Article
The value of twins in epigenetic epidemiology.
International journal of epidemiology - 1 Feb 2012
Bell Jordana T, Saffery Richard
Abstract excerpt
During past decades, twin studies have played an important role in genetic epidemiology studies of complex traits. The strength of twin studies lies in the ability to disentangle genetic and environmental factors that contribute to a phenotype, by comparing genetically identical monozygotic twins to dizygotic twins, who share on average 50% of genetic variants. Twin studies now offer the opportunity to study...
Topics
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Phenotype
- Twin Studies as Topic
- Twins