Assessing the evidence for shared genetic risks across psychiatric disorders and traits

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2018, Pages 1759-1774

  Martin, Joanna ^a,b   Taylor, Mark J ^a   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

genetic correlation; genetics; GWAS; pleiotropy; twin studies

Indexed keywords

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE;

EID: 85050682831     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291717003440     Document Type: Review

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