikawy · X

RT @patgaspar2: Drowning by numbers: all historical candidate genes for depression go down the drain. Including serotonin related genes. Ca…

Jun 3, 2019 · 1 share · 1,025 followers View post →
PatriciaGaspar
@patgaspar2 · X

Drowning by numbers: all historical candidate genes for depression go down the drain. Including serotonin related genes. Candidate gene and gene-by-interaction hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples- American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/ZQaPVYYAdp

Jun 3, 2019 · 5 likes · 1 share · 734 followers View post →
Jussi Tohka
@jussi_tohka · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/52UwGYMebu

May 31, 2019 · 197 followers View post →
Ilkka Heinonen
@ileximius · X

Mike @DrMJoyner, have you seen this: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/X96YgufxFy

May 31, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,466 followers View post →
paravola
@paravola · X

RT @uchida_kawasaki: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

May 29, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,804 followers View post →
Garagantua
@Garagantua · X

RT @PTK_Hessen: Zusammenhänge zwischen Genen und #Depression? Neue #Studie: Beruhten mehr als 1000 Forschungsarbeiten über vermeintliche "D…

May 27, 2019 · 5 shares · 208 followers View post →
Leonhard Schilbach
@leoschilbach · X

RT @Psycholod: WASTE OF 1000 PAPERS? https://t.co/udX948ZU88 Depressing summary from The Atlantic for - No Support for Gene or Gene-by-In…

May 27, 2019 · 3 shares · 6,741 followers View post →
ignite
@ignitescicomm · X

RT @npscience: Communicating biomedical science INCLUDING its limits is so important. A recent study indicates there is no evidence to sup…

May 24, 2019 · 1 share · 264 followers View post →
Naomi Penfold
@npscience · X

Communicating biomedical science INCLUDING its limits is so important. A recent study indicates there is no evidence to support a link between depression and several candidate genes that continue to be studied: https://t.co/GpDUHRxcx9 (closed access) (1/2)

May 24, 2019 · 1 share · 1,914 followers View post →
ごりちぃ♀
@gorigori_cho · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/Q9XdsHvzGt

May 23, 2019 · 147 followers View post →
Oliver Staniszewski
@OliverStanisze1 · X

RT @PTK_Hessen: Zusammenhänge zwischen Genen und #Depression? Neue #Studie: Beruhten mehr als 1000 Forschungsarbeiten über vermeintliche "D…

May 23, 2019 · 5 shares · 1,424 followers View post →
zenghua
@zenghua7 · X

"we conclude that it is time for depression research to abandon historical candidate gene and candidate gene-by-environment interaction hypotheses.” Sad... https://t.co/NHWz9Oa3iV Paper is here https://t.co/CtSsMHC9zG

May 23, 2019 View post →
Coombs Lab
@CoombsLab · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples https://t.co/hadF0n4jQw

May 22, 2019 · 23 followers View post →
Sabine M Hölter
@SabineHoelter · X

RT @MathiasVSchmidt: As stated by Scott Alexander https://t.co/gQdg95bepg No matter what view you take on the recent study published in AJP…

May 22, 2019 · 4 shares · 290 followers View post →
Androniki Raftogianni
@niki_rtweets · X

RT @MathiasVSchmidt: As stated by Scott Alexander https://t.co/gQdg95bepg No matter what view you take on the recent study published in AJP…

May 22, 2019 · 4 shares · 138 followers View post →
Stoyo Karamihalev
@stoyo_k · X

RT @MathiasVSchmidt: As stated by Scott Alexander https://t.co/gQdg95bepg No matter what view you take on the recent study published in AJP…

May 22, 2019 · 4 shares · 357 followers View post →
Tiriondil
@Tiriondil · X

RT @PTK_Hessen: Zusammenhänge zwischen Genen und #Depression? Neue #Studie: Beruhten mehr als 1000 Forschungsarbeiten über vermeintliche "D…

May 22, 2019 · 5 shares · 320 followers View post →
Raymond Lam
@DrRaymondLam · X

RT @Psycholod: WASTE OF 1000 PAPERS? https://t.co/udX948ZU88 Depressing summary from The Atlantic for - No Support for Gene or Gene-by-In…

May 21, 2019 · 3 shares · 2,139 followers View post →
ちょ
@chololologlobal · X

RT @mighty_tora: うつ病になる可能性を高めるとされていた18個の遺伝子を再検討したところ、実は全然関係なさそう…という論文。論文は専門外だが、The Atlanticの記事が面白い。誤った発見に基づいて1000報もの論文が出されたプロセスを描写している。 htt…

May 21, 2019 · 3 shares · 338 followers View post →
青木 航 / Wataru Aoki
@mighty_tora · X

うつ病になる可能性を高めるとされていた18個の遺伝子を再検討したところ、実は全然関係なさそう…という論文。論文は専門外だが、The Atlanticの記事が面白い。誤った発見に基づいて1000報もの論文が出されたプロセスを描写している。 https://t.co/mpix9aTfXu https://t.co/x6kPRO6rSv

May 21, 2019 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 2,091 followers View post →
Tony Yousefnezhad
@myousefnezhad · X

RT @Psycholod: WASTE OF 1000 PAPERS? https://t.co/udX948ZU88 Depressing summary from The Atlantic for - No Support for Gene or Gene-by-In…

May 21, 2019 · 3 shares · 183 followers View post →
Moritz Schauer
@MoritzSchauer · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/Id6UZnNLnk

May 21, 2019 · 1,064 followers View post →
Andy Greenshaw
@Psycholod · X

WASTE OF 1000 PAPERS? https://t.co/udX948ZU88 Depressing summary from The Atlantic for - No Support for Gene or Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression https://t.co/5q8MbFusax #MentalHealthMonth

May 21, 2019 · 3 likes · 3 shares · 456 followers View post →
Light Bryant
@lightbryantZZ · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/7AybJY3isS

May 20, 2019 · 353 followers View post →
David Rowland
@DavidCRowland · X

Important reading on the genetic basis of depression. Are there any true candidate genes? This paper says no https://t.co/jdZh3EB5NG

May 20, 2019 · 2,902 followers View post →
Sophie Duméry Vive l'école !
@SophDum · X

Ironie en #science : dégommer le polymorphisme génétique favorable à la #dépression dans des centaines de publications par une ré-analyse complète.

May 20, 2019 · 1,294 followers View post →
César López-Camacho
@PhDCesarLC · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. - PubMed - NCBI Coming back to zero? https://t.co/1e8TW8PCfD

May 19, 2019 · 408 followers View post →
NINET Lab
@NinetLab · X

And here is the paper in AJP: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/2iydZ9F2df

May 17, 2019 · 1,271 followers View post →
C Swain
@CamMedChemNews · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for… https://t.co/x3C5wCVehF

May 17, 2019 · 5 followers View post →
Marc Gozlan
@MarcGozlan · X

#Génétique de la dépression majeure : une vaste étude remet en question l'impact de variants de nombreux gènes candidats https://t.co/szagoeFVUc via @AmJPsychiatry #psychiatrie #génomique https://t.co/qOsjPut5ss

May 17, 2019 · 2 likes · 1 share · 20,761 followers View post →
Jungsu Kim
@jungsukim77 · X

Warning against poorly conducted GWAS studies! No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples https://t.co/uVwfWPVkNB

May 16, 2019 · 1,051 followers View post →
NeuroBill - neurobill.bsky.social
@NeuroBill · X

@gottapatchemall Not really at all what you're asking for, but no paper has made me think more than this recently: https://t.co/Xm3UbY0YL0

May 15, 2019 · 2 likes · 1,253 followers View post →
斎藤清二
@SaitoSeiji · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/V1G8t0ZoWE

May 11, 2019 · 3 likes · 6,235 followers View post →
Sylvie Vullioud
@SylvieVullioud · X

Best negative robust published results I ever read. What courage to undergo such time consuming study. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples https://t.co/4YlF1MHJxe

May 10, 2019 · 317 followers View post →
Rosewind
@Rosewind2007 · X

@matthewckeller "There’s only one problem. ALL. OF. THIS. IS. LIES. Or at least this is the conclusion I draw from Border et al’s No Support For Historical Candidate Gene Or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses For Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples..."

May 10, 2019 · 2,812 followers View post →
Dr. Claudia Barth (@nifti12.bsky.social)
@nifti12 · X

Compelling synopsis! “It’s not a research article. It’s a massacre”. Border et al. 2019, American Journal of Psychiatry: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. https://t.co/kqCo6TJKYp

May 9, 2019 · 1,151 followers View post →
Raphaël Béné
@neuroraf · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples https://t.co/iAWOuvx4ap Wow! see https://t.co/EsNXmEip3X to understand the death of the 5-HTTLPR myth. https://t.co/FCiDcZazkt

May 9, 2019 · 3,279 followers View post →
Marlon
@Mar_Sido · X

Ce genre de papier. Un massacre. #psychiatry #depression https://t.co/YUQMxpQ8XJ

May 9, 2019 · 243 followers View post →
Mike Gara
@garami53 · X

RT @AmJPsychiatry: A large study of major #depression candidate genes and phenotypes finds little evidence to support previous #MDD candida…

Apr 30, 2019 · 6 shares · 1,411 followers View post →
Journals of The American Psychiatric Association
@APAPubJournals · X

A large study of major #depression candidate genes and phenotypes finds little evidence to support previous #MDD candidate gene hypotheses. https://t.co/kFWb2vhQdR https://t.co/A0ivXwx1L7

Apr 30, 2019 · 7 likes · 6 shares · 11,407 followers View post →
Dr. Alexandra Widmer
@DrAWidmer · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/UxLLe9iWYL

Apr 30, 2019 · 332 followers View post →
PA Psych Assoc.
@PaPsyAssn · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples https://t.co/2SJj6hGE68

Apr 28, 2019 · 1,191 followers View post →
#HELLOMYNAMEISBJ
@FewingsBj · X

RT @timwand: Another nail in the coffin for biological psychiatry. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interactio…

Apr 25, 2019 · 8 shares · 1,775 followers View post →
24fun ☼
@24funclub · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples: Early hypotheses about depression candidate genes may be incorrect and previous observed associations for depression… https://t.co/b7fRev6N6O

Apr 19, 2019 · 2,997 followers View post →
Wellbeing in Place
@PlaceWellbeing · X

RT @DrJasonMcIntyre: Largest study on candidate genes for depression finds no effect & no gene X environment interaction. But large main ef…

Apr 18, 2019 · 2 shares · 630 followers View post →
Michael P. Hengartner, PhD
@HengartnerMP · X

@Scientific_Bird @GlitterResist In depression? Which variants were consistently replicated across several GWAS? And have you seen this study? https://t.co/11uaX0dnSX

Apr 15, 2019 · 8,005 followers View post →
Sean Patrick Dougherty
@sp_dougherty · X

RT @mendel_random: The most highly cited gene-environment interactions in psychiatric epidemiology (and perhaps in the field overall), one…

Apr 11, 2019 · 98 shares · 974 followers View post →
Kyle Wiley
@kyle_s_wiley · X

RT @EikoFried: "Results suggest that early hypotheses about #depression candidate #genes were incorrect & that the large number of associat…

Apr 11, 2019 · 102 shares · 685 followers View post →
Psychology @ HullUni
@HULLPSY · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/P1LjxIONsz

Apr 9, 2019 · 1,243 followers View post →
Anna Campos Psicoterapia
@AnnaCamposPsic1 · X

RT @eparquiodelgado: Los autores encuentran que la llamada "hipótesis del gen candidato" y la "hipótesis del gen por interacción" no se sos…

Apr 9, 2019 · 6 shares · 350 followers View post →
Michael P. Hengartner, PhD
@HengartnerMP · X

@L_Dirk Hierzu verweise ich gerne auch folgende aktuelle Arbeit, welche keinerlei Zusammenhang zwischen spezifischen Genvarianten und dem Depressionsrisiko fand: https://t.co/11uaX0dnSX

Apr 9, 2019 · 8,005 followers View post →
Thomas Knorra
@ThomasKnorra · X

>Richard Border , M.A. et al.: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples https://t.co/D1W1KmpgBt<

Apr 7, 2019 · 22,052 followers View post →
★Psicoterapia Madrid Centro. Lydia Brea, Psicóloga
@LydiaBrea · X

Interesante estudio sobre genes candidatos a la depresión. https://t.co/9t8VUMavq3 https://t.co/K3aETiZz3c

Apr 7, 2019 · 269 followers View post →
Veriti
@Veritihealth · X

RT @timwand: Another nail in the coffin for biological psychiatry. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interactio…

Apr 7, 2019 · 8 shares · 525 followers View post →
#HELLOMYNAMEISBJ
@FewingsBj · X

RT @timwand: Another nail in the coffin for biological psychiatry. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interactio…

Apr 7, 2019 · 8 shares · 1,775 followers View post →
Sue Dean
@suedeandean · X

RT @timwand: Another nail in the coffin for biological psychiatry. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interactio…

Apr 7, 2019 · 8 shares · 990 followers View post →
Praxis Medicines
@PraxisMedicines · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/U0jIZnYgc2

Apr 7, 2019 · 592 followers View post →
Ros Rolleston
@RosR_Ed · X

RT @timwand: Another nail in the coffin for biological psychiatry. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interactio…

Apr 6, 2019 · 8 shares · 605 followers View post →
Prof Lorna Moxham
@LornaMoxham · X

RT @timwand: Another nail in the coffin for biological psychiatry. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interactio…

Apr 6, 2019 · 8 shares · 3,743 followers View post →
timothy wand
@timwand · X

Another nail in the coffin for biological psychiatry. No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/rbfgKXYPFa

Apr 6, 2019 · 9 likes · 8 shares · 889 followers View post →
Cienciamundana
@Cienciamundana · X

RT @eparquiodelgado: Los autores encuentran que la llamada "hipótesis del gen candidato" y la "hipótesis del gen por interacción" no se sos…

Apr 6, 2019 · 6 shares · 2,171 followers View post →
Manuel Argote
@argote_manu · X

RT @eparquiodelgado: Los autores encuentran que la llamada "hipótesis del gen candidato" y la "hipótesis del gen por interacción" no se sos…

Apr 6, 2019 · 6 shares · 817 followers View post →
nierere
@nierere · X

RT @eparquiodelgado: Los autores encuentran que la llamada "hipótesis del gen candidato" y la "hipótesis del gen por interacción" no se sos…

Apr 6, 2019 · 6 shares · 666 followers View post →
Eparquio Delgado
@eparquiodelgado · X

Los autores encuentran que la llamada "hipótesis del gen candidato" y la "hipótesis del gen por interacción" no se sostienen cuando se utilizan métodos de análisis más exigentes que los usados hasta ahora. https://t.co/NQcKhIJS6D

Apr 6, 2019 · 19 likes · 6 shares · 14,548 followers View post →
Rafael de la Guerra
@RafadelaGuerra · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry La escasa (o nula) intervención de la genética en la depresión. Por tanto, ¿AMBIENTE? https://t.co/eux88Sqjsd

Apr 6, 2019 · 1 like · 23,472 followers View post →
Harris Eyre
@HarrisAEyre · X

https://t.co/9upKntGsfu https://t.co/R8zdh5gEXC

Apr 5, 2019 · 794 followers View post →
pacotraver
@pacotraver · X

RT @DeSantaIrene: La hipótesis genética de la depresión (al igual que la monoaminérgica) no parece ser cierta: No es necesario estar dañado…

Apr 5, 2019 · 1 share · 9,601 followers View post →
Marco®
@DeSantaIrene · X

La hipótesis genética de la depresión (al igual que la monoaminérgica) no parece ser cierta: No es necesario estar dañado para sufrir un daño. #Depresión #Distimia #Ansiedad #Genes vs #Ambiente https://t.co/WAg3b9T1D7

Apr 5, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 184 followers View post →
Juan Aldai
@unotodoeldia · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/vGcemaF8Py

Apr 5, 2019 · 563 followers View post →
Dr. LoBisco
@DrLoBisco · X

There's more to a disease than a genetic variant risk: https://t.co/rJXYWJT29l Read more: https://t.co/1a4BiH6wM8

Apr 4, 2019 · 965 followers View post →
Ronald K. Phillips
@Ariella09 · X

@PsychToday NO support the historical candidate gene or candidate gene-by-interaction hypothesis for major depression across multiple large samples! https://t.co/8Cy3sxaxpt

Apr 4, 2019 · 1,308 followers View post →
Ronald K. Phillips
@Ariella09 · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/43uCco0BJm

Apr 4, 2019 · 1,308 followers View post →
Mark Luro
@MarkLuro · X

RT @RandyNesse: So great to see previous grad student @EikoFried 's lovely summary https://t.co/nyxxJx8tRB of the AJP paper https://t.co/2…

Apr 4, 2019 · 2 shares · 187 followers View post →
Kammerer
@KammererRR · X

RT @EikoFried: "Results suggest that early hypotheses about #depression candidate #genes were incorrect & that the large number of associat…

Apr 4, 2019 · 102 shares · 530 followers View post →
Randy Nesse
@RandyNesse · X

So great to see previous grad student @EikoFried 's lovely summary https://t.co/nyxxJx8tRB of the AJP paper https://t.co/2jSSqpVPvn by my first grad student @matthewckeller showing that when the sample is large enough no previous candidate genes for depression hold up.

Apr 3, 2019 · 18 likes · 2 shares · 7,520 followers View post →
Randolph Nesse
@randynesse.bsky.social · Bluesky

So great to see previous grad student @EikoFried 's lovely summary https://eiko-fried.com/the-replication-crisis-hits-psychiatry-no-candidate-genes-for-depression/ of the AJP paper https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18070881 by my first grad student...

Apr 3, 2019 · 1 share View post →
Frederico Magalhaes
@fredemag · X

How do we explain heritability? "Results suggest that early hypotheses about depression candidate genes were incorrect and the large number of associations reported in the depression candidate gene literature are likely to be false positives." https://t.co/auTFUFihQQ

Apr 3, 2019 · 942 followers View post →
Gabriele Fariello
@g_fariello · X

@zakkohane @harvard_data But without a priori, redigered hypothesis, #DataScience allows for far too much statistical fishing (often by unaware researchers) and then we end up with studies like this: https://t.co/wCYPCnFklv or https://t.co/8c3eJ3Aqyu or https://t.co/BiaXQk2cuE or many more.

Apr 3, 2019 · 1 like · 165 followers View post →
Science news
@UpdateonScience · X

https://t.co/Hn0zscfyF8 No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples: Early hypotheses about depression candidate genes may be incorrect and previous observed associations for depression … https://t.co/qMP84uhhsQ

Apr 3, 2019 · 1,884 followers View post →
News that matters
@herestheloop · X

#Science No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples: Early hypotheses about depression candidate genes may be incorrect and previous observed associations for de… https://t.co/avI3vDqxuu

Apr 3, 2019 · 142 followers View post →
Pit Tobkins
@SEOPit · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples: Early hypotheses about depression candidate genes may be incorrect and previous observed associations for depression candidate genes are l…

Apr 3, 2019 · 98 followers View post →
Duncan Double
@DBDouble · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/zAc4AiNALM

Apr 3, 2019 · 3,752 followers View post →
David
@Davivvv · X

RT @EikoFried: "Results suggest that early hypotheses about #depression candidate #genes were incorrect & that the large number of associat…

Apr 3, 2019 · 102 shares · 65 followers View post →
hbd chick
@hbdchick · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 21, 2019 · 13 shares · 15,565 followers View post →
Center for Mental Health Research & Initiative
@Cemhri · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/CNYeMBw9FZ

Mar 18, 2019 · 1,282 followers View post →
Jeffrey G. Snodgrass
@GodfreySnorgyrs · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/jI00n8GEsw

Mar 18, 2019 · 768 followers View post →
Alessandra
@AminelliVr · X

RT @_psyguy: "No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Lar…

Mar 17, 2019 · 1 share · 649 followers View post →
Alessandra
@AminelliVr · X

RT @Ygoes2B_more: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple…

Mar 17, 2019 · 3 shares · 649 followers View post →
Atheir Abbas
@DrAtheirAbbas · X

Interesting! No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/DyE5tknqhK

Mar 14, 2019 · 210 followers View post →
Atheir Abbas
@DrAtheirAbbas · X

Interesting! No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples | American Journal of Psychiatry https://t.co/DyE5tkF1Gk

Mar 14, 2019 · 1 like · 210 followers View post →
Lianne Schmaal
@lianne_schmaal · X

RT @Ygoes2B_more: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple…

Mar 12, 2019 · 3 shares · 940 followers View post →
MH Manuel Haqiqatkhah
@_psyguy · X

"No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples." Border et al., 2019, in the American Journal of Psychiatry. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18070881 https://t.co/FpZz094Ojq https://t.co/NO7QJwwZqg

Mar 12, 2019 · 1 share · 421 followers View post →
Stefano Berto, PhD
@StefanoBerto83 · X

RT @Ygoes2B_more: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple…

Mar 11, 2019 · 3 shares · 7,744 followers View post →
Yuri Milaneschi
@YMilaneschi · X

No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multiple Large Samples. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/bWkhbmhnrt

Mar 11, 2019 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 1,101 followers View post →
Michael Wainberg
@michaelwainberg · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 649 followers View post →
Tom Johnstone BunurongCountry AU EU UK
@itjohnstone · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 2,259 followers View post →
John M Hancock
@JohnMHancock · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 1,133 followers View post →
James C.Coyne
@CoyneoftheRealm · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 9,581 followers View post →
Luke Norman
@Luke_J_Norman · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 755 followers View post →
22Q11 Ireland
@22Q11_Ireland · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 4,763 followers View post →
John J. Foxe
@JohnnyFoxe · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 7,646 followers View post →
RandomWalkInScience
@RWiSblog · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 846 followers View post →
Siberian fox
@SilverVVulpes · X

RT @EvoBehGe_papers: No Support for Historical Candidate Gene or Candidate Gene-by-Interaction Hypotheses for Major Depression Across Multi…

Mar 10, 2019 · 13 shares · 6,295 followers View post →