Despite evidence of substantial comorbidity between psychiatric disorders and substance involvement, the extent to which common genetic factors contribute to their co-occurrence remains understudied. In the current study, we tested for associations between polygenic risk for psychiatric disorders and substance involvement (i.e., ranging from ever-use to severe dependence) among 2573 non-Hispanic European–American participants from the Study of Addiction: Genetics and Environment.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/associations-between-polygenic-risk-psychiatric-disorders-and-substance-involvement
[2] http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2016.00149/full
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/caitlin-e-carey
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/arpana-agrawal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kathleen-k-bucholz-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/frontiers-genetics
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mental-health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/narcotics
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
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