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Common genetic risk of major depression and nicotine dependence: the contribution of antisocial traits in a United States veteran male twin cohort.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Jun 2007
Fu Qiang, Heath Andrew C, Bucholz Kathleen K, Lyons Michael J, Tsuang Ming T, True William R, Eisen Seth A
Abstract excerpt
Many studies that found associations between depression and nicotine dependence have ignored possible shared genetic influences associated with antisocial traits. The present study examined the contribution of genetic and environmental effects associated with conduct disorder (CD) and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) to the comorbidity of major depression (MD) and nicotine dependence (ND). A telephone...
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