Not really identical: Epigenetic differences in monozygotic twins and implications for twin studies in psychiatry

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 136-141

  Haque, F Nipa ^a   Gottesman, Irving I ^b   Wong, Albert H C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Genetics; Monozygotic twins; Non shared environment

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRY; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 65949100147     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30206     Document Type: Article

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