Genetic correlations and genome-wide associations of cortical structure in general population samples of 22,824 adults

Published on Sep 22, 2020in Nature Communications12.121
· DOI :10.1038/S41467-020-18367-Y
Edith Hofer27
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 (Medical University of Graz), Gennady V. Roshchupkin10
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 (EUR: Erasmus University Rotterdam)+ 96 AuthorsSudha Seshadri95
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 (BU: Boston University)
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