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Cannabis use and risk of schizophrenia: a Mendelian randomization study

Abstract

ABSTRACT Cannabis use is observationally associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia, however whether the relationship is causal is not known. To determine the nature of the association between cannabis use on risk of schizophrenia using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, we used ten genetic variants previously identified to associate with cannabis use in 32,330 individuals. Genetic variants were used in a MR analyses of the …

Authors

Vaucher J; Keating BJ; Lasserre AM; Gan W; Lyall DM; Ward J; Smith DJ; Pell JP; Sattar N; Paré G

DOI

10.1101/092015

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bioRxiv