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Relative importance of genetic effects in rheumatoid arthritis: historical cohort study of Danish nationwide twin population.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 2 Feb 2002
Svendsen Anders J, Holm Niels V, Kyvik Kirsten, Petersen Per Hyltoft, Junker Peter
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the relative importance of environmental and genetic effects in the development of rheumatoid arthritis. DESIGN: Historical cohort study with record linkage between a twin registry and the Danish discharge registry as well as the Danish national registry of deaths used to estimate completeness. SETTING: Two population based nationwide twin birth cohorts. PARTICIPANTS: 37 338 twins were...
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