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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Genetics
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Risk preference is increasingly linked to schizophrenia, but the causal direction remains unclear.
  • Understanding this relationship is crucial for developing targeted interventions.
  • Previous studies have shown associations, necessitating causal inference methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the potential bidirectional causal relationship between risk preference and schizophrenia using Mendelian randomization.
  • To leverage large-scale genome-wide association study (GWAS) data for robust genetic analysis.
  • To provide evidence for the etiological connection between genetic risk preference and schizophrenia.

Main Methods:

  • Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis utilizing summary statistics from large GWAS datasets.
  • Employed weighted median (WM), inverse variance weighted (IVW), and MR-Egger methods to estimate causal effects.
  • Utilized GWAS data for risk preference (N=939,908) and schizophrenia (N=320,404) from European ancestry cohorts.

Main Results:

  • MR analysis indicated that genetic liability to higher risk preference causally increases the onset of schizophrenia (OR=2.84).
  • Conversely, genetic liability to schizophrenia was associated with increased risk preference (OR=1.11).
  • Robust evidence supports a bidirectional interaction between risk preference and schizophrenia.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides robust evidence for a bidirectional causal relationship between risk preference and schizophrenia.
  • Findings suggest that genetic factors influence both traits, highlighting a complex interplay.
  • Early identification and intervention for individuals with heightened risk preference may improve schizophrenia prognosis.