Importance of genetic effects for characteristics of the human iris

Twin Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-200

  Larsson, Mats ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^b   Stattin, Håkan ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GERMANY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; IRIS; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE COLOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; IRIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TWINS;

EID: 0038343346     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905203765693843     Document Type: Article

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