Leveraging genetics to improve Body Mass Index increase prediction in the first-episode of psychosis
Gerard Muntané, Javier Vázquez-Bourgón, Ester Sada, Lourdes Martorell, Sergi Papiol, Elena Bosch, Arcadi Navarro, Benedicto Crespo‐Facorro, Elisabet Vilella
This study uses polygenic risk scores to predict BMI increase in first-episode psychosis patients, finding shared genetic variants between schizophrenia and BMI contribute significantly to the prediction.
medRxiv · Feb 15, 2022 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine