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Genome-wide analysis of over 106 000 individuals identifies 9 neuroticism-associated loci.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Jun 2016
Smith D J, Escott-Price V, Davies G, Bailey M E S, Colodro-Conde L, Ward J, Vedernikov A, Marioni R, Cullen B, Lyall D, Hagenaars S P, Liewald D C M, Luciano M, Gale C R, Ritchie S J, Hayward C, Nicholl B, Bulik-Sullivan B, Adams M, Couvy-Duchesne B, Graham N, Mackay D, Evans J, Smith B H, Porteous D J, Medland S E, Martin N G, Holmans P, McIntosh A M, Pell J P, Deary I J, O'Donovan M C
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Neuroticism is a personality trait of fundamental importance for psychological well-being and public health. It is strongly associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and several other psychiatric conditions. Although neuroticism is heritable, attempts to identify the alleles involved in previous studies have been limited by relatively small sample sizes. Here we report a combined meta-analysis of...
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