Estimating the extent of parameter bias in the classical twin design: A comparison of parameter estimates from extended twin-family and classical twin designs

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 214-223

  Coventry, William L ^a,b,d   Keller, Matthew C ^c  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ASSORTATIVE MATING; ATTITUDE; BODY HEIGHT; CALCULATION; CLASSICAL TWIN DESIGN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPISTASIS; EXTENDED TWIN FAMILY DESIGN; FAMILY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OBSERVATION; PARAMETER; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWINS;

HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TWIN STUDIES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 21044442373     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1832427054253121     Document Type: Review

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