Genetic factors in seizures: A population-based study of 47,626 US, Norwegian and Danish twin pairs

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-147

  Kjeldsen, Marianne J ^a,b   Corey, Linda A ^c   Solaas, Marit H ^d   Friis, Mogens L ^b   Harris, Jennifer R ^e   Kyvik, Kirsten O ^a   Christensen, Kaare ^a   Pellock, John M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENMARK; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPILEPSY; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; DISEASES IN TWINS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEIZURES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17844366327     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1832427053738836     Document Type: Article

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