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Heritability Estimates from Twin Studies. I. Formulae of Heritability Estimates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2025

K.W. Kang ,
J.C. Christian  and
J.A. Norton Jr.
K.W. Kang*
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Genetics and Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
J.C. Christian
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Genetics and Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
J.A. Norton Jr.
Affiliation:
Departments of Medical Genetics and Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
*
Department of Medical Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, 1100 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, USA

Abstract

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Over the past 50 years a large number of methods have been proposed for estimating heritability from twin studies. The present paper describes the most commonly cited of these estimates as a first step in evaluating their usefulness. A critical review will then follow.

Type
Research Article
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 27 , January 1978 , pp. 39 - 44
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1978

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