Do genetic risk scores for body mass index predict risk of phobic anxiety? Evidence for a shared genetic risk factor.

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Published in Psychol Med on May 28, 2014

Authors

S Walter1, M M Glymour1, K Koenen2, L Liang3, E J Tchetgen Tchetgen3, M Cornelis4, S-C Chang1, M Rewak1, E Rimm3, I Kawachi1, L D Kubzansky1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences,Harvard School of Public Health,Boston, MA,USA.
2: Mailman School of Public Health,Columbia University,New York, NY,USA.
3: Department of Epidemiology,Harvard School of Public Health,Boston, MA,USA.
4: Department of Nutrition,Harvard School of Public Health,Boston, MA,USA.

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