Identification of risk loci with shared effects on five major psychiatric disorders: a genome-wide analysis

Cross-Disorder Group of the Psychiatric Genomics, C., Jim van Os, Inez Germeys, Don Linszen, A. Reif

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Abstract

Background findings from family and twin studies suggest that genetic contributions to psychiatric disorders do not in all cases map to present diagnostic categories. We aimed to identify specific variants underlying genetic effects shared between the five disorders in the psychiatric genomics consortium: autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1371-1379
JournalLancet
Volume381
Issue number9875
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Apr 2013

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