Genetic evidence that the causal association of educational attainment with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease is driven by intelligence
Jackson G. Thorp, Brittany L. Mitchell, Zachary F. Gerring, Jue‐Sheng Ong, Puya Gharahkhani, Eske M. Derks, Michelle K. Lupton
Topics & Concepts
Mendelian randomizationDementiaCausality (physics)DiseasePsychologyAlzheimer's diseaseEducational attainmentObservational studyAssociation (psychology)Genome-wide association studyCausal inferenceGenetic associationCognitionDevelopmental psychologyGerontologyClinical psychologyMedicinePsychiatryGeneticsGenetic variantsSingle-nucleotide polymorphismBiologyInternal medicinePathologyEconomicsEconomic growthPsychotherapistQuantum mechanicsGenotypePhysicsGeneGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyBirth, Development, and HealthLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment