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Multi-polygenic score prediction of mathematics, reading, and language abilities independent of general cognitive ability.
Molecular psychiatry - 1 Feb 2025
Procopio Francesca, Liao Wangjingyi, Rimfeld Kaili, Malanchini Margherita, von Stumm Sophie, Allegrini Andrea G, Plomin Robert
Abstract excerpt
Specific cognitive abilities (SCA) correlate genetically about 0.50, which underpins general cognitive ability (g), but it also means that there is considerable genetic specificity. If g is not controlled, then genomic prediction of specific cognitive abilities is not truly specific because they are all perfused with g. Here, we investigated the heritability of mathematics, reading, and language ability...
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