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Comment
. 2023 Sep 11:46:e215.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X2200245X.

Taking a lifespan approach to polygenic scores

Eloise W Freitag  1 , Caroline M Kelsey  2
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Comment

Taking a lifespan approach to polygenic scores

Eloise W Freitag et al. Behav Brain Sci. .

Abstract

This commentary is a call to action for researchers to create and use genome-wide association studies (GWASs) with previously missed age groups (e.g., infancy, elderly), which will improve our ability to ask important developmental questions using genetic data to trace pathways across the lifespan.

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