A Quantitative Trait Locus Not Associated with Cognitive Ability in Children: A Failure to Replicate

Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 561-562

  Hill, Linzy ^a   Chorney, Michael J ^b   Lubinski, David ^c   Thompson, Lee A ^d   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR;

CHILD; CHROMOSOME 6; COGNITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; COGNITION; HUMANS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 2; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036835069     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00499     Document Type: Letter

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