Etiological relationships in atopy: A review of twin studies

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 112-120

  Thomsen, Simon Francis ^a   Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm ^b   Backer, Vibeke ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; DEPRESSION; ECZEMA; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC TRAIT; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URTICARIA;

ASTHMA; DISEASES IN TWINS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC;

EID: 41949116839     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.11.2.112     Document Type: Review

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