Article
Causal role of immune cells in schizophrenia: Mendelian randomization (MR) study.
BMC psychiatry - 15 Aug 2023
Wang Chengdong, Zhu Dongdong, Zhang Dongjun, Zuo Xiaowei, Yao Lei, Liu Teng, Ge Xiaodan, He Chenlu, Zhou Yuan, Shen Ziyuan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Complex immune-brain interactions that affect neural development, survival and function might have causal and therapeutic implications for psychiatric illnesses. However, previous studies examining the association between immune inflammation and schizophrenia (SCZ) have yielded inconsistent findings. METHODS: Comprehensive two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was performed to determine the...
Topics
- Humans
- Schizophrenia
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Brain
- Inflammation
- Phenotype
- Genome-Wide Association Study
