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FAQs for “Polygenic prediction within and between families from a 3-million-person GWAS of educational attainment”
This document provides information about the following study: Okbay et al. (2022). “Polygenic prediction within and between families from a 3-million-person GWAS of educational attainment.” Nature Genetics.
The document was written by Daniel Benjamin, David Laibson, Michelle N. Meyer, and Patrick Turley. It draws from and builds on the FAQs for earlier SSGAC papers. It has the following sections:
- Background
- Study design and results
- Social and ethical implications of the study
- Appendices
For clarifications or additional questions, please contact Daniel Benjamin (daniel.benjamin@gmail.com).
FAQ's for "Resource Profile and User Guide of the Polygenic Index Repository"
This document provides information about the study:
Becker et al. (2021). “Resource Profile and User Guide of the Polygenic Index Repository.” Nature Human Behaviour.
The document was prepared by Daniel Benjamin, David Laibson, Michelle N. Meyer, and Patrick Turley. It draws from and builds on the FAQs for earlier SSGAC papers. It has the following sections:
- Background
- Study design and results
- Social and ethical implications of the study
- Appendices
For clarifications or additional questions, please contact Daniel Benjamin (daniel.benjamin@gmail.com).
FAQs for “Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences”
This document provides information about the study:
Karlsson Linnér et al. 2019. “Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences.” Nature Genetics.
The document was prepared by Jonathan P. Beauchamp, Daniel J. Benjamin, Richard Karlsson Linnér, Philipp D. Koellinger, and Michelle N. Meyer. It draws from and builds on the FAQs for earlier SSGAC papers. It has the following sections:
- Background
- Study design and results
- Social and ethical implications of the study
- Appendices
For clarifications or additional questions, please contact Jonathan P. Beauchamp (jonathan.pierre.beauchamp@gmail.com).
FAQs for “Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a 1.1-million-person GWAS of educational attainment”
This document provides information about the study:
Lee et al. (2018). “Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a 1.1-million-person GWAS of educational attainment.” Nature Genetics.
The document was prepared by Daniel J. Benjamin, David Cesarini, Christopher F. Chabris, Philipp D. Koellinger, David Laibson, Michelle N. Meyer, Aysu Okbay, Patrick Turley, Peter M. Visscher, and Meghan Zacher. It draws from and builds on the FAQs for earlier SSGAC papers. It has the following sections:
- Background
- Study design and results
- Social and ethical implications of the study
- Appendices
For clarifications or additional questions, please contact Daniel Benjamin (daniel.benjamin@gmail.com).
FAQs for "Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment"
This description of the Nature paper “Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment” includes the following information:
- Background: authorship, goals, definition of “educational attainment,” previous research
- Study design and results: genes, variants, and biology linked to educational attainment
- Social implications of the study: potential use in medical research and in policy
- Appendices: quality-control measures, further reading and references
The document was prepared by Daniel J. Benjamin, David Cesarini, Christopher F. Chabris, Philipp D. Koellinger, David Laibson, Michelle N. Meyer, and Peter M. Visscher. It draws from and builds on the FAQs for earlier SSGAC papers. For clarifications or additional questions, please contact (daniel.benjamin@gmail.com).
FAQs for "Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses"
The document was prepared by Daniel J. Benjamin, David Cesarini, Mark A. Fontana, Philipp D. Koellinger, David Laibson, Michelle N. Meyer, and Patrick Turley.
For clarifications or additional questions, please contact: Daniel Benjamin (daniel.benjamin@gmail.com).
FAQs about “Common Genetic Variants Associated with Cognitive Performance Identified Using Proxy-Phenotype Method”
The document was prepared by Daniel J. Benjamin, David Cesarini, Christopher F. Chabris, Philipp D. Koellinger, David Laibson, Michelle N. Meyer, and Niels Rietveld.
For clarifications or additional questions, please contact: Daniel Benjamin (daniel.benjamin@gmail.com).
FAQs about “GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment”
The document was prepared by Daniel J. Benjamin, Mary Carmichael, David Cesarini, Christopher F. Chabris,Philipp D. Koellinger, David Laibson, Michelle N. Meyer, and Peter M. Visscher.
For clarifications or additional questions, please contact: Daniel Benjamin (daniel.benjamin@gmail.com), David Cesarini (dac12@nyu.edu), Philipp Koellinger (p.d.koellinger@vu.nl), or Peter Visscher (peter.visscher@uq.edu.au).