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Twin studies in Finland 2006.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Dec 2006
Kaprio Jaakko
Abstract excerpt
In studies on the Finnish Twin Cohorts, genetic and environmental determinants of common, complex diseases, and their behavioral risk factors have been investigated in Finland. In 1974, the older twins were identified, with a total of 13,888 like-sexed pairs of known zygosity. They have participated since 1975 in mail surveys, clinical examinations for subsamples, have been used to recruit families, and have been...
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