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Genome-wide analysis of self-reported risk-taking behaviour and cross-disorder genetic correlations in the UK Biobank cohort.
Translational psychiatry - 2 Feb 2018
Strawbridge Rona J, Ward Joey, Cullen Breda, Tunbridge Elizabeth M, Hartz Sarah, Bierut Laura, Horton Amy, Bailey Mark E S, Graham Nicholas, Ferguson Amy, Lyall Donald M, Mackay Daniel, Pidgeon Laura M, Cavanagh Jonathan, Pell Jill P, O'Donovan Michael, Escott-Price Valentina, Harrison Paul J, Smith Daniel J
Abstract excerpt
Risk-taking behaviour is a key component of several psychiatric disorders and could influence lifestyle choices such as smoking, alcohol use, and diet. As a phenotype, risk-taking behaviour therefore fits within a Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) approach, whereby identifying genetic determinants of this trait has the potential to improve our understanding across different psychiatric disorders. Here we report a...
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