Twin Studies as Topic

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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)

Descriptor ID	D018433
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.760.900 N05.715.360.775.750 N06.850.520.450.900
Concept/Terms	Twin Studies as Topic Twin Studies as Topic

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [E05.318.760]
Twin Studies as Topic [E05.318.760.900]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N05.715.360.775]
Twin Studies as Topic [N05.715.360.775.750]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N06.850.520.450]
Twin Studies as Topic [N06.850.520.450.900]

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2006 and 2007 and 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2007	1	1	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	0	2	2
2013	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2018	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1

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Eglit GML, Elman JA, Panizzon MS, Sanderson-Cimino M, Williams ME, Dale AM, Eyler LT, Fennema-Notestine C, Gillespie NA, Gustavson DE, Hatton SN, Hagler DJ, Hauger RL, Jak AJ, Logue MW, McEvoy LK, McKenzie RE, Neale MC, Puckett O, Reynolds CA, Toomey R, Tu XM, Whitsel N, Xian H, Lyons MJ, Franz CE, Kremen WS. Paradoxical cognitive trajectories in men from earlier to later adulthood. Neurobiol Aging. 2022 01; 109:229-238.

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Elman JA, Panizzon MS, Gillespie NA, Hagler DJ, Fennema-Notestine C, Eyler LT, McEvoy LK, Neale MC, Lyons MJ, Franz CE, Dale AM, Kremen WS. Genetic architecture of hippocampal subfields on standard resolution MRI: How the parts relate to the whole. Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 04 01; 40(5):1528-1540.

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Docherty AR, Kremen WS, Panizzon MS, Prom-Wormley EC, Franz CE, Lyons MJ, Eaves LJ, Neale MC. Comparison of Twin and Extended Pedigree Designs for Obtaining Heritability Estimates. Behav Genet. 2015 Jul; 45(4):461-6.

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Panizzon MS, Hauger R, Xian H, Vuoksimaa E, Spoon KM, Mendoza SP, Jacobson KC, Vasilopoulos T, Rana BK, McKenzie R, McCaffery JM, Lyons MJ, Kremen WS, Franz CE. Interaction of APOE genotype and testosterone on episodic memory in middle-aged men. Neurobiol Aging. 2014 Jul; 35(7):1778.e1-8.

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Kremen WS, Koenen KC, Afari N, Lyons MJ. Twin studies of posttraumatic stress disorder: differentiating vulnerability factors from sequelae. Neuropharmacology. 2012 Feb; 62(2):647-53.

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Fennema-Notestine C, Panizzon MS, Thompson WR, Chen CH, Eyler LT, Fischl B, Franz CE, Grant MD, Jak AJ, Jernigan TL, Lyons MJ, Neale MC, Seidman LJ, Tsuang MT, Xian H, Dale AM, Kremen WS. Presence of ApoE ?4 allele associated with thinner frontal cortex in middle age. J Alzheimers Dis. 2011; 26 Suppl 3:49-60.

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Kremen WS, Panizzon MS, Neale MC, Fennema-Notestine C, Prom-Wormley E, Eyler LT, Stevens A, Franz CE, Lyons MJ, Grant MD, Jak AJ, Jernigan TL, Xian H, Fischl B, Thermenos HW, Seidman LJ, Tsuang MT, Dale AM. Heritability of brain ventricle volume: converging evidence from inconsistent results. Neurobiol Aging. 2012 Jan; 33(1):1-8.

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Kremen WS, Jacobsen KC, Xian H, Eisen SA, Eaves LJ, Tsuang MT, Lyons MJ. Genetics of verbal working memory processes: a twin study of middle-aged men. Neuropsychology. 2007 Sep; 21(5):569-80.

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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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Kremen WS, Thompson-Brenner H, Leung YM, Grant MD, Franz CE, Eisen SA, Jacobson KC, Boake C, Lyons MJ. Genes, environment, and time: the Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging (VETSA). Twin Res Hum Genet. 2006 Dec; 9(6):1009-22.

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