Polygenic Risk for Depression Increases Risk of Ischemic Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—Higher polygenic risk for major depressive disorder is associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke overall and with small artery occlusion. Additional associations with ischemic stroke subtypes differed by ancestry.

Source: Stroke - February 26, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Qibin Qi, Tushar Dave, Braxton D. Mitchell, Rebecca D. Jackson, Simin Liu, Ki Park, Joel Salinas, Erin C. Dunn, Enrique C. Leira, Huichun Xu, Kathleen Ryan, Jordan W. Smoller Tags: Etiology, Mental Health, Genetic, Association Studies, Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research