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Investigating Bidirectional Causal Relationships Between Imaging-Derived Brain Phenotypes and Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorder: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Addiction biology - 1 Jun 2026
Lu Liqin, Zhuang Guoxin, Deng Jue, Huang Siheng, Meng Liang, Li Fenglan, Zhu Xiaoli
Abstract excerpt
Despite sedative-hypnotic use disorder (SHUD) being a major public health priority due to its high abuse liability, the underlying causal neurobiological mechanisms of individual susceptibility remain largely unknown. We conducted a large-scale, bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study utilizing genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary statistics for 3935 brain imaging-derived phenotypes...
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