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| Title |
Genetic etiology of cannabis use
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Addiction Biology, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00478.x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karin J. H. Verweij, Anna A. E. Vinkhuyzen, Beben Benyamin, Michael T. Lynskey, Lydia Quaye, Arpana Agrawal, Scott D. Gordon, Grant W. Montgomery, A. F. Madden Pamela, Andrew C. Heath, Timothy D. Spector, Nicholas G. Martin, Sarah E. Medland |
| Abstract |
While initiation of cannabis use is around 40% heritable, not much is known about the underlying genetic aetiology. Here, we meta-analysed two genome-wide association studies of initiation of cannabis use with > 10 000 individuals. None of the genetic variants reached genome-wide significance. We also performed a gene-based association test, which also revealed no significant effects of individual genes. Finally, we estimated that only approximately 6% of the variation in cannabis initiation is due to common genetic variants. Future genetic studies using larger sample sizes and different methodologies (including sequencing) might provide more insight in the complex genetic aetiology of cannabis use. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 63 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 19% |
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 25% |
| Unknown | 10 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 15 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 July 2018.
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#7,304,457
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Outputs from Addiction Biology
#477
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#49,464
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Outputs of similar age from Addiction Biology
#6
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