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Twin Studies
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Twin Study
Work consisting of reporting using a method of detecting genetic causes in human traits and genetic factors in behavior using sets of twins.
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2016
2016
Associations between branched chain amino acid intake and biomarkers of adiposity and cardiometabolic health independent of genetic factors: A twin study☆
A. Jennings
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A. MacGregor
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T. Pallister
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T. Spector
,
A. Cassidy
International journal of cardiology
2016
Corpus ID: 364491
Background Conflicting data exist on the impact of dietary and circulating levels of branched chain amino acids (BCAA) on…
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Genome-wide Methylomic Analysis of Monozygotic Twins Discordant for Adolescent Depression
E. Dempster
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C. Wong
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+4 authors
T. Eley
Biological Psychiatry
2014
Corpus ID: 1970643
Background Adolescent depression is a common neuropsychiatric disorder that often continues into adulthood and is associated with…
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Heritability of plasma leptin levels: a twin study.
K. Narkiewicz
,
R. Szczęch
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+8 authors
V. Somers
Journal of hypertension
1999
Corpus ID: 19750630
OBJECTIVE To examine the influence of genetic factors on plasma leptin levels. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We measured plasma leptin…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Genes control the cessation of a woman's reproductive life: a twin study of hysterectomy and age at menopause.
H. Snieder
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A. MacGregor
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T. Spector
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and…
1998
Corpus ID: 24674041
A classical twin study was performed to assess the extent to which genetic factors explain individual differences in age at…
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Genetic and environmental correlations between bone formation and bone mineral density: a twin study.
M. Harris
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T. Nguyen
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G. Howard
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P. J. Kelly
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J. Eisman
Bone
1998
Corpus ID: 40267341
Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover are both heritable. Although bone turnover affects bone mass, it is not clear…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Predictive factors of age at menopause in a large Australian twin study.
K. Do
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S. Treloar
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+4 authors
N. Martin
Human biology
1998
Corpus ID: 18792165
Various studies have investigated potential predictors of age at natural menopause but have produced inconsistent results. The…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Association Between Quantitative Ultrasound and Bone Mineral Density Measurements: A Twin Study
G. Howard
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T. Nguyen
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M. Harris
,
P. J. Kelly
,
J. Eisman
Journal of bone and mineral research : the…
1998
Corpus ID: 20511099
This study was designed to assess the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to the variation and…
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Do genetic factors explain associations between muscle strength, lean mass, and bone density? A twin study.
E. Seeman
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J. Hopper
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N. Young
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C. Formica
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P. Goss
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C. Tsalamandris
The American journal of physiology
1996
Corpus ID: 19119980
Are the associations between muscle strength, lean mass, and bone mineral density (BMD) genetically determined? Based on within…
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Genetic determinants of bone mass in adults. A twin study.
N. Pocock
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J. Eisman
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J. Hopper
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M. Yeates
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P. Sambrook
,
S. Eberl
The Journal of clinical investigation
1987
Corpus ID: 25697378
The relative importance of genetic factors in determining bone mass in different parts of the skeleton is poorly understood…
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Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The NHLBI twin study of cardiovascular disease risk factors: methodology and summary of results.
M. Feinleib
,
R. Garrison
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+7 authors
J. Wagner
American journal of epidemiology
1977
Corpus ID: 592128
Coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors were studied in 250 monozygotic (MZ) and 264 dizygotic (DZ) male veteran twin pairs…
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