Multivariate genetic analysis of atopy phenotypes in a selected sample of twins.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02512.x

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Multivariate genetic analysis of atopy phenotypes in a selected sample of twins.

Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Nov 2006

Thomsen S F, Ulrik C S, Kyvik K O, Ferreira M A R, Backer V

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BACKGROUND: Atopic traits often co-occur and this can potentially be caused by common aetiological relationships between traits, i.e. a common genetic or a common environmental background. OBJECTIVE: To estimate to what extent the same genetic and environmental factors influence wheeze, rhinitis, airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR), and positive skin prick test (posSPT) in a sample of adult twins. METHODS: Within a...

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Adult
Bronchial Provocation Tests
Diseases in Twins
Female
Genotype
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Phenotype
Respiratory Sounds
Rhinitis
Skin Tests
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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PMID: 17083348
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02512.x

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