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Emil O. W. Kirkegaard

University of UlsterORCID 0000-0001-5607-0321Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:polygenic risk· 1

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John G. R. FuerstiD· 2 shared Bryan J. PestaiD· 1 shared Davide PifferiD· 1 shared Mingrui WangiD· 1 shared

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintSep 24, 2020

More Research Needed: There is a Robust Causal vs. Confounding Problem for Intelligence-associated Polygenic Scores in Context to Admixed American Populations.

Bryan J. Pesta, John G. R. Fuerst, Davide Piffer, Emil O. W. Kirkegaard

The paper investigates whether correlations between polygenic scores for intelligence, genetic ancestry, and cognitive ability in admixed American populations are causal or due to confounding.

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GenomicsMankind QuarterlyPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2017

Biogeographic Ancestry and Socioeconomic Outcomes in the Americas: a Meta-analysis

Emil O. W. Kirkegaard, Mingrui Wang, John G. R. Fuerst

The paper conducts a meta-analysis of 41 studies to examine the association between biogeographic ancestry and socioeconomic status in the Americas, finding consistent directional relationships.

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