A sequence variant associating with educational attainment also affects childhood cognition

A sequence variant associating with educational attainment also affects childhood cognition

Only a few common variants in the sequence of the genome have been shown to impact cognitive traits. Here we demonstrate that polygenic scores of educational attainment predict specific aspects of childhood cognition, as measured with IQ. Recently, three sequence variants were shown to associate wit...

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Main Authors: Gunnarsson, Bjarni, Jónsdóttir, Guðrún A., Björnsdóttir, Gyða, Konte, Bettina, Sulem, Patrick, Kristmundsdóttir, Snædís, Kehr, Birte, Gústafsson, Ómar, Helgason, Hannes, Iordache, Paul D., Ólafsson, Sigurgeir, Frigge, Michael L., Þorleifsson, Guðmar, Arnarsdóttir, Sunna, Stefánsdóttir, Berglind, Giegling, Ina, Djurovic, Srdjan, Sundet, Kjetil S., Espeseth, Thomas, Melle, Ingrid, Hartmann, Annette M., Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur, Kong, Augustine, Guðbjartsson, Daníel F., Ettinger, Ulrich, Andreassen, Ole A., Dan Rujescu, Halldórsson, Jónas G., Stefánsson, Hreinn, Halldórsson, Bjarni V., Stefánsson, Kári
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095652/

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