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Genetic overlap and causality between depression and preterm birth: a large-scale genome-wide cross-trait analysis.
Psychological medicine - 25 Sept 2025
Zhang Min, Chen Xinzhen, Zhou Wenzheng, Zhou Niya, Zhang Cuihua, Yang Yunping, Li Qiyin, Ming Xin, Wu Yifu, Qi Hongbo, Zhou Wei
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BACKGROUND: Little is known regarding the shared genetic architecture underlying the phenotypic associations between depression and preterm birth (PTB). We aim to investigate the genetic overlap and causality of depression with PTB. METHODS: Leveraging summary statistics from the largest genome-wide association studies for broad depression (Ntotal = 807,533), major depression (Ntotal = 173,005), bipolar disorder...
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