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Polygenic Scores for Major Depressive Disorder and Risk of Alcohol Dependence.
JAMA psychiatry - 1 Nov 2017
Andersen Allan M, Pietrzak Robert H, Kranzler Henry R, Ma Li, Zhou Hang, Liu Xiaoming, Kramer John, Kuperman Samuel, Edenberg Howard J, Nurnberger John I, Rice John P, Tischfield Jay A, Goate Alison, Foroud Tatiana M, Meyers Jacquelyn L, Porjesz Bernice, Dick Danielle M, Hesselbrock Victor, Boerwinkle Eric, Southwick Steven M, Krystal John H, Weissman Myrna M, Levinson Douglas F, Potash James B, Gelernter Joel, Han Shizhong
Abstract excerpt
Importance: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and alcohol dependence (AD) are heritable disorders with significant public health burdens, and they are frequently comorbid. Common genetic factors that influence the co-occurrence of MDD and AD have been sought in family, twin, and adoption studies, and results to date have been promising but inconclusive. Objective: To examine whether AD and MDD overlap genetically,...
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