Examining the heritability of a laboratory-based smoking endophenotype: Initial results from an experimental twin study

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 546-553

  Ray, Lara A ^a,b   Soo, Hyun Rhee ^a   Stallings, Michael C ^a   Knopik, Valerie ^b   Hutchison, Kent E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SIBLINGS; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 34548259414     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.4.546     Document Type: Article

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