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Fate or coincidence: do COPD and major depression share genetic risk factors?
Human molecular genetics - 12 May 2021
Martucci Victoria L, Richmond Bradley, Davis Lea K, Blackwell Timothy S, Cox Nancy J, Samuels David, Velez Edwards Digna, Aldrich Melinda C
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), affecting up to 57% of patients with COPD. Although the comorbidity of COPD and MDD is well established, the causal relationship between these two diseases is unclear. A large-scale electronic health record clinical biobank and genome-wide association study summary statistics for MDD and lung function traits...
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