Can comparison of MZ- and DZ-twin concordance rates be used invariably to estimate heritability?

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 712-717

  Tishler, Peter V ^a,b   Carey, Vincent J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; TWIN CONCORDANCE;

ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; SMOKING; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 35348952493     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.5.712     Document Type: Article

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