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Genome-wide analyses of smoking behaviors in schizophrenia: Findings from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 May 2021
Peterson Roseann E, Bigdeli Tim B, Ripke Stephan, Bacanu Silviu-Alin, Gejman Pablo V, Levinson Douglas F, Li Qingqin S, Rujescu Dan, Rietschel Marcella, Weinberger Daniel R, Straub Richard E, Walters James T R, Owen Michael J, O'Donovan Michael C, Mowry Bryan J, Ophoff Roel A, Andreassen Ole A, Esko Tõnu, Petryshen Tracey L, Kendler Kenneth S, Fanous Ayman H
Abstract excerpt
While 17% of US adults use tobacco regularly, smoking rates among persons with schizophrenia are upwards of 60%. Research supports a shared etiological basis for smoking and schizophrenia, including findings from genome-wide association studies (GWAS). However, few studies have directly tested whether the same or distinct genetic variants also influence smoking behavior among schizophrenia cases. Using data from...
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