How heritable is individual susceptibility to death? The results of an analysis of survival data on Danish, Swedish and Finnish twins.

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How heritable is individual susceptibility to death? The results of an analysis of survival data on Danish, Swedish and Finnish twins.

Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Dec 1998

Iachine I A, Holm N V, Harris J R, Begun A Z, Iachina M K, Laitinen M, Kaprio J, Yashin A I

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Molecular epidemiological studies confirm a substantial contribution of individual genes to variability in susceptibility to disease and death for humans. To evaluate the contribution of all genes to susceptibility and to estimate individual survival characteristics, survival data on related individuals (eg twins or other relatives) are needed. Correlated gamma-frailty models of bivariate survival are used in a...

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Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Death
Denmark
Disease Susceptibility
Environment
Female
Finland
Forecasting

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Genetic Predisposition to Disease

Health

Humans

Life Tables

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Longevity

Male

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PMID: 10100811
DOI: 10.1375/136905298320566168

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