Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Polygenic contribution to the relationship of loneliness and social isolation with schizophrenia

  • Álvaro Andreu-Bernabeu,
  • Covadonga M. Díaz-Caneja,
  • Javier Costas,
  • Lucía De Hoyos,
  • Carol Stella,
  • Xaquín Gurriarán,
  • Clara Alloza,
  • Lourdes Fañanás,
  • Julio Bobes,
  • Ana González-Pinto,
  • Benedicto Crespo-Facorro,
  • Lourdes Martorell,
  • Elisabet Vilella,
  • Gerard Muntané,
  • Juan Nacher,
  • María Dolores Molto,
  • Eduardo Jesús Aguilar,
  • Mara Parellada,
  • Celso Arango,
  • Javier González-Peñas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27598-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Loneliness and social isolation (LNL-ISO) are associated with schizophrenia. Here the authors demonstrate the role of shared heritability, bidirectional causal relationships and significant differences by sex, illustrating the genomic footprint of social isolation on schizophrenia.