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Genome-wide association studies establish that human intelligence is highly heritable and polygenic

Molecular Psychiatry · 2011 · Vol. 16(10) · pp. 996–1005

Gail Davies✉(University of Edinburgh)Albert Tenesa(University of Edinburgh)Antony Payton(University of Manchester)Jian Yang(QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute)Sarah E. Harris(University of Edinburgh)David C. Liewald(University of Edinburgh)Xiayi Ke(University of Aberdeen)Stéphanie Le Hellard(University of Bergen)A. Christoforou(University of Bergen)Michelle Luciano(University of Edinburgh)Kevin A. McGhee(University of Edinburgh)Lorna M. Lopez(University of Edinburgh)Alan J. Gow(University of Edinburgh)Janie Corley(University of Edinburgh)Paul Redmond(University of Edinburgh)Helen Fox(University of Aberdeen)Paul Haggarty(University of Aberdeen)Lawrence J. Whalley(University of Aberdeen)Geraldine McNeill(University of Aberdeen)Michael E. Goddard(University of Melbourne)Thomas Espeseth(University of Oslo)Astri J. Lundervold(University of Bergen)Ivar Reinvang(University of Oslo)Andrew Pickles(University of Manchester)Vidar M. Steen(Haukeland University Hospital)William Ollier(University of Manchester)David J. Porteous(Western General Hospital)M.A. Horan(Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust)John M. Starr(Royal Victoria Hospital)Neil Pendleton(Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust)Peter M. Visscher(University of Edinburgh)Ian J. Deary(University of Edinburgh)

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Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Cognitive Abilities and Testing Genetics and Neurodevelopmental DisordersHeritabilitySingle-nucleotide polymorphismBiologyGenetic associationGenetic variationGeneticsGenome-wide association studyLinkage disequilibriumGenetic architectureQuantitative trait locus

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildFemaleHumansIntelligenceLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedReference ValuesCohort StudiesGenome, HumanQuantitative Trait, Heritable