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ArticleJournal of human genetics2018

Nature vs. nurture in human sociality: multi-level genomic analyses of social conformity.

Biqing Chen, Zijian Zhu, Yingying Wang, Xiaohu Ding, Xiaobo Guo, Mingguang He, Wan Fang, Qin Zhou, Shanbi Zhou, Han Lei and 6 more

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Article in Journal of human genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Biqing ChenPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1443-1023
Zijian ZhuPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
Yingying WangPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
Xiaohu DingState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510060, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaobo GuoDepartment of Statistical Science, School of Mathematics, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510275, Guangzhou, China.
Mingguang HeState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 510060, Guangzhou, China.
Wan FangPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China.
Qin ZhouCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, 400016, Chongqing, China.
Shanbi ZhouUniversity-Town Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, 401331, Chongqing, China.
Han LeiCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, 400016, Chongqing, China.
Ailong HuangCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, 400016, Chongqing, China.
Tingmei ChenCollege of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, 400016, Chongqing, China.
Dongsheng NiMOE Key Laboratory of Medical Diagnostics, Division of Molecular Nephrology and Creative Training Center for Undergraduates, College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, 400016, Chongqing, China.
Yuping GuMOE Key Laboratory of Medical Diagnostics, Division of Molecular Nephrology and Creative Training Center for Undergraduates, College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, 400016, Chongqing, China.
Jianing LiuMOE Key Laboratory of Medical Diagnostics, Division of Molecular Nephrology and Creative Training Center for Undergraduates, College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, 400016, Chongqing, China.
Yi RaoPeking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Genomics, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China. yrao@pku.edu.cn.
Chongqing Medical University · CNPeking University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social conformity is fundamental to human societies and has been studied for more than six decades, but our understanding of its mechanisms remains limited. Individual differences in conformity have been attributed to social and cultural environmental influences, but not to genes. Here we demonstrate a genetic contribution to conformity after analyzing 1,140 twins and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)-based studies of 2,130 young adults. A two-step genome-wide association study (GWAS) revealed replicable associations in 9 genomic loci, and a meta-analysis of three GWAS with a sample size of ~2,600 further confirmed one locus, corresponding to the NAV3 (Neuron Navigator 3) gene which encodes a protein important for axon outgrowth and guidance. Further multi-level (haplotype, gene, pathway) GWAS strongly associated genes including NAV3, PTPRD (protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor type D), ARL10 (ADP ribosylation factor-like GTPase 10), and CTNND2 (catenin delta 2), with conformity. Magnetic resonance imaging of 64 subjects shows correlation of activation or structural features of brain regions with the SNPs of these genes, supporting their functional significance. Our results suggest potential moderate genetic influence on conformity, implicate several specific genetic elements in conformity and will facilitate further research on cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human conformity.

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Genome-Wide Association StudyGenomicsSocial ConformityAdolescentAdultBrainBrain MappingChildFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenetic MarkersHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInheritance PatternsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleGenetic Markers

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PMID29483675
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