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Classical Twin Design

Classical Twin Design is a quantitative genetic methodology that compares the concordance of phenotypic traits between monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs to estimate the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to trait variation.

207

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14.4K

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793

Authors

367

Institutions

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2017–2026

40

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Classical Twin Method

Parents

Publications

207

Analytic approaches to twin data using structural equation models

Frühling Rijsdijk · Briefings in Bioinformatics · 2002 · 796 citations

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The power of the classical twin study

Nicholas G. Martin, L. J. Eaves, M. J. Kearsey et al. · Heredity · 1978 · 532 citations · Full text

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Genetic Influences on Muscle Strength, Lean Body Mass, and Bone Mineral Density: A Twin Study

Nigel Arden, Tim D. Spector · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 1997 · 418 citations · Full text

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The heritability of bone mineral density, ultrasound of the calcaneus and hip axis length: A study of postmenopausal twins

N K Arden, Juliet Baker, Charis O Hogg et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research · 1996 · 416 citations

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Genes Control the Cessation of a Woman’s Reproductive Life: A Twin Study of Hysterectomy and Age at Menopause<sup>1</sup>

Harold Snieder, Alex J. MacGregor, Tim D. Spector · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1998 · 347 citations · Full text

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Authors

793

  1. TD
    Tim D. Spector

    King's College London, United Kingdom

    31 publications · 3.6K citations

    26

    h-index

  2. NG
    Nicholas G. Martin

    QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Australia

    16 publications · 1.5K citations

    15

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  3. DI
    Dorret I. Boomsma

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    16 publications · 784 citations

    14

    h-index

  4. AJ
    Alex J. MacGregor

    University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 1.3K citations

    10

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  5. JK
    Jaakko Kaprio

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    9 publications · 410 citations

    9

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Institutions

367

  1. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    89 publications

    8.1K citations

  2. QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

    Brisbane, Australia

    19 h-index

    58 publications

    3.8K citations

  3. St Thomas' Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    67 publications

    9K citations

  4. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    15 h-index

    71 publications

    3.2K citations

  5. University of Southern Denmark

    Odense, Denmark

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    2.7K citations

  6. Virginia Commonwealth University

    Richmond, United States

    13 h-index

    21 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    12 h-index

    42 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    11 h-index

    44 publications

    2.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Twin Research and Human Genetics

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. Behavior Genetics

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

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  3. PLoS ONE

    10 publications · 495 citations

    10

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 158 citations

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  5. Twin Research

    5 publications · 307 citations

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