Genes influence complex traits through environments that vary between geographic regions

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Abdellaoui, Abdel [1 ]
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[1] Amsterdam Univ Med Ctr, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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10.1038/s41588-022-01163-3
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
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Migration can increase regional differences in both DNA variants and environmental factors that are associated with socio-economic status. Without controlling for geography, associations between genes and complex traits will therefore include effects of environmental differences between high-income and low-income regions.
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