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Schizophrenia genetic variants are not associated with intelligence.
Psychological medicine - 1 Dec 2013
van Scheltinga A F Terwisscha, Bakker S C, van Haren N E M, Derks E M, Buizer-Voskamp J E, Cahn W, Ripke S, Ophoff R A, Kahn R S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is associated with lower pre-morbid intelligence (IQ) in addition to (pre-morbid) cognitive decline. Both schizophrenia and IQ are highly heritable traits. Therefore, we hypothesized that genetic variants associated with schizophrenia, including copy number variants (CNVs) and a polygenic schizophrenia (risk) score (PSS), may influence intelligence. METHOD: IQ was estimated with the...
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