Multi-polygenic scores for externalizing behavior in schoolchildren
Uxue Zubizarreta‐Arruti, María Soler Artigas, Rosa Bosch, Judit Cabana‐Domínguez, Natalia Llonga, Pau Carabí‐Gassol, Valeria Macias‐Chimborazo, Manuel Donato Rodríguez-Romero, Mireia Pagerols, Èlia Pagespetit, Raquel Prat, Júlia Puigbó, Josep Antoni Ramos‐Quiroga, Miguel Casas, Silvia Alemany, Marta Ribasés
This paper develops multi-polygenic scores to predict externalizing behavior in children, finding that combining multiple PGSs increases variance explained and that socioeconomic status moderates this effect.
medRxiv · Dec 20, 2025 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine