Assessing causality in associations between cannabis use and schizophrenia risk: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 971-980

  Gage, S H ^a   Jones, H J ^a   Burgess, S ^b   Bowden, J ^a,b   Davey Smith, G ^a   Zammit, S ^a,c   Munafo M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cannabis; genetics; Mendelian randomization; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS USE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MARIJUANA USE; MENDELIAN RANDOMIZATION ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 85001759335     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291716003172     Document Type: Article

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