Socio-economic status is a social construct with heritable components and genetic consequences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4616690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abdel Abdellaoui (0000-0003-1088-6784, Amsterdam Neuroscience, corresponding author), Harold C Martins (0000-0002-4454-9084, Wellcome Sanger Institute), Martin Kolk (0000-0002-7175-4040, Stockholm University), Adam Rutherford (0000-0003-2782-9954, University College London), Michael Muthukrishna (0000-0002-7079-5166, London School of Economics and Political Science), Felix C Tropf (0000-0003-2445-515X, Purdue University West Lafayette), Melinda C Mills (0000-0003-1704-0001, University Medical Center Groningen), Brendan P Zietsch (0000-0003-0274-6140, The University of Queensland), Karin J H Verweij (0000-0001-9868-7821, Amsterdam University Medical Centers), Peter M Visscher (0000-0002-2143-8760, The University of Queensland) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 864-876 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nature Human Behaviour (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2397-3374 • E-ISSN: 2397-3374 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41562-025-02150-4 |
| PMID | 40140606 |
| OpenAlex | W4408844534 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 127 |
Biology · Evolutionary biology · Gene · Genome · Genomics · Heredity · Natural selection · Population · Social science · Social stratification · Sociology · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Genetic Associations and Epidemiology · Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals · Genetics
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