• Neuroscience · Nov 2024

    Genetic evidence for the causal association of neuroticism with intracranial aneurysms: A Mendelian randomization study.

    • Jiacong Tan, Huaxin Zhu, Yanyang Zeng, Jiawei Li, Yeyu Zhao, and Meihua Li.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 17 Yongwaizheng Street, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi, China.
    • Neuroscience. 2024 Nov 1; 559: 229236229-236.

    ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the potential causal relationship between neuroticism and 12 neuroticism items with intracranial aneurysms (IAs) and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach.MethodsStudy data were obtained from the Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) pooled dataset, and we extracted summary statistics for neuroticism, 12 neuroticism items, and IAs, which were categorized into ruptured and unruptured aneurysms (IA), aSAH, and unruptured IAs (uIA). Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were used as instrumental variables (IVs) to explore the causal relationship between exposure and outcome using five Mendelian randomization methods, with Inverse variance weighted (IVW) as the primary study method. Horizontal multiple validity tests, sensitivity analyses, and inverse MR ensured the stability of the results.ResultsThe two-sample MR showed a genetically predictive association between neuroticism and IA [odds ratio (OR) = 1.16; 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI): 1.04-1.30; p = 0.009], aSAH (OR = 1.17; 95 % CI: 1.03-1.33; p = 0.013) and uIA (OR = 1.30; 95 % CI: 1.07-1.59; p = 0.009) were all genetically predictive of association. Ivw showed a positive association between 5 neuroticism items and IA risk, 5 neuroticism items and aSAH risk as well as no genetically predictive association between neuroticism items and uIA. Sensitivity analysis and inverse MR confirmed the robustness of the results.ConclusionOur Mendelian randomization analysis demonstrated genetic causality between neuroticism and neuroticism items with intracranial aneurysms, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, and unruptured intracranial aneurysms, and further studies are needed to confirm these results and explore potential mechanisms of action.Copyright © 2024 International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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