A genome wide linkage scan for dizygotic twinning in 525 families of mothers of dizygotic twins | Zendy

Jodie N. Painter | Zendy; Gonneke Willemsen | Zendy; Dale R. Nyholt | Zendy; Chantal Hoekstra | Zendy; David L. Duffy | Zendy; Anjali K. Henders | Zendy; Leanne Wallace | Zendy; Sue Healey | Zendy; Lisa CanAlbright | Zendy; Mark H. Skolnick | Zendy; Nicholas G. Martin | Zendy; Dorret I. Boomsma | Zendy; Grant W. Montgomery | Zendy

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A genome wide linkage scan for dizygotic twinning in 525 families of mothers of dizygotic twins

Author(s) -

Jodie N. Painter,

Gonneke Willemsen,

Dale R. Nyholt,

Chantal Hoekstra,

David L. Duffy,

Anjali K. Henders,

Leanne Wallace,

Sue Healey,

Lisa CanAlbright,

Mark H. Skolnick,

Nicholas G. Martin,

Dorret I. Boomsma,

Grant W. Montgomery

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deq084

Subject(s) - genetics , genetic linkage , linkage (software) , twin study , biology , candidate gene , microsatellite , gene , allele , heritability

The tendency to conceive dizygotic (DZ) twins is a complex trait influenced by genetic and environmental factors. To search for new candidate loci for twinning, we conducted a genome-wide linkage scan in 525 families using microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism marker panels.

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