Modeling extended twin family data I: description of the Cascade model

MC Keller, SE Medland, LE Duncan… - Twin research and …, 2009 - cambridge.org
The classical twin design uses data on the variation of and covariation between
monozygotic and dizygotic twins to infer underlying genetic and environmental causes of …

Distinct genetic influences on cortical surface area and cortical thickness

MS Panizzon, C Fennema-Notestine, LT Eyler… - Cerebral …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Neuroimaging studies examining the effects of aging and neuropsychiatric disorders on the
cerebral cortex have largely been based on measures of cortical volume. Given that cortical …

Familial resemblance of borderline personality disorder features: genetic or cultural transmission?

MA Distel, I Rebollo-Mesa, G Willemsen, CA Derom… - Plos one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Borderline personality disorder is a severe personality disorder for which genetic research
has been limited to family studies and classical twin studies. These studies indicate that …

Factor structure of planning and problem-solving: A behavioral genetic analysis of the Tower of London task in middle-aged twins

WS Kremen, KC Jacobson, MS Panizzon, H Xian… - Behavior Genetics, 2009 - Springer
We examined the genetic architecture of a Tower of London test of planning and problem-
solving in 690 middle-aged male twins. Phenotypic analyses revealed only one general …

Estimating fetal and maternal genetic contributions to premature birth from multiparous pregnancy histories of twins using MCMC and maximum-likelihood approaches

TP York, JF Strauss, MC Neale… - Twin Research and Human …, 2009 - cambridge.org
The analysis of genetic and environmental contributions to preterm birth is not
straightforward in family studies, as etiology could involve both maternal and fetal genes …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic modeling of tobacco use behavior and trajectories

HH Maes, MC Neale - NCI tobacco control monograph series, 2009 - books.google.com
This chapter examines issues in studying the heritability of tobacco use behavior and
trajectories and their methodological implications for future genetic research in nicotine …

家族發病時間資料之統計推論-文獻回顧

賴信宇, 王維菁 - 2009 - ir.lib.nycu.edu.tw
在本論文中, 我們回顧有關分析家族發病時間的統計文獻. 我們以統整的架構,
說明如何探討變數間的關聯性, 與建立聯合分佈的方法. 討論也包含如何將解釋變數納入分析中 …

border line p ersonality tra its

M Distel - 2009 - core.ac.uk

[PDF][PDF] Exercise behavior and mental health: A genetic perspective

MHM de Moor - 2009 - research.vu.nl
We thank all participating twin families. This work was supported by the Netherlands
Organization for Scientific Research (NWO): Resolving cause and effect in the association …