The heritability of blood donation: A population-based nationwide twin study

Transfusion

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2169-2174

  Pedersen, Ole Birger ^a   Axel, Skytthe ^e   Rostgaard, Klaus ^c   Erikstrup, Christian ^b   Edgren, Gustaf ^f   Nielsen, Kaspar René ^g   Ullum, Henrik ^d   Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm ^e   Hjalgrim, Henrik ^c  

^a NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^d Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DENMARK; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; TWIN CONCORDANCE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENETICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGISTER; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; REGISTRIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 84941794981     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/trf.13086     Document Type: Article

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