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Multivariate genetic analysis of brain structure in an extended twin design.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jul 2000
Posthuma D, de Geus E J, Neale M C, Hulshoff Pol H E, Baaré WEC, Kahn R S, Boomsma D
Abstract excerpt
The hunt for genes influencing behavior may be aided by the study of intermediate phenotypes for several reasons. First, intermediate phenotypes may be influenced by only a few genes, which facilitates their detection. Second, many intermediate phenotypes can be measured on a continuous quantitative scale and thus can be assessed in affected and unaffected individuals. Continuous measures increase the statistical...
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