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Genome-wide pleiotropic analysis identifies shared genetic architecture within the cognition-immune nexus.
Translational psychiatry - 1 Jul 2026
Yu Tong, Zhao Guorui, Zhang Yuyanan, Sun Yaoyao, Lu Zhe, Yuan Rui, Zhu Yunqing, Kang Zhewei, Feng Xiaoyang, Sun Junyuan, Guo Jing, Yang Yang, Yue Weihua
Abstract excerpt
Increasing evidence supports associations between cognitive function and autoimmune disorders, yet the underlying genetic mechanisms remain unclear. Using large-scale genome-wide association statistics for seven cognitive traits and fifteen autoimmune disorders, together with two independent cohorts comprising 522 healthy individuals and 80 patients with schizophrenia, we performed multi-level pleiotropic...
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- Humans
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genetic Pleiotropy
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Schizophrenia
- Cognition
