The relationship between cannabis and schizophrenia: a genetically informed perspective

EC Johnson, AS Hatoum, JD Deak, R Polimanti… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims While epidemiological studies support a role for heavy, high‐
potency cannabis use on first‐episode psychosis, genetic models of causation suggest …

Cannabis use and risk of schizophrenia: a Mendelian randomization study

J Vaucher, BJ Keating, AM Lasserre, W Gan… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Cannabis use is observationally associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia, but
whether the relationship is causal is not known. Using a genetic approach, we took 10 …

Associations between cannabis use, polygenic liability for schizophrenia, and cannabis-related experiences in a sample of cannabis users

EC Johnson, SMC Colbert, PW Jeffries… - Schizophrenia …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Hypothesis Risk for cannabis use and schizophrenia is influenced
in part by genetic factors, and there is evidence that genetic risk for schizophrenia is …

Genetic predisposition to schizophrenia associated with increased use of cannabis

RA Power, KJH Verweij, M Zuhair… - Molecular …, 2014 - nature.com
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide. With debate surrounding the
legalization and control of use, investigating its health risks has become a pressing area of …

Genetic association between schizophrenia and cannabis use

KJH Verweij, A Abdellaoui, MG Nivard, AS Cort… - Drug and alcohol …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and aim Previous studies have shown a relationship between schizophrenia
and cannabis use. As both traits are substantially heritable, a shared genetic liability could …

Assessing causality in associations between cannabis use and schizophrenia risk: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

SH Gage, HJ Jones, S Burgess, J Bowden… - Psychological …, 2017 - cambridge.org
BackgroundObservational associations between cannabis and schizophrenia are well
documented, but ascertaining causation is more challenging. We used Mendelian …

Cannabis use and genetic predisposition for schizophrenia: a case-control study

W Veling, JP Mackenbach, J Van Os… - Psychological …, 2008 - cambridge.org
BackgroundCannabis use may be a risk factor for schizophrenia. Part of this association
may be explained by genotype–environment interaction, and part of it by genotype …

GWAS of lifetime cannabis use reveals new risk loci, genetic overlap with psychiatric traits, and a causal effect of schizophrenia liability

JA Pasman, KJH Verweij, Z Gerring, S Stringer… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Cannabis use is a heritable trait that has been associated with adverse mental health
outcomes. In the largest genome-wide association study (GWAS) for lifetime cannabis use to …

Genome-wide identification of the shared genetic basis of cannabis and cigarette smoking and schizophrenia implicates NCAM1 and neuronal abnormality

W Song, GN Lin, S Yu, M Zhao - Psychiatry Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Confirming the existence and composition of the shared genetic basis of
Schizophrenia and cannabis and cigarette smoking has critical values for the clinical …

Genetic correlation between smoking behaviors and schizophrenia

SM Hartz, AC Horton, DB Hancock, TB Baker… - Schizophrenia …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nicotine dependence is highly comorbid with schizophrenia, and the etiology of the
comorbidity is unknown. To determine whether there is a genetic correlation of smoking …