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Identification of Gene Loci That Overlap Between Schizophrenia and Educational Attainment.
Schizophrenia bulletin - 1 May 2017
Le Hellard Stéphanie, Wang Yunpeng, Witoelar Aree, Zuber Verena, Bettella Francesco, Hugdahl Kenneth, Espeseth Thomas, Steen Vidar M, Melle Ingrid, Desikan Rahul, Schork Andrew J, Thompson Wesley K, Dale Anders M, Djurovic Srdjan, Andreassen Ole A
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence for genetic overlap between cognitive abilities and schizophrenia (SCZ), and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) demonstrate that both SCZ and general cognitive abilities have a strong polygenic component with many single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) each with a small effect. Here we investigated the shared genetic architecture between SCZ and educational attainment, which is regarded as a...
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