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A shared genetic contribution to breast cancer and schizophrenia.
Nature communications - 15 Sept 2020
Lu Donghao, Song Jie, Lu Yi, Fall Katja, Chen Xu, Fang Fang, Landén Mikael, Hultman Christina M, Czene Kamila, Sullivan Patrick, Tamimi Rulla M, Valdimarsdóttir Unnur A
Abstract excerpt
An association between schizophrenia and subsequent breast cancer has been suggested; however the risk of schizophrenia following a breast cancer is unknown. Moreover, the driving forces of the link are largely unclear. Here, we report the phenotypic and genetic positive associations of schizophrenia with breast cancer and vice versa, based on a Swedish population-based cohort and GWAS data from international...
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