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Association of the polygenic risk score for schizophrenia with mortality and suicidal behavior - A Danish population-based study.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Jun 2017
Laursen Thomas M, Trabjerg Betina B, Mors Ole, Børglum Anders D, Hougaard David M, Mattheisen Manuel, Meier Sandra M, Byrne Enda M, Mortensen Preben B, Munk-Olsen Trine, Agerbo Esben
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BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether an increased genetic liability to schizophrenia influences the risk of dying early. The aim of the study was to determine whether the genetic predisposition to schizophrenia is associated with the risk of dying early and experience a suicide attempt. METHOD: Case control study, Denmark. The main measure was the mortality rate ratios (MRR) for deaths and odds ratios (OR) for...
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