"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 |
| 2013 | 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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Ek WE, Levine DM, D'Amato M, Pedersen NL, Magnusson PK, Bresso F, Onstad LE, Schmidt PT, T?rnblom H, Nordenstedt H, Romero Y, Chow WH, Murray LJ, Gammon MD, Liu G, Bernstein L, Casson AG, Risch HA, Shaheen NJ, Bird NC, Reid BJ, Corley DA, Hardie LJ, Ye W, Wu AH, Zucchelli M, Spector TD, Hysi P, Vaughan TL, Whiteman DC, MacGregor S. Germline genetic contributions to risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, Barrett's esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Nov 20; 105(22):1711-8.
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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.