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The next 10 years of behavioural genomic research
1King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience London UK.
Background:
The explosion caused by the fusion of quantitative genetics and molecular genetics will transform behavioural genetic research in child and adolescent psychology and psychiatry.
Methods:
Although the fallout has not yet settled, the goal of this paper is to predict the next 10 years of research in what could be called behavioural genomics.
Results:
I focus on three research directions: the genetic architecture of psychopathology, causal modelling of gene-environment interplay, and the use of DNA as an early warning system.
Conclusion:
Eventually, whole-genome sequencing will be available for all newborns, which means that behavioural genomics could potentially be applied ubiquitously in research and clinical practice.
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