Moreover, given the high heritability of both conditions (Faraone et al. 2005; Freitag 2006), it is of note that family and
twin studies show co-heritability (Lichtenstein et al. 2010; Lundström et al. 2011; Mulligan et al. 2009a; Nijmeijer et al. 2009; Taylor et al. 2012).
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Twin studies show a higher concordance of AD among monozygotic compared to dizygotic twins, with heritability estimates of 60 % to 80 %.
Because
twin studies show approximately a 50 % risk of developing schizophrenia in identical twins (meaning siblings with exactly the same genes), environment must have significant influence in the brain disorder.
The identical
twin studies show that genes were overwhelmingly dominant in IQ differences.
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These twin studies show that there's a genetic basis for the differences in how easy or enjoyable children find learning.»
We're more than the product of our genes and environment,
twin studies show.
These findings could explain why
twin studies show that homosexuality runs in families, but no «gay gene» can be found, Rice said.
These findings could explain why
twin studies show that ho - mose - xuality runs in families, but no «gay gene» can be found, Rice said.
Not exact matches
A recent
study involving
twins showed that they probably just have a particular genetic mutation that means they require less sleep.
These
studies done with identical
twins show that an individual's preference has as much to do with nature (ie.
So far, the
studies of specific genes have
shown conflicting results as to whether they cause hyperovulation or increase the chance of having fraternal
twins.
Population
studies have
shown that some groups of people have
twins much more frequently, while
twins are rare among other groups.
A 2011
study showed that the highest rates of
twinning were found in Central African populations, with the country of Benin producing the most
twins.
Numerous
studies have
shown that women 35 years and older are more likely to conceive fraternal
twins than their younger counterparts.
Another
study showed that delivering a second
twin by cesarean because he's not in the head - down position poses a risk of infection and provides no clear benefit for the infant or its mother.
Studies show a higher rate of identical
twins (up to 20 times with IVF) in women having these treatments than occur naturally.
Other
studies show that the risk of SIDS may be higher when babies sleep with other children, but no
study has been done to
show whether it is safe to let
twins sleep together.
We found only one other
study, conducted in the United States, on mortality associated with breech,
twin, and post-term births at home.9 This
study showed excess mortality in such home births and voiced concern about the trend to encourage midwives to engage in high risk practice.
A
study done by looking at 158 pregnant women who underwent selective reduction from higher order multiples to
twins showed that the mother had a 10.6 % chance of miscarriage.
A
study by Antsaklis [33]
showed a small increase in mortality for reduced
twin pregnancies versus unreduced
twin pregnancies.
Studies have documented that
twins are more likely to demonstrate delays in speech and language skills, with males typically
showing a six - month greater lag than females (Lewis & Thompson, 1992).
Studies show that a woman who has had
twins before is four times likely to conceive
twins again than a woman who has never had
twins.
This concept is primarily based on a 1977
study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that
showed women who got pregnant shortly after stopping oral contraceptives were twice as likely to have
twins.
Yet another large
study in 1987
showed no association between
twins and taking oral contraceptives.
Studies show that women who have
twins have had their chances of developing this condition dramatically increase.
Studies on
twin do NOT
show increased rates of rupture with a C - section scar, possibly because many deliver earlier in the pregnancy and so many women have a Cesarean section without labor anyway.
A major
study conducted on
twins shows that environmental factors may be at least as important as genes in causing autism.
So subsequently people have been looking at this type of brain activity and this brain activity is very highly related to a person's genetic makeup, and they've looked at this through
twin studies again,
showing that identical
twins had more similar patterns than non-identical
twins.
«This
study also
shows us that even identical
twins can vary quite a lot on facial features, but because of the key areas being genetically controlled, we perceive them as being «identical,»» added Professor Tim Spector, Director of the TwinsUK
study at King's College London.
FLAGGED A certain pattern of chemical tags on DNA
shows up more often in gay men than in straight men, a controversial
study in
twins suggests.
Based on a three - year
study with intensive measurements at three different locations in Aarhus, they divide the grass pollen season into three periods, as
shown in the graph below: a
twin peak profile during the early season, a single evening profile in the middle season and a single midday profile during the late season.
Studies have
shown that if one identical
twin has autism, there is at least a 60 percent chance that the other also does.
The results, reported last October,
show that even the youngest fetuses in the
study recognized and responded to the other
twin.
A long - term follow - up
study of 3050
twins from the Finnish
Twin Cohort has
shown that midlife, moderately vigorous physical activity is associated with better cognition at old age.
A
study of identical
twins and of unrelated individuals
shows that differences in chemical changes to TRPA1, a gene that directs the production of a temperature - sensing protein, is connected to pain tolerance.
Twin studies, for example, have
shown that genetic factors determine about 80 % of the variation in how bones fare with age.
And other
studies have
shown that even the identical
twin of a gay man has only a 50 per cent chance of being gay himself.
Not only that, but
studies of
twins and adoptees have
shown that about 50 percent of each person's happiness is determined from birth.
Past behavior genetics research using
twin study survey data has
shown genetic influence on a wide range of communication behaviors.
Bru Cormand, head of the Research Group on Neurogenetics at the Department of Genetics of the UB, affirms that «
studies made with monozygotic (genetically identical) and dizygotic
twins show that genetic factors play a major role in the aetiology of the disease.»
However, previous
studies have
shown that identical
twins share more T cell receptors than would be statistically expected.
The idea is based in part on
studies that
show identical
twins to have more similar levels of life satisfaction than non-identical
twins, and suggests that although your level of happiness may occasionally be thrown off by major life events, it will always return to a set level within two years.
The
study shows that the
twin design remains a key tool for genetic discovery.»
Constellation of factors
Twin studies have
shown that identical
twins (who share the same genes) are more likely to both suffer from the disorder than fraternal
twins, which has demonstrated that «there's a large genetic component to the disorder,» Cantor says.
A recent
study has
shown that, if one identical
twin has ASD, the likelihood of the other
twin having it is between 77 and 99 percent; for fraternal
twins, the likelihood is 22 to 65 percent.
Twins in the
study whose genomes
showed a low risk for Alzheimer's, for example, did have about a 12 percent (thus, much, much smaller) risk than that of the general population (which, to begin with, has a relatively small risk of getting Alzheimer's during their lifetimes).
Bovine growth hormone is also known to stimulate the production of insulinlike growth factor 1 (IGF1) by the liver; some
studies have
shown that high levels of IGF1 in the bloodstream may heighten the risk of prostate and breast cancers as well as a woman's chance of conceiving
twins.
«New urban heat island
study shows surprising variation in air temperatures across
Twin Cities: Results provide valuable insights into efforts to reduce heat - related harm in metro areas globally.»
Twin studies have
shown that genes probably have a lot to do with this, suggesting that they account for between 43 % and 58 % of the variability in coffee - drinking habits.