title: Genes for super-intelligence?
abstract: The results of a postal questionnaire distributed to British members of Mensa failed to confirm an association of superior intelligence with torsion dystonia, retinoblastoma, or phenylketonuria, but were consistent with real associations between high IQ and infantile autism, gout, and myopia. Further confirmation of these findings in other populations might well indicate that genes producing these disorders have more or less direct effects on cerebral development and function.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D004421:Dystonia / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006073:Gout / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D009216:Myopia / Q000235:genetics*; D010661:Phenylketonurias / Q000235:genetics; D012175:Retinoblastoma / Q000235:genetics; D012737:Sex Factors