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Study reveals a genetic overlap between childhood and adult mental health disorders

 ADHD in the News 2022-04-07


Hereditary factors are partly responsible for childhood anxiety and depression that persists into adulthood, according to University of Queensland researchers. In the largest study of its kind in the world, the genetics of 64,641 children, aged between 3 and 18 years, were analyzed using longitudinal data from the Early Genetics and Lifeforce Epidemiology consortium.

View Article: News Medical, April 7, 2022




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