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Age at first birth in women is genetically associated with increased risk of schizophrenia.
Scientific reports - 5 Jul 2018
Ni Guiyan, Gratten Jacob, Wray Naomi R, Lee Sang Hong
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have shown an increased risk for mental health problems in children born to both younger and older parents compared to children of average-aged parents. We previously used a novel design to reveal a latent mechanism of genetic association between schizophrenia and age at first birth in women (AFB). Here, we use independent data from the UK Biobank (N = 38,892) to replicate the finding of an...
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