'Dz twins' presentation slideshows

MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE

MULTIFACTORIAL INHERITANCE. Polygenic traits are controlled by two or more genes . Examples: color of skin, hair and eyes . They c ause slight and often variable range of differences throughout population.

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Variation (individual differences): Stature (in cm) in Dutch adolescent twins

Variation (individual differences): Stature (in cm) in Dutch adolescent twins. Caused by: - differences in genotype (G)? - differences in environment (E)? - interaction between G and E?. Individual differences in human characteristics, e.g. normal and abnormal behavior. 1 Gene

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19 th International Workshop on Methodology of Twin and Family Studies: Introductory course

Mike Neale (director) Hermine Maes Nathan Gillespie Ben Neale Fruhling Rijsdijk Dorret Boomsma Danielle Posthuma Danielle Dick. John Hewitt (host) Jeff Lessem Stacey Cherny Nick Martin Sarah Medland Manuel Ferreira Kate Morley.

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19 th International Workshop on Methodology of Twin and Family Studies: Introductory course

Mike Neale (director) Hermine Maes Nathan Gillespie Ben Neale Fruhling Rijsdijk Dorret Boomsma Danielle Posthuma Danielle Dick. John Hewitt (host) Jeff Lessem Stacey Cherny Nick Martin Sarah Medland Manuel Ferreira Kate Morley.

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Combined Linkage and Association in Mx

Combined Linkage and Association in Mx. Hermine Maes Kate Morley Dorret Boomsma Nick Martin Meike Bartels. Boulder 2009. Outline. Intro to Genetic Epidemiology Progression to Linkage via Path Models Linkage using Pi-Hat Run Linkage in Mx Combine Linkage and Association.

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Introduction to Linkage

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Univariate Twin Analysis

Univariate Twin Analysis. OpenMx Tc26 2012 Hermine Maes, Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Nick Martin. Overall Questions to be Answered. Does a trait of interest cluster among related individuals? Can clustering be explained by genetic or environmental effects?

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Univariate Twin Analysis

Univariate Twin Analysis. OpenMx Tc26 2012 Hermine Maes, Elizabeth Prom-Wormley, Nick Martin. Overall Questions to be Answered. Does a trait of interest cluster among related individuals? Can clustering be explained by genetic or environmental effects?

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Univariate Twin Analysis- Saturated Models for Continuous and Categorical Data

Univariate Twin Analysis- Saturated Models for Continuous and Categorical Data. September 2 , 2014 Elizabeth Prom-Wormley & Hermine Maes ecpromwormle@vcu.edu 804-828-8154. Overall Questions to be Answered. Does the data satisfy the assumptions of the classical twin study?

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The Genetics of Developmental Learning Disabilities

The Genetics of Developmental Learning Disabilities. Minding your ps and qs A tale of alphabets, chromosomes, and alleles. Wendy Raskind, M.D., Ph.D. University of Washington. IDA 10/29/08. Examples of Complex Developmental Disorders. Dyslexia (RD) Specific language impairment (SLI)

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Genetics and Human variation

Genetics and Human variation. Nick Martin Queensland Institute of Medical Research High Schools lecture: April 4, 2006. Individual differences. Physical attributes (height, eye color) Disease susceptibility (asthma, anxiety) Behavior (intelligence, personality)

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Twin Studies

Twin Studies. Dissecting Genetic Vs Environmental Effects. Identical twins have identical DNA, while dizygotic twins share 50% of their DNA If schizophrenia were completely genetic, concordance rates in MZ:DZ twins would be 100:50%, or 2:1. Twins: Summary of Nine Studies.

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Process of Genetic Epidemiology

Process of Genetic Epidemiology. Defining the Phenotype. Migrant Studies. Familial Aggregation. Segregation. Linkage Analysis. Association Studies. Cloning. Fine Mapping. Characterization. Familial Aggregation. Does the phenotype tend to run in families?.

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Year 13 lesson 1

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The Contribution of Psychology to Criminology

The Contribution of Psychology to Criminology. Understanding Criminology 29 th January 2008. Lecture Outline. Psychology: Definitions and Sub-disciplines Psychological Theories of Offending The Criminal Gene Criminal Personality Learnt Criminality Other areas Profiling

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Biological Explanations and Therapies for Schizophrenia

Biological Explanations and Therapies for Schizophrenia. Biological Explanations for Schizophrenia. Genetic Factors Brain Structure (Neuronatomy) The Dopamine Hypothesis (Chemical Imbalances). Genetic Factors.

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Twin 1

Can heritability be modeled as a function of DNA marker sharing at a particular chromosomal location using pihat?. r MZ = r DZ = 1. r MZ = 1, r DZ = 0.5. E. E. r MZ = 1, r DZ = 0, 0.5 or 1. C. C. e. e. A. A. c. c. a. a. Q. Q. q. q. Twin 1. Twin 2.

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Smoking in Offspring of Alcoholic Twins

Smoking in Offspring of Alcoholic Twins. Jeffrey F. Scherrer (1,2); Hong Xian (2); Andrew C. Heath (1,2); Theodore Jacob (1); William R. True (1,3), Kathleen K. Bucholz (1,2). 1. 2. 3. BACKGROUND. Genes contribute to the transmission of nicotine and alcohol dependence in families

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Biological Approaches

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Major Depressive Disorder

Major Depressive Disorder. Etiology. Etiology-what are the causes of MDD?. Establishing the etiology of a psychological disorder is difficult. D iagnostic manuals like DSM IV-TR provide information on symptoms characteristic of a disorder, but do not outline the causes of disorders.

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