Genetic, environmental and stochastic factors in monozygotic twin discordance with a focus on epigenetic differences
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Genetic-epidemiological studies on monozygotic (MZ) twins have been used for decades to tease out the relative contributions of genes and the environment to a trait. Phenotypic discordance in MZ twins has traditionally been ascribed to non-shared environmental fa...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/93 |