School of Medicine Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2022
Abstract
This study examines the impact of G × E interaction effects on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among Mexican Americans in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) of South Texas. We examined potential G × E interaction using variance components models and likelihood-based statistical inference in the phenotypic expression of NAFLD, including hepatic steatosis and hepatic fibrosis (identified using vibration controlled transient elastography and controlled attenuation parameter measured by the FibroScan Device). We screened for depression using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). We identified significant G × E interactions for hepatic fibrosis × BDI-II. These findings provide evidence that genetic factors interact with depression to influence the expression of hepatic fibrosis.
Recommended Citation
Manusov, E. G., Diego, V. P., Sheikh, K., Laston, S., Blangero, J., & Williams-Blangero, S. (2022). Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Depression: Evidence for Genotype × Environment Interaction in Mexican Americans. Frontiers in psychiatry, 13, 936052. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.936052
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Publication Title
Frontiers in Psychiatry
DOI
10.3389/fpsyt.2022.936052
Academic Level
faculty
Mentor/PI Department
Office of Human Genetics
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© 2022 Manusov, Diego, Sheikh, Laston, Blangero and Williams-Blangero.