Gene-environment interactions and familial relative risks.

doi:10.1159/000133836

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Gene-environment interactions and familial relative risks.

Human heredity - 1 Jan 2008

Bermejo J Lorenzo

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OBJECTIVES: Parents share genes and environmental exposures with their offspring. Spouses are often unrelated and their excess of genetic sharing is low, but the similar lifestyles of spouses regarding, for example, tobacco consumption may also result in a familial clustering of disease. This study investigates the influence of gene-environment interactions on the relative risks of disease for the offspring and...

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Environment
Family
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Models, Theoretical
Risk

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PMID: 18493142
DOI: 10.1159/000133836

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