User profiles for Casper A.P. Burik

CAP Burik

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam / Tinbergen Institute
Verified email at vu.nl
Cited by 420

Resource profile and user guide of the Polygenic Index Repository

J Becker, CAP Burik, G Goldman, N Wang… - Nature human …, 2021 - nature.com
Polygenic indexes (PGIs) are DNA-based predictors. Their value for research in many
scientific disciplines is growing rapidly. As a resource for researchers, we used a consistent …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic analysis of diet composition finds novel loci and associations with health and lifestyle

…, R de Vlaming, P Bowers, CAP Burik… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
We conducted genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of relative intake from the
macronutrients fat, protein, carbohydrates, and sugar in over 235,000 individuals of European …

Genetic instrumental variable regression: Explaining socioeconomic and health outcomes in nonexperimental data

TA DiPrete, CAP Burik… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Identifying causal effects in nonexperimental data is an enduring challenge. One proposed
solution that recently gained popularity is the idea to use genes as instrumental variables [ie, …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association study results for educational attainment aid in identifying genetic heterogeneity of schizophrenia

V Bansal, M Mitjans, CAP Burik, RK Linner… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Higher educational attainment (EA) is negatively associated with schizophrenia (SZ). However,
recent studies found a positive genetic correlation between EA and SZ. We investigate …

Associations between common genetic variants and income provide insights about the socioeconomic health gradient

H Kweon, CAP Burik, Y Ning, R Ahlskog, C Xia… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) on income among individuals of
European descent and leveraged the results to investigate the socio-economic health …

GWAS results for educational attainment aid in identifying genetic heterogeneity of schizophrenia

V Bansal, M Mitjans, CAP Burik, RK Linner, A Okbay… - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
Higher educational attainment (EA) is known to have a protective effect on the severity of
schizophrenia (SZ). However, recent studies have found a small positive genetic correlation …

[PDF][PDF] Genetics of educational attainment aid in identifying biological subcategories of schizophrenia

V Bansal, M Mitjans, CAP Burik, R Karlsson Linner… - bioRxiv, 2017 - scholar.archive.org
Higher educational attainment (EA) is known to have a protective effect regarding the
severity of schizophrenia (SZ). However, recent studies have found a small positive genetic …

Genetic fortune: Winning or losing education, income, and health

H Kweon, C Burik, R Karlsson Linnér, R De Vlaming… - 2020 - papers.ssrn.com
We develop a polygenic index for individual income and examine random differences in this
index with lifetime outcomes in a sample of~ 35,000 biological siblings. We find that genetic …

The Genetic Lottery: Essays on Genetics, Income and Inequality

CAP Burik - 2021 - research.vu.nl
This dissertation develops statistical methods in genetics and with their application answers
both old and new questions related to genetics, income and inequality. Chapter 2 develops …

Genetic instrumental variable (GIV) regression: explaining socioeconomic and health outcomes in non-experimental data

TA DiPrete, C Burik, P Koellinger - bioRxiv, 2017 - biorxiv.org
This research was facilitated by the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (SSGAC)
and by the research group on genetic and social causes of life chances at the Zentrum für …