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Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
- Okbay, Aysu;
- Beauchamp, Jonathan P;
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- Lee, James J;
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- Lehrer, Steven F;
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- McGue, Matt;
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17671Abstract
A genome-wide association study in 293,723 individuals identifies 74 genetic variants associated with educational attainment, which, although only explaining a small proportion of the variation in educational attainment, highlights candidate genes and pathways for further study.
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