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Exploring the relationships between tobacco smoking and schizophrenia in first-degree relatives.
Psychiatry research - 30 Dec 2012
Ferchiou Aziz, Szöke Andrei, Laguerre Audrey, Méary Alexandre, Leboyer Marion, Schürhoff Franck
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Up to 90% of individuals with schizophrenia suffer from nicotine dependence. Both schizophrenia and nicotine consumption have strong genetic components, which may overlap. The relationship between schizophrenia and nicotine dependence remains unclear, due in part to confounding factors. Studies of the relationship between nicotine consumption and milder schizophrenia-related phenotypes, such as schizotypy, in...
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