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Archie Campbell

B Benyamin

BH Smith

C Gale

Caroline Hayward

CM Calvin

CM Haworth

CM Lee

D Wechsler

David J. Porteous

E Whitley

G Davies

G. David Batty

GD Batty

Ian J. Deary

IJ Deary

J Yang

JC Raven

JM Starr

JM Sundet

JP Beauchamp

K Silventoinen

KL Gunderson

LJ Whalley

Lynne J. Hocking

M Trzaskowski

MC Keller

MD Lezak

Peter M. Visscher

Riccardo E. Marioni

S Macgregor

SH Lee

Shona M. Kerr

SM Kerr

TA Paajanen

Behavior Genetics

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Common Genetic Variants Explain the Majority of the Correlation Between Height and Intelligence: The Generation Scotland Study

Greater height and higher intelligence test scores are predictors of better health outcomes. Here, we used molecular (single-nucleotide polymorphism) data to estimate the genetic correlation between height and general intelligence (g) in 6,815 unrelated subjects (median age 57, IQR 49-63) from the Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study cohort. The phenotypic correlation between height and g was 0.16 (SE 0.01). The genetic correlation between height and g was 0.28 (SE 0.09) with a bivariate heritability estimate of 0.71. Understanding the molecular basis of the correlation between height and intelligence may help explain any shared role in determining health outcomes. This study identified a modest genetic correlation between height and intelligence with the majority of the phenotypic correlation being explained by shared genetic influences

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Common genetic variants explain the majority of the correlation between height and intelligence:the generation Scotland study

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Batty, G. David

Hayward, Caroline

Kerr, Shona M.

Campbell, Archie

Hocking, Lynne J.

Porteous, David J.

Visscher, Peter M.

Deary, Ian J.

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Common genetic variants explain the majority of the correlation between height and intelligence: The generation scotland study

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Scotland, Generation

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Height, wealth, and health: an overview with new data from three longitudinal studies.

Longitudinal cohort study of childhood IQ and survival up to age 76.

The heritability of general cognitive ability increases linearly from childhood to young adulthood.

Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2 (WTCCC2), Jaddoe

Common Genetic Variants Explain the Majority of the Correlation Between Height and Intelligence : The Generation Scotland Study

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Common Genetic Variants Explain the Majority of the Correlation Between Height and Intelligence : The Generation Scotland Study

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