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Genetic influences on F cells and other hematologic variables: a twin heritability study.
Blood - 1 Jan 2000
Garner C, Tatu T, Reittie J E, Littlewood T, Darley J, Cervino S, Farrall M, Kelly P, Spector T D, Thein S L
Abstract excerpt
To assess the relative contribution of genetic factors in the variation of F cells (FC) and other hematologic variables, we conducted a classical twin study in unselected twins. The sample included 264 identical (monozygotic [MZ]) twin pairs and 511 nonidentical (dizygotic [DZ]) same-sex twin pairs (aged 20 to 80 years) from the St. Thomas' UK Adult Twin Register. The FC values were distributed continuously and...
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