Genetic and environmental contributions to strabismus and phoria: Evidence from twins

Vision Research

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 2485-2493

  Wilmer, Jeremy B ^a,b   Backus, Benjamin T ^b  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Classic twin study; Epidemiology; Heritability; Meta analysis; Quantitative genetic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PHORIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRABISMUS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASES IN TWINS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; STRABISMUS; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349571814     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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