ArticleThe Behavioral and brain sciences2023
The providential randomisation of genotypes.
Jean-Baptiste Pingault, Pasco Fearon, Essi Viding, Neil Davies, Marcus R Munafò, George Davey Smith
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Jean-Baptiste PingaultDepartment of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK j.pingault@ucl.ac.uk www.jeanbaptistepingault.com p.fearon@ucl.ac.uk https://www.cfr.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-pasco-fearon e.viding@ucl.ac.uk https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/people/essi-viding.ORCID 0000-0003-2557-4716 Pasco FearonDepartment of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK j.pingault@ucl.ac.uk www.jeanbaptistepingault.com p.fearon@ucl.ac.uk https://www.cfr.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-pasco-fearon e.viding@ucl.ac.uk https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/people/essi-viding.
Essi VidingDepartment of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK j.pingault@ucl.ac.uk www.jeanbaptistepingault.com p.fearon@ucl.ac.uk https://www.cfr.cam.ac.uk/staff/professor-pasco-fearon e.viding@ucl.ac.uk https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/people/essi-viding.
Neil DaviesMedical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Neil.Davies@bristol.ac.uk https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/neil-m-davies marcus.munafo@bristol.ac.uk https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/marcus-r-munafo KZ.Davey-Smith@bristol.ac.uk https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/George-Davey%20Smith-285dce3f-4498-4e97-82de-250a865b4483/.
Marcus R MunafòMedical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Neil.Davies@bristol.ac.uk https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/neil-m-davies marcus.munafo@bristol.ac.uk https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/marcus-r-munafo KZ.Davey-Smith@bristol.ac.uk https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/George-Davey%20Smith-285dce3f-4498-4e97-82de-250a865b4483/.
George Davey SmithMedical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Neil.Davies@bristol.ac.uk https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/neil-m-davies marcus.munafo@bristol.ac.uk https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/persons/marcus-r-munafo KZ.Davey-Smith@bristol.ac.uk https://www.bristol.ac.uk/people/person/George-Davey%20Smith-285dce3f-4498-4e97-82de-250a865b4483/.
Department of Health and Social Care · GBBristol City Council · GBNorwegian University of Science and Technology · NO
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Medical Research Council MC_UU_00011/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_00032/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_00032/7
6 · The paper itselfAbstract
When building causal knowledge in behavioural genetics, the natural randomisation of genotypes at conception (approximately analogous to the artificial randomisation occurring in randomised controlled trials) facilitates the discovery of genetic causes. More importantly, the randomisation of genetic material within families also enables a better identification of (environmental) risk factors and aetiological pathways to diseases and behaviours.
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