Hypothesis: comparisons of inter- and intra-individual variations can substitute for twin studies in drug research.

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Twin studies are useful devices to determine the heritability of persistent but variable characteristics that tend to differ among individuals. Drug responses are not persistent affairs; they are temporary characteristics. One therefore may ask whether twin studies are necessary to assess the genetic element in pharmacological responsiveness. To measure the genetic component contributing to their variability, it...

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