Heredity in sarcoidosis: A registry-based twin study

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 894-896

  Sverrild, A ^a   Backer, V ^a   Kyvik, K O ^b   Kaprio, J ^c,d   Milman, N ^e   Svendsen, C B ^f   Thomsen, S F ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^f STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE REGISTRY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENETIC MARKER; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TWIN CONCORDANCE;

EID: 48149105735     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.094060     Document Type: Article

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