Chunk #40 — Conclusions: Limits of the Knowns and Unknowns — Endophenotypes Are Massively Polygenic

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Knowns and unknowns for psychophysiological endophenotypes: integration and response to commentaries.

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Our findings suggest that, like other complex traits, endophenotypes are polygenic, reflecting the contribution of a very large number of genetic variants each contributing very small effects.