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Dissecting the Shared Genetic Architecture of Suicide Attempt, Psychiatric Diso...
Mullins, Niamh; Kang, JooEun; Campos, Adrian I; Coleman, Jonathan R I; Edwards, Alexis C; Galfalvy, Hanga; Levey, Daniel F; Lori, AdrianaBackground: Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and nonfatal suicide attempts, which occur far more frequently, are a major source of disability and social and economic burden. Both have substantial genetic etiology, which is partially shared and partially distinct from that of related psychiatric disorders. Methods: We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 29,782 suicide attempt (SA) c...
Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset ...
Silventoinen, Karri; Jelenkovic, Aline; Sund, Reijo; Hur, Yoon-Mi; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Honda, Chika; Hjelmborg, Jacob vB; Möller, Sören; Ooki, SyuichiBackground: Both genetic and environmental factors are known to affect body mass index (BMI), but detailed understanding of how their effects differ during childhood and adolescence is lacking. Objectives: We analyzed the genetic and environmental contribu tions to BMI variation from infancy to early adulthood and the ways they differ by sex and geographic regions representing high (North America and Australia)...