Research Letter: PTSD has shared polygenic contributions with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in women

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 669-671

  Sumner, J A ^a,b   Duncan, L ^c,d   Ratanatharathorn, A ^b,e   Roberts, A L ^b   Koenen, K C ^b,c,d  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961115252     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291715002135     Document Type: Letter

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