Fetal and maternal genes' influence on gestational age in a quantitative genetic analysis of 244,000 swedish births

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 543-550

  York, Timothy P ^a,b   Eaves, Lindon J ^a,b   Lichtenstein, Paul ^c   Neale, Michael C ^a,b   Svensson, Anna ^c,d   Latendresse, Shawn ^a   Långström, Niklas ^c   Strauss, Jerome F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

environment; fetal genes; gestational age; maternal genes; preterm birth; twins

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BIRTH DATE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MATERNAL EFFECT; PREGNANCY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIBLING;

ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; DELIVERY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PROGENY; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIBLING; SWEDEN;

ENVIRONMENT; FETAL GENES; GESTATIONAL AGE; MATERNAL GENES; PRETERM BIRTH; TWINS;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC PROCESSES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; SWEDEN; TWINS;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84881576698     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt005     Document Type: Article

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