Potential bias in genetic correlations

Science. 2022 Nov 18;378(6621):709-710. doi: 10.1126/science.ade8002. Epub 2022 Nov 17.

Authors

Andrew D Grotzinger^{1

2}, Matthew C Keller^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
² Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.

Abstract

Mating patterns across two traits can inflate estimates of genetic overlap.

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MeSH terms

Bias
Genome-Wide Association Study*
Humans
Multifactorial Inheritance*
Phenotype
Reproduction / genetics

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