Heredity and infectious diseases: a twin study

A concordance study of 6 infectious diseases of childhood has been carried out in a sample of 656 twin pairs classified by sex and zygosity. A new approach is proposed to estimate the respective influence of heredity and of common environment. The estimates thus obtained range from 86% hereditary co...

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Published inActa geneticae medicae et gemellologiae Vol. 33; no. 3; p. 497
Main Authors Gedda, L, Rajani, G, Brenci, G, Lun, M T, Talone, C, Oddi, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Italy 01.01.1984
Subjects
Adult
Chickenpox - genetics
Diseases in Twins
Environment
Female
Humans
Male
Measles - genetics
Mumps - genetics
Rubella - genetics
Scarlet Fever - genetics
Whooping Cough - genetics
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Summary:A concordance study of 6 infectious diseases of childhood has been carried out in a sample of 656 twin pairs classified by sex and zygosity. A new approach is proposed to estimate the respective influence of heredity and of common environment. The estimates thus obtained range from 86% hereditary component in the case of measles to 100% environmental component in the case of scarlet fever.
ISSN:0001-5660
DOI:10.1017/S000156600000595X