Howard, David M.Adams, Mark J.Clarke, Toni-KimWigmore, Eleanor M.Zeng, YanniHagenaars, Saskia P.Lyall, Donald M.Thomson, Pippa A.Evans, Kathryn L.Porteous, David J.Nagy, RekaHayward, CarolineHaley, Chris S.Smith, Blair H.Murray, Alison D.Batty, G. DavidDeary, Ian J.McIntosh, Andrew M.2017-11-142017-11-142017Howard, D M, Adams, M J, Clarke, T-K, Wigmore, E M, Zeng, Y, Hagenaars, S P, Lyall, D M, Thomson, P A, Evans, K L, Porteous, D J, Nagy, R, Hayward, C, Haley, C S, Smith, B H, Murray, A D, Batty, G D, Deary, I J & McIntosh, A M 2017, 'Haplotype-based association analysis of general cognitive ability in Generation Scotland, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, and UK Biobank', Wellcome open research, vol. 2, 61, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12171.12398-502XPubMedCentral: PMC5605947ORCID: /0000-0003-4915-4847/work/44018545http://hdl.handle.net/2164/9598Grant information This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust [104036]; Medical Research Council and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [MR/K026992/1]; the Scottish Government Health Directorate [CZD/16/6]; the Scottish Funding Council [HR03006]; the Dr. Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation; and the China Scholarship Council. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Acknowledgements We are grateful to all the families who took part, the general practitioners and the Scottish School of Primary Care for their help in recruiting them, and the whole Generation Scotland team, which includes interviewers, computer and laboratory technicians, clerical workers, research scientists, volunteers, managers, receptionists, healthcare assistants and nurses. This research has been conducted using the UK Biobank Resource – application number 4844. We are grateful to both the UK Biobank and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and their participants.131001752engJournal ArticleR Medicine (General)Wellcome Trust104036Medical Research Council (MRC)MR/K026992/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)Chief Scientist Office (CSO)CZD/16/6Scottish Funding CouncilHR03006R1Journal article10.12688/wellcomeopenres.12171.12