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Childhood intelligence is heritable, highly polygenic and associated with FNBP1L.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Feb 2014
Benyamin B, Pourcain Bst, Davis O S, Davies G, Hansell N K, Brion M-J A, Kirkpatrick R M, Cents R A M, Franić S, Miller M B, Haworth C M A, Meaburn E, Price T S, Evans D M, Timpson N, Kemp J, Ring S, McArdle W, Medland S E, Yang J, Harris S E, Liewald D C, Scheet P, Xiao X, Hudziak J J, de Geus E J C, Jaddoe V W V, Starr J M, Verhulst F C, Pennell C, Tiemeier H, Iacono W G, Palmer L J, Montgomery G W, Martin N G, Boomsma D I, Posthuma D, McGue M, Wright M J, Davey Smith G, Deary I J, Plomin R, Visscher P M
Abstract excerpt
Intelligence in childhood, as measured by psychometric cognitive tests, is a strong predictor of many important life outcomes, including educational attainment, income, health and lifespan. Results from twin, family and adoption studies are consistent with general intelligence being highly heritable and genetically stable throughout the life course. No robustly associated genetic loci or variants for childhood...
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