The overall associations between FKBP5 and depression confirm previous findings (Binder 2009; Lavebratt et al. 2010; Normann and Buttenschøn 2019; Scheuer et al. 2015; Wang et al. 2018; Zannas and Binder 2014; Zimmermann et al. 2011). Here, FKBP5 is linked to major depressive disorder.