The first 'classical' twin study? Analysis of refractive error using monozygotic and dizygotic twins published in 1922

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 198-200

  Liew, Shiao Hui M ^a   Elsner, Hanno ^b   Spector, Tim D ^a   Hammond, Christopher J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UKSH Campus   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTIGMATISM; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EYE REFRACTION; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REFRACTION ERROR; REVIEW;

DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; TWIN STUDIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 21044445303     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/1832427054253158     Document Type: Review

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