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Genetic correlates of social stratification in Great Britain

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dc.creator Frayling, Timothy M.
dc.date 2020-01-30T15:49:21Z
dc.date 2020-01-30T15:49:21Z
dc.date 2019-12
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-17T19:47:29Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-17T19:47:29Z
dc.identifier Abdellaoui A [et al]. Genetic correlates of social stratification in Great Britain. Nature Human Behaviour. 2019 3(12) 1332-1342
dc.identifier 31636407
dc.identifier 10.1038/s41562-019-0757-5
dc.identifier https://rde.dspace-express.com/handle/11287/621214
dc.identifier Nature Human Behaviour
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/241969
dc.description Human DNA polymorphisms vary across geographic regions, with the most commonly observed variation reflecting distant ancestry differences. Here we investigate the geographic clustering of common genetic variants that influence complex traits in a sample of ~450,000 individuals from Great Britain. Of 33 traits analysed, 21 showed significant geographic clustering at the genetic level after controlling for ancestry, probably reflecting migration driven by socioeconomic status (SES). Alleles associated with educational attainment (EA) showed the most clustering, with EA-decreasing alleles clustering in lower SES areas such as coal mining areas. Individuals who leave coal mining areas carry more EA-increasing alleles on average than those in the rest of Great Britain. The level of geographic clustering is correlated with genetic associations between complex traits and regional measures of SES, health and cultural outcomes. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that social stratification leaves visible marks in geographic arrangements of common allele frequencies and gene-environment correlations.
dc.language en
dc.publisher Nature
dc.relation https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0757-5
dc.subject Wessex Classification Subject Headings::Oncology. Pathology.::Genetics
dc.title Genetic correlates of social stratification in Great Britain
dc.type Journal Article
dc.type Published


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