Genetic and environmental factors in relative body weight and human adiposity

HHM Maes, MC Neale, LJ Eaves - Behavior genetics, 1997 - Springer
We review the literature on the familial resemblance of body mass index (BMI) and other
adiposity measures and find strikingly convergent results for a variety of relationships …

The continuing value of twin studies in the omics era

J Van Dongen, PE Slagboom, HHM Draisma… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
The classical twin study has been a powerful heuristic in biomedical, psychiatric and
behavioural research for decades. Twin registries worldwide have collected biological …

The heritability of alcohol use disorders: a meta-analysis of twin and adoption studies

B Verhulst, MC Neale, KS Kendler - Psychological medicine, 2015 - cambridge.org
Background. To clarify the role of genetic and environmental risk factors in alcohol use
disorders (AUDs), we performed a meta-analysis of twin and adoption studies and explored …

Heritability of hepatic fibrosis and steatosis based on a prospective twin study

R Loomba, N Schork, CH Chen, R Bettencourt, A Bhatt… - Gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Little is known about the heritability of hepatic fibrosis, and the
heritability of hepatic steatosis has not been assessed systematically in adults. We …

[图书][B] Methodology for genetic studies of twins and families

M Neale, LR Cardon - 2013 - books.google.com
Few would dispute the truth of the statementPeople are Different', but there is much
controversy over why. This book authoritatively explains the methods used to understand …

Personality similarity in twins reared apart and together

A Tellegen, DT Lykken, TJ Bouchard… - Personality and …, 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
We administered the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ) to 217 monozygotic
and 114 dizygotic reared-together adult twin pairs and 44 monozygotic and 27 dizygotic …

A behavioral genetic investigation of the Dark Triad and the Big 5

PA Vernon, VC Villani, LC Vickers, JA Harris - Personality and individual …, 2008 - Elsevier
This study reports the first behavioral genetic investigation of the three Dark Triad variables
(narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and their relationships with the Big 5 …

Genetic and environmental contributions to individual differences: The three major dimensions of personality

HJ Eysenck - Journal of personality, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
This article deals with the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to individual
differences in the three major dimensions of personality (Psychoticism, Extraversion, and …

Rethinking environmental contributions to child and adolescent psychopathology: a meta-analysis of shared environmental influences.

SA Burt - Psychological bulletin, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
Behavioral genetic research has concluded that the more important environmental
influences result in differences between siblings (referred to as nonshared; e²), whereas …

What are the links between theory of mind and social relations? Review, reflections and new directions for studies of typical and atypical development

C Hughes, S Leekam - Social development, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Twenty years after research on children's 'theory of mind'began, this field continues to be a
leading influence in the study of developmental psychology and psychopathology. In this …