Genetic predisposition to major depressive disorder differentially impacts alcohol consumption and high-risk drinking situations in men and women with alcohol use disorder.

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Lifetime history of major depressive disorder (MDD) has a sex-specific association with pretreatment alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol dependence. Here, we investigated the association of genetic load for MDD estimated using a polygenic risk score (PRS) with pretreatment alcohol consumption assessed with Timeline Follow Back in a sample of 287 men and 156 women meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for alcohol...

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