Maternal effects as causes of risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder

While genetic variation has a known impact on the risk for obsessive ‐compulsive disorder (OCD), there is also evidence that there are maternal components to this risk. Here, we partition sources of variation, namely direct genetic and maternal genetic effects, on risk for OCD.

Source: Biological Psychiatry - January 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Behrang Mahjani, Lambertus Klei, Christina M. Hultman, Henrik Larsson, Bernie Devlin, Joseph D. Buxbaum, Sven Sandin, Dorothy E. Grice Tags: Archival Report Source Type: research