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Investigating effect modification between childhood maltreatment and genetic risk for cardiovascular disease in the UK Biobank.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Urquijo Helena, Soares Ana Gonçalves, Fraser Abigail, Howe Laura D, Carter Alice R
Abstract excerpt
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Childhood maltreatment is associated with CVD and may modify genetic susceptibility to cardiovascular risk factors. We used genetic and phenotypic data from 100,833 White British UK Biobank participants (57% female; mean age = 55.9 years). We regressed nine cardiovascular risk factors/diseases (alcohol consumption, body mass index...
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