Polygenic Scores Predict the Development of Alcohol and Nicotine Use Problems from Adolescence through Young Adulthood
Joseph D. Deak, D. Angus Clark, Mengzhen Liu, Jonathan D. Schaefer, Seon Kyeong Jang, C. Emily Durbin, William G. Iacono, Matt K. McGue, Scott I. Vrieze, Brian M. Hicks
This study shows that polygenic scores for drinking and smoking predict alcohol and nicotine use problems from adolescence to young adulthood, with smoking PGS also capturing broader genetic liability for substance use.
Addiction · Sep 30, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetics