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Investigating shared aetiology between type 2 diabetes and major depressive disorder in a population based cohort.
American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics - 1 Apr 2017
Clarke Toni-Kim, Obsteter Jana, Hall Lynsey S, Hayward Caroline, Thomson Pippa A, Smith Blair H, Padmanabhan Sandosh, Hocking Lynne J, Deary Ian J, Porteous David J, McIntosh Andrew M
Abstract excerpt
Type II diabetes (T2D) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are often co-morbid. The reasons for this co-morbidity are unclear. Some studies have highlighted the importance of environmental factors and a causal relationship between T2D and MDD has also been postulated. In the present study we set out to investigate the shared aetiology between T2D and MDD using Mendelian randomization in a population based sample,...
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