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Identification of genetic loci shared between schizophrenia and the Big Five personality traits.
Scientific reports - 22 May 2017
Smeland Olav B, Wang Yunpeng, Lo Min-Tzu, Li Wen, Frei Oleksandr, Witoelar Aree, Tesli Martin, Hinds David A, Tung Joyce Y, Djurovic Srdjan, Chen Chi-Hua, Dale Anders M, Andreassen Ole A
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia is associated with differences in personality traits, and recent studies suggest that personality traits and schizophrenia share a genetic basis. Here we aimed to identify specific genetic loci shared between schizophrenia and the Big Five personality traits using a Bayesian statistical framework. Using summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on personality traits in the...
Topics
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Loci
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Personality
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenic Psychology
