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The GHCA consortium is supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation (#13575). The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

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Plomin, R., Haworth, C.M.A. Genetics of High Cognitive Abilities. Behav Genet 39, 347–349 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-009-9277-9

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