遗传因果关系：跨学科探究。

Genetic causation: a cross disciplinary inquiry.

机构信息

Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA.

出版信息

Adv Child Dev Behav. 2013;44:307-23. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-397947-6.00011-8.

Abstract

The growth of genome-wide and Candidate Gene Association Studies have elevated genetic causality in medicine and behavioral science. This chapter explores the concept of causality as it has been applied in genetic explanations and distinguishes the varieties of methods used to establish genetic causation. The essay ends with a cautionary note on applying genetic causation to complex human behaviors and neurocognitive abnormalities.

摘要

全基因组关联研究和候选基因关联研究的发展提高了医学和行为科学中的遗传因果关系。本章探讨了因果关系的概念，以及它在遗传解释中的应用，并区分了用于确定遗传因果关系的各种方法。本文最后对将遗传因果关系应用于复杂人类行为和神经认知异常提出了警告。