The main effects of genes and environment of behavioral problems in the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development
The main effects of genes and environment on behavioral problems in the Virginia Twin Study of Adolescent Behavioral Development
Not exact matches
Genome - wide scans aim to uncover
genes having direct
main effects (i.e.,
genes that show associations with phenotypes regardless
of participants» environments).
The boosted
genes had three
main beneficial
effects: improving the efficiency
of mitochondria, the powerhouse
of cells; boosting insulin production, which improves control
of blood sugar; and preventing the depletion
of telomeres, caps on chromosomes that help to keep DNA stable and so prevent cells wearing out and ageing.
The boosted
genes had three
main effects: improving cellular energy efficiency; upping insulin production, which improves control
of blood sugar; and preventing the breakdown
of caps on chromosomes that help prevent cells wearing out and ageing.
Summary: Learn the association between Soybean oil, Corn oil, Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome & P - 450 inhibition, the
main liver detox enzyme, having significant
effects on expression
of genes that metabolize drugs & toxicants.
Size could just be a byproduct — reorganization
of the brain might be the
main thing, and the
genes for reorganization might have had the side
effect of increasing size at the same time, not being versatile enough to hold size constant while rearranging things).
RESULTS: The results show
main effects of the COMT
gene variant (P =.002), birth weight (P =.002), and a significant
gene x environment (COMT x birth weight) interaction (P =.006).
None
of the genotypes showed significant associations with delinquency in univariate analyses, whereas most interaction terms, as well as several
gene main effects, were significant in the multivariate models and validated by complementary statistical analyses.