Shared genetic architectures of subjective well-being in East Asian and European ancestry populations

Soyeon Kim, Kiwon Kim, Mi Yeong Hwang, Hyunwoong Ko, Sang-Hyuk Jung, Injeong Shim, Soojin Cha, Hyewon Lee, Beomsu Kim, Joohyun Yoon, Tae Hyon Ha, Doh Kwan Kim, Jinho Kim, Woong-Yang Park, Aysu Okbay, Bong-Jo Kim, Young Jin Kim (), Woojae Myung () and Hong-Hee Won ()
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Soyeon Kim: Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center
Kiwon Kim: Hallym University College of Medicine
Mi Yeong Hwang: Division of Genome Science, Department of Precision Medicine, National Institute of Health
Hyunwoong Ko: Seoul National University
Sang-Hyuk Jung: Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center
Injeong Shim: Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center
Soojin Cha: Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center
Hyewon Lee: Soonchunhyang University
Beomsu Kim: Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center
Joohyun Yoon: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Tae Hyon Ha: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Doh Kwan Kim: Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Jinho Kim: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Woong-Yang Park: Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine
Aysu Okbay: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Bong-Jo Kim: Division of Genome Science, Department of Precision Medicine, National Institute of Health
Young Jin Kim: Division of Genome Science, Department of Precision Medicine, National Institute of Health
Woojae Myung: Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Hong-Hee Won: Sungkyunkwan University, Samsung Medical Center

Nature Human Behaviour, 2022, vol. 6, issue 7, 1014-1026

Abstract: Abstract Subjective well-being (SWB) has been explored in European ancestral populations; however, whether the SWB genetic architecture is shared across populations remains unclear. We conducted a cross-population genome-wide association study for SWB using samples from Korean (n = 110,919) and European (n = 563,176) ancestries. Five ancestry-specific loci and twelve cross-ancestry significant genomic loci were identified. One novel locus (rs12298541 near HMGA2) associated with SWB was also identified through the European meta-analysis. Significant cross-ancestry genetic correlation for SWB between samples was observed. Polygenic risk analysis in an independent Korean cohort (n = 22,455) demonstrated transferability between populations. Significant correlations between SWB and major depressive disorder, and significant enrichment of central nervous system-related polymorphisms heritability in both ancestry populations were found. Hence, large-scale cross-ancestry genome-wide association studies can advance our understanding of SWB genetic architecture and mental health.

Date: 2022
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