Genetic overlap and causal associations between smoking behaviours and mental health

Abstract Cigarette smoking is a modifiable behaviour associated with mental health. We investigated the degree of genetic overlap between smoking behaviours and psychiatric traits and disorders, and whether genetic associations exist beyond genetic influences shared with confounding variables (canna...

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Main Authors: Wikus Barkhuizen, Frank Dudbridge, Angelica Ronald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93962-7