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Essential tremor in twins: an assessment of genetic vs environmental determinants of etiology.
Neurology - 23 Oct 2001
Tanner C M, Goldman S M, Lyons K E, Aston D A, Tetrud J W, Welsh M D, Langston J W, Koller W C
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative contribution of genetics and environment to essential tremor using a twin study method. METHODS: Twins with postural or kinetic tremor were identified by movement disorders specialists during the conduct of a study investigating PD in members of the National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council World War II Veteran Twins Registry. The diagnosis of essential tremor...
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