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SUMMARY:Can education be personalised using pupils’ genetic data? - Dr T
 im Morris (University of Bristol)
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191120T180000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20191120T190000Z
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DESCRIPTION:The predictive power of polygenic scores for some traits now r
 ivals that of more classical phenotypic measures\, leading to suggestions 
 that polygenic scores offer a potentially useful tool for genetically info
 rmed policy. However\, it is not well understood how much information poly
 genic scores convey for complex social traits such as education over and a
 bove phenotypic data that are available or easily measured. Using data fro
 m a UK cohort study we investigate the accuracy with which polygenic score
 s for education predict pupil’s realised attainment. We test their use a
 s standalone predictors and conditional on phenotypic data that is availab
 le to or could be easily and cheaply collected by schools. In our sample\,
  children’s polygenic scores predicted their educational outcomes almost
  as well as parent’s socioeconomic position or education. There was high
  overlap between the polygenic score and attainment distributions though\,
  leading to weak predictive accuracy at the individual level. Conditional 
 on prior attainment\, polygenic scores were not predictive of later attain
 ment. Our results suggest that while polygenic scores are informative for 
 identifying group level differences in education\, they currently have ver
 y limited use in predicting how well an individual will perform\nSpeakers:
 \nDr Tim Morris (University of Bristol)
LOCATION:St Anne's College (Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre)\, Woodstock Road OX2 
 6HS
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d1796964-7294-4da6-a35d-405a118cdaba/
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