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Niki Akbarian

Centre for Addiction and Mental HealthORCID 0009-0008-4552-5958Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprintAug 4, 2026

Investigating the Causal Relationship between Neuroticism and Alzheimer's Disease Using Mendelian Randomization and the Mediating Role of Modifiable Risk Factors

Niki Akbarian, Mahbod Ebrahimi, Fernanda C. Dos Santos…·James L. Kennedy

This study uses Mendelian randomization and mediation analysis to show that neuroticism's link to Alzheimer's disease is mediated by modifiable factors like depression, hypertension, and alcohol consumption, rather than being causal.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.01.26359481

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