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Association of cardiometabolic multimorbidity with risk of late-life depression: a nationwide twin study [PDF]

European Psychiatry
Background Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) including heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes have been individually linked to depression. However, their combined impact on depression risk is unclear.
Wenzhe Yang, Weiwei Li, Shuqi Wang, Xiuying Qi, Zhuoyu Sun, Abigail Dove, Weili Xu   +6 more
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Infant Botulism and Carbohydrate Blood Group Antigens: Preliminary Results from a Discordant Twin Study [PDF]

Journal of Pediatrics: Clinical Practice
Objective: We investigated if specific carbohydrate blood group antigens were associated with infant botulism (IB) among discordant twins and triplets.
Haydee A. Dabritz, PhD, Mayuri V. Panditrao, PhD, MPH, Suchitra Pandey, MD, Nir Dover, PhD, Jason R. Barash, CLS, MT(ASCP), Jessica M. Khouri, MD, Jennifer S. Read, MD, MS, MPH   +6 more
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The etiological relationship between the general factors of psychopathology and personality; a longitudinal twin study from adolescence into young adulthood [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
BackgroundMental disorders and normal personality are interconnected domains. Recent studies highlight the dimensional and hierarchical nature of psychopathology and personality, focusing on their general factor levels.
Trine Waaktaar, Eirunn Skaug, Svenn Torgersen   +2 more
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Genetic and environmental impact on variation in the palatal dimensions in permanent dentition: a twin study [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The objective of this study was to assess the relative contributions of genetic and environmental factors to variation in palatal parameters in twins with completed maxillary growth.
Monika Šidlauskienė, Vytenis Papievis, Antanas Šidlauskas, Mantas Šidlauskas, Simonas Juzėnas, Kristina Lopatienė   +5 more
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Altered Antibody Response to Epstein-Barr Virus in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Subjects Predisposed to the Disease. A Twin Study

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Objectives: To study Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody patterns in twin individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their healthy co-twins, and to determine the heritability of antibody responses against the EBV encoded EBNA1 protein.Methods: Isotypes
Anders J. Svendsen, Anders J. Svendsen, Marie Christine Wulff Westergaard, Marie Christine Wulff Westergaard, Anette Holck Draborg, René Holst, René Holst, Kirsten O. Kyvik, Marianne A. Jakobsen, Peter Junker, Gunnar Houen   +10 more
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Association of Sleep Duration, Napping, and Sleep Patterns With Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Nationwide Twin Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
Background Although sleep disorders have been linked to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), the association between sleep characteristics and CVDs remains inconclusive.
Zhiyu Wang, Wenzhe Yang, Xuerui Li, Xiuying Qi, Kuan‐Yu Pan, Weili Xu   +5 more
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Overlapping Genetic Background of Coronary Artery and Carotid/Femoral Atherosclerotic Calcification

Medicina, 2021
Background and objectives: Multivessel atherosclerosis and its genetic background are under-investigated, although atherosclerosis is seldom local and still causes high mortality.
Anita Hernyes, Marton Piroska, Bence Fejer, Laszlo Szalontai, Helga Szabo, Bianka Forgo, Adam L. Jermendy, Andrea A. Molnar, Pal Maurovich-Horvat, Gyorgy Jermendy, Bela Merkely, David L. Tarnoki, Adam D. Tarnoki   +12 more
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BMI heritability and its relationship with puberty in 6 – 18-year-old twins

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2023
ObjectiveTo analyze the heritability of body mass index (BMI) and the impact of puberty on the heritability among twins aged 6 – 18 years in Shandong province.
Tingting GUO, Yunjie BAI, Aiping FAN
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What’s the Link Between Theory of Mind and Other Cognitive Abilities – A Co-twin Control Design of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Theory of mind (ToM), or the ability to attribute mental states to oneself and others, is a core element of social cognition (SC). Even though its importance for social functioning in general, and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), in particular, is ...
Johan Isaksson, Johan Isaksson, Janina Neufeld, Sven Bölte, Sven Bölte, Sven Bölte   +5 more
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The Roles of Genetic and Early-Life Environmental Factors in the Association Between Overweight or Obesity and Hypertension: A Population-Based Twin Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
Aims/HypothesisWe aimed to explore whether and to what extent overweight or obesity could increase the risk of hypertension, and further to estimate the roles of genetic and early-life familial environmental factors in their association.MethodsThis ...
Yu’e Xi, Wenjing Gao, Ke Zheng, Jun Lv, Canqing Yu, Shengfeng Wang, Tao Huang, Dianjianyi Sun, Chunxiao Liao, Yuanjie Pang, Zengchang Pang, Min Yu, Hua Wang, Xianping Wu, Zhong Dong, Fan Wu, Guohong Jiang, Xiaojie Wang, Yu Liu, Jian Deng, Lin Lu, Weihua Cao, Liming Li   +22 more
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