The heritability of human longevity: a population-based study of 2872 Danish twin pairs born 1870-1900

1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Herskind ◽  
Matthew McGue ◽  
Niels V. Holm ◽  
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen ◽  
Bent Harvald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Human Longevity ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Danish Twin

The heritability of human longevity: A population-based study of 2872 Danish twin pairs born 1870–1900

1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Maria Herskind ◽  
Matthew McGue ◽  
Niels V. Holm ◽  
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen ◽  
Bent Harvald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Human Longevity ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Danish Twin

scholarly journals Evidence for a Major Role of Heredity in Graves’ Disease: A Population-Based Study of Two Danish Twin Cohorts1

2001 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 930-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Heiberg Brix ◽  
Kirsten Ohm Kyvik ◽  
Kaare Christensen ◽  
Laszlo Hegedüs
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Graves Disease ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Danish Twin

Genetic and environmental factors in epilepsy: a population-based study of 11 900 Danish twin pairs

2001 ◽  
Vol 44 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 167-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Juel Kjeldsen ◽  
Kirsten Ohm Kyvik ◽  
Kaare Christensen ◽  
Mogens Laue Friis
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Danish Twin

Genetic and Environmental Factors in Alexithymia: A Population-Based Study of 8,785 Danish Twin Pairs

2007 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 369-375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Martini Jørgensen ◽  
Robert Zachariae ◽  
Axel Skytthe ◽  
Kirsten Kyvik
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Danish Twin

Genetic Factors in Seizures: A Population-Based Study of 47,626 US, Norwegian and Danish Twin Pairs

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne J. Kjeldsen ◽  
Linda A. Corey ◽  
Marit H. Solaas ◽  
Mogens L. Friis ◽  
Jennifer R. Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Febrile Seizures ◽  
The United States ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
History Of ◽  
Unselected Population ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Danish Twin

AbstractThe purpose of the study was to describe a large sample of twins reporting a history of seizures, to characterize seizures in the three subpopulations, and to estimate the relative importance of genetic and environmental factors in seizure occurrence. Seizure history was determined by questionnaires completed by twins in population-based twin registries in the United States, Norway and Denmark. Concordance rates were calculated for all seizure categories within and across twin populations. Of 47,626 twin pairs evaluated, 6234 reported a history of seizures in one or both twins. Concordance rates were significantly higher for monozygotic (MZ) versus dizygotic (DZ) pairs for all seizure categories within and across populations. The results of this study involving the largest unselected, population-based sample of twins with seizures assembled to date confirm the importance of genetic factors in determining risk for epilepsy, febrile seizures, other seizures and staring spells. This sample is likely to provide an important resource for studying the genetics of epilepsy subtypes and febrile seizures.

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