GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment

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dc.contributor.authorRietveld, C.
dc.contributor.authorMedland, S.
dc.contributor.authorDerringer, J.
dc.contributor.authorYang, J.
dc.contributor.authorEsko, T.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, N.
dc.contributor.authorWestra, H.-J.
dc.contributor.authorShakhbazov, K.
dc.contributor.authorAbdellaoui, A.
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlbrecht, E.
dc.contributor.authorAlizadeh, B.
dc.contributor.authorAmin, N.
dc.contributor.authorBarnard, J.
dc.contributor.authorBaumeister, S.
dc.contributor.authorBenke, K.
dc.contributor.authorBielak, L.
dc.contributor.authorBoatman, J.
dc.contributor.authorBoyle, P.
dc.contributor.authorDavies, G.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractA genome-wide association study (GWAS) of educational attainment was conducted in a discovery sample of 101,069 individuals and a replication sample of 25,490. Three independent single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are genome-wide significant (rs9320913, rs11584700, rs4851266), and all three replicate. Estimated effects sizes are small (coefficient of determination R2 ≈ 0.02%), approximately 1 month of schooling per allele. A linear polygenic score from all measured SNPs accounts for ≈2% of the variance in both educational attainment and cognitive function. Genes in the region of the loci have previously been associated with health, cognitive, and central nervous system phenotypes, and bioinformatics analyses suggest the involvement of the anterior caudate nucleus. These findings provide promising candidate SNPs for follow-up work, and our effect size estimates can anchor power analyses in social-science genetics.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityCornelius A. Rietveld ... Lyle J. Palmer ... et al.
dc.identifier.citationScience, 2013; 340(6139):1467-1471
dc.identifier.doi10.1126/science.1235488
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075
dc.identifier.issn1095-9203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/88627
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1126/science.1235488
dc.subjectLifeLines Cohort Study
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectCognition
dc.subjectMultifactorial Inheritance
dc.subjectPolymorphism, Single Nucleotide
dc.subjectEducational Status
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectGenome-Wide Association Study
dc.subjectGenetic Loci
dc.subjectEndophenotypes
dc.titleGWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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