Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

RT @timothycbates: 1.1 million people, 10s of millions of SNPs… The neuronal story of Educational Attainment summed in @eawilloughby figure…

RT @sapinker: PDF of the article available here: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educationa…

RT @StuartJRitchie: It's here! A genome-wide association study for educational attainment in Nature Genetics, including 1.1 million (!!!) p…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @cfchabris: Very happy to be one of the 80 authors of this new study, years in the making and finally published today: "Gene discovery a…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

Incredible stratification of educational attainment by polygenic score. ~50% college completion rate for the top 20% of genetic "risk" to ~10% college completion rate in the bottom 20%. From: @NatureGenet https://t.co/GAdeVyQaXm https://t.co/1JDQbX98GT

https://t.co/X3l59SHPfd

RT @hceconomics: "Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million ind…

RT @StuartJRitchie: It's here! A genome-wide association study for educational attainment in Nature Genetics, including 1.1 million (!!!) p…

RT @BioTay: Han encontrado 1.271 variantes genéticas ligadas al nivel educativo alcanzado, predicen en un 11% dicho nivel (con 1,1 millones…

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @BioTay: Han encontrado 1.271 variantes genéticas ligadas al nivel educativo alcanzado, predicen en un 11% dicho nivel (con 1,1 millones…

RT @timothycbates: 1.1 million people, 10s of millions of SNPs… The neuronal story of Educational Attainment summed in @eawilloughby figure…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @sapinker: PDF of the article available here: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educationa…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @StuartJRitchie: It's here! A genome-wide association study for educational attainment in Nature Genetics, including 1.1 million (!!!) p…

Fascinating https://t.co/HzfE2C1aeU

RT @cecilejanssens: Researchers, if you don't want people to think that your polygenic risk score can be used for prediction, then don't wr…

RT @cecilejanssens: Researchers, if you don't want people to think that your polygenic risk score can be used for prediction, then don't wr…

RT @robbeewedow: Our new paper on the genetics of educational attainment was published today in Nature Genetics! With James Lee @AysuOkbay…

RT @IBG_CUBoulder: IBG training program graduate, @robbeewedow and IBG Faculty Fellow @jasondboardman coauthor major new study on the gen…

RT @AysuOkbay: "Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million indiv…

RT @BioTay: Han encontrado 1.271 variantes genéticas ligadas al nivel educativo alcanzado, predicen en un 11% dicho nivel (con 1,1 millones…

The newly published paper: https://t.co/TRHnmqaJeb

"Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals" by @kthom25964167, Daniel Benjamin, David Cesarini et al. via @NatureGenet https://t.co/jG8OWYtW5m https://t.co/hKZ2Jadu1Y

RT @timothycbates: 1.1 million people, 10s of millions of SNPs… The neuronal story of Educational Attainment summed in @eawilloughby figure…

#Genetics discovery and polygenic prediction from a #genome-wide association study of #educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals https://t.co/KOs9LSfTcB

RT @AysuOkbay: "Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million indiv…

RT @mediasee: Million-person study finds gene patterns linked to how long people stay in school. What OTHER genetic links might be discover…

https://t.co/AaznBSyIDa

RT @lamichaelson: Kudos to @robbeewedow and co-authors for balanced treatment of the results and implications of their study. No easy feat…

Kudos to @robbeewedow and co-authors for balanced treatment of the results and implications of their study. No easy feat when it comes to polygenic prediction models of high-profile behavioral outcomes like education attainment. Link to article: https://t.

RT @IBG_CUBoulder: IBG training program graduate, @robbeewedow and IBG Faculty Fellow @jasondboardman coauthor major new study on the gen…

RT @DrMJoyner: 1) See scattergram in this https://t.co/IHeQj2bHWH 2) the points raised in the 2nd para of discussion in paper 3) All kids n…

RT @DrMJoyner: 1) See scattergram in this https://t.co/IHeQj2bHWH 2) the points raised in the 2nd para of discussion in paper 3) All kids n…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @cfchabris: Very happy to be one of the 80 authors of this new study, years in the making and finally published today: "Gene discovery a…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @cecilejanssens: Researchers, if you don't want people to think that your polygenic risk score can be used for prediction, then don't wr…

RT @EricTopol: It's @carlzimmer vs @edyong209 for the best educational attainment GWAS interpretation :-) CZ: https://t.co/81koGNSnjT @NYTS…

RT @BioTay: Han encontrado 1.271 variantes genéticas ligadas al nivel educativo alcanzado, predicen en un 11% dicho nivel (con 1,1 millones…

1) See scattergram in this https://t.co/IHeQj2bHWH 2) the points raised in the 2nd para of discussion in paper 3) All kids need healthy & enriched environment from day 1 4) most people can improve dramatically at most things. Risk is seeing GRS as des

RT @StuartJRitchie: It's here! A genome-wide association study for educational attainment in Nature Genetics, including 1.1 million (!!!) p…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @BioTay: Han encontrado 1.271 variantes genéticas ligadas al nivel educativo alcanzado, predicen en un 11% dicho nivel (con 1,1 millones…

@DrMJoyner https://t.co/2vXEyPDsBx

RT @StuartJRitchie: It's here! A genome-wide association study for educational attainment in Nature Genetics, including 1.1 million (!!!) p…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @rjhaier: Congratulations to all who worked on this landmark project that advances the genetic story of intelligence! Now who will be th…

https://t.co/3xBYyQQwgn: as sample sizes get larger... predictors will attain non-trivial lev-els of predictive power. However..imperfect genetic correlation across cohorts will be the norm for phenotypes, such as educational attain-ment, that are environm

RT @IBG_CUBoulder: IBG training program graduate, @robbeewedow and IBG Faculty Fellow @jasondboardman coauthor major new study on the gen…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @IBG_CUBoulder: IBG training program graduate, @robbeewedow and IBG Faculty Fellow @jasondboardman coauthor major new study on the gen…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @EricTopol: It's @carlzimmer vs @edyong209 for the best educational attainment GWAS interpretation :-) CZ: https://t.co/81koGNSnjT @NYTS…

RT @patrick_j_short: Giant GWAS of educational attainment published a long FAQ alongside the study. This is such a great way to get findin…

Giant GWAS of educational attainment published a long FAQ alongside the study. This is such a great way to get findings to a wider audience and (hopefully) prevent some media overreaching!! https://t.co/4Aq0iFS8R7 https://t.co/JwV65PRgyo

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

Also mention that the authors highlighted that this study provides no policy lessons or practical advise! https://t.co/ThfCTibIUI

IBG training program graduate, @robbeewedow and IBG Faculty Fellow @jasondboardman coauthor major new study on the genetics of educational attainment: https://t.co/W0nP4u0DMW

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

RT @23andMeResearch: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a #GWAS of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals 🆕23andMe co…

Oh shit. How stupid and racist to even think of screening based on genes . Scientifical Brahmanism for 21st century. Arguments further on this thread is worser than this tweet. https://t.co/rOJtBONjfq

RT @eawilloughby: The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Fu…

@silParacchini for when you're back. https://t.co/ZkNw4mpRO2

The diagram that I created for Lee et al. (2018) on genetic variants associated with education and cognitive ability. (Full text: https://t.co/cqtZu81vbO) Synapse in action, and the role of 59 genes prioritized in the GWAS. Amazingly cool... Literally the

RT @Emilydsw: Using DNA alone (a genome-wide polygenic score) it is now possible to predict 11-13% of the variance in educational attainmen…

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @cfchabris: Very happy to be one of the 80 authors of this new study, years in the making and finally published today: "Gene discovery a…

RT @mtraylor_: I have mixed feelings about these social science genetic studies but there is no denying they have come of age. In this pape…

#Genetic determination of how long we #study? https://t.co/xY2k2Ezl8c #nature #population

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

New research shows that genes explain about 10% of the variation in how far individuals go with their education: https://t.co/JqMmI4pBTM via @techreview

RT @EricTopol: It's @carlzimmer vs @edyong209 for the best educational attainment GWAS interpretation :-) CZ: https://t.co/81koGNSnjT @NYTS…

RT @PsychRes: a new @thessgac study explored genetic factors related to educational attainment in >1Million individuals ($) https://t.co/Rn…

Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1m https://t.co/WPUesDGfQ3

RT @AysuOkbay: "Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million indiv…

RT @BioTay: Han encontrado 1.271 variantes genéticas ligadas al nivel educativo alcanzado, predicen en un 11% dicho nivel (con 1,1 millones…

RT @kellyjnielsen: Setting aside that this study predicts almost nothing about educational attainment (which should be the headline in any…

RT @timothycbates: 1.1 million people, 10s of millions of SNPs… The neuronal story of Educational Attainment summed in @eawilloughby figure…

RT @EricTopol: It's @carlzimmer vs @edyong209 for the best educational attainment GWAS interpretation :-) CZ: https://t.co/81koGNSnjT @NYTS…

RT @EricTopol: It's @carlzimmer vs @edyong209 for the best educational attainment GWAS interpretation :-) CZ: https://t.co/81koGNSnjT @NYTS…

RT @EricTopol: It's @carlzimmer vs @edyong209 for the best educational attainment GWAS interpretation :-) CZ: https://t.co/81koGNSnjT @NYTS…

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

@techreview : "Million-person study finds gene patterns linked to how long people stay in school" #MIT #Nature #Genetics https://t.co/5WIu853ivq

“Any practical response—individual or policy-level—to this or similar research would be extremely premature and unsupported by the science,” write the authors of a study linking genetics and education potential. Read the study https://t.co/JSlvkFoBcP FAQ:

RT @sapinker: New study by my former PhD student James Lee (+ 80 et al's) finds >1000 genetic variants which collectively predict a big chu…

RT @CatlinNyaa: A new study finds 1,200 genetic variations related to educational attainment with a massive sample size spanning 15 countri…

RT @cfchabris: Very happy to be one of the 80 authors of this new study, years in the making and finally published today: "Gene discovery a…

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @John_J_McGrath: Peter Visscher FRS talks about the genetic correlates of educational achievement. FULL LECTURE here https://t.co/qlmkf…

RT @NatureGenet: Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million indi…

RT @EricTopol: It's @carlzimmer vs @edyong209 for the best educational attainment GWAS interpretation :-) CZ: https://t.co/81koGNSnjT @NYTS…