Genetic and cultural transmission of antisocial behavior: An extended twin parent model

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 136-150

  Maes, Hermine H ^a,b,c   Silberg, Judy L ^a   Neale, Michael C ^a,d   Eaves, Lindon J ^a,d  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TWIN STUDIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33947288916     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.1.136     Document Type: Article

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