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Polygenic risk for schizophrenia predicting Big Five personality traits in individuals without non-affective psychosis.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Jul 2025
Lavonius Veikka, Keltikangas-Järvinen Liisa, Lyytikäinen Leo-Pekka, Hamal Mishra Binisha, Sormunen Elina, Kähönen Mika, Raitakari Olli, Hietala Jarmo, Lehtimäki Terho, Saarinen Aino
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A high genetic risk for schizophrenia, in complex interplay with environmental factors, has been suggested to explain population-level variation in personality traits among individuals who do not develop schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. We investigated, first, whether polygenic risk for schizophrenia (PRSscz) predicts Big Five personality traits in individuals, who have not developed non-affective...
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- Humans
- Male
- Female
- Schizophrenia
- Adult
- Multifactorial Inheritance
