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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

14 Science and Medicine

Nurtured by our parent’s genes

ey0015.14-15 | Nurtured by our parent’s genes | ESPEYB15

14.15 The nature of nurture: Effects of parental genotypes

A Kong , G Thorleifsson , ML Frigge , BJ Vilhjalmsson , AI Young , TE Thorgeirsson , S Benonisdottir , A Oddsson , BV Halldorsson , G Masson , DF Gudbjartsson , A Helgason , G Bjornsdottir , U Thorsteinsdottir , K Stefansson

To read the full abstract: Science 2018;359:424-428This ground-breaking study shows that your genetic make-up may influence your appearance, behaviour and health risks, not only by acting directly on your biology, but also indirectly, through the effects on your parents and how they cared and “nurtured” you. Such parental effects are obvious for very early life traits, su...