Polygenic scores: prediction versus explanation.

Abstract excerpt

During the past decade, polygenic scores have become a fast-growing area of research in the behavioural sciences. The ability to directly assess people's genetic propensities has transformed research by making it possible to add genetic predictors of traits to any study. The value of polygenic scores in the behavioural sciences rests on using inherited DNA differences to predict, from birth, common disorders and...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Brain
• Share to Genome-Wide Association Study
• Share to Genotype