"Twin Studies as Topic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Works about methods of detecting genetic etiology in human traits. The basic premise of twin studies is that monozygotic twins carry identical genes, while zygotic twins are genetically no more similar than two siblings born after separate pregnancies. (Last, J.M., A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
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D018433
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E05.318.760.900 N05.715.360.775.750 N06.850.520.450.900
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Twin Studies as Topic" by people in Profiles.
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Fu Q, Koenen KC, Miller MW, Heath AC, Bucholz KK, Lyons MJ, Eisen SA, True WR, Goldberg J, Tsuang MT. Differential etiology of posttraumatic stress disorder with conduct disorder and major depression in male veterans. Biol Psychiatry. 2007 Nov 15; 62(10):1088-94.
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Brandon DT, Whitfield KE, Sollers JJ, Wiggins SA, West SG, Vogler GP, McClearn GE, Thayer JF. Genetic and environmental influences on blood pressure and pulse pressure among adult African Americans. Ethn Dis. 2003; 13(2):193-9.