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A possible smoking susceptibility locus on chromosome 11p12: evidence from sex-limitation linkage analyses in a sample of Australian twin families.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 2006
Morley Katherine I, Medland Sarah E, Ferreira Manuel Ar, Lynskey Michael T, Montgomery Grant W, Heath Andrew C, Madden Pamela Af, Martin Nicholas G
Abstract excerpt
Many twin studies have identified sex differences in the influence of genetic and environmental factors on smoking behaviors. We explore the evidence for sex differences for smoking initiation and cigarette consumption in a sample of Australian twin families, and extend these models to incorporate sex differences in linkage analyses for these traits. We further examine the impact of including or excluding...
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