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Shared Genetic Loci Between Body Mass Index and Major Psychiatric Disorders: A Genome-wide Association Study.
JAMA psychiatry - 1 May 2020
Bahrami Shahram, Steen Nils Eiel, Shadrin Alexey, O'Connell Kevin, Frei Oleksandr, Bettella Francesco, Wirgenes Katrine V, Krull Florian, Fan Chun C, Dale Anders M, Smeland Olav B, Djurovic Srdjan, Andreassen Ole A
Abstract excerpt
Importance: People with major psychiatric disorders (MPDs) have a 10- to 20-year shorter life span than the rest of the population, and this difference is mainly due to comorbid cardiovascular diseases. Genome-wide association studies have identified common variants involved in schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BIP), and major depression (MD) and body mass index (BMI), a key cardiometabolic risk factor....
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