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6544237
TITLE
Genetic covariation between neuroticism and the symptoms of anxiety and depression.
ABSTRACT
A genetic analysis of the trait of neuroticism and symptoms of anxiety and depression in 3,810 pairs of adult MZ and DZ twins is reported. Differences between people in these measures can be explained simply by differences in their genes and in their individual environmental experiences. There is no evidence that environmental experiences that are shared by cotwins, such as common family environment or social influences, are important. There are differences between the sexes in gene action affecting neuroticism, and genetic effects become more pronounced with age in females. The lack of evidence for dominance variance affecting neuroticism contrasts well with the detection of considerable genetical nonadditivity for extraversion in the same sample and reinforces the view that these two traits are not only statistically, but also genetically, quite independent. An analysis of the causes of covariation between anxiety, depression, and neuroticism shows that additive gene effects are more important causes of covariation than environmental factors. Genetic variation in symptoms of anxiety and depression is largely dependent on the same factors as effect the neuroticism trait. However, there is also evidence for genetic variation specific to depression.
DATE PUBLISHED
1984
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 1984/01/01
medline 1984/01/01 00:01
entrez 1984/01/01 00:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Jardine R Jardine R R
Martin NG Martin N G NG
Henderson AS Henderson A S AS
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 1
ISSUE: 2
TITLE: Genetic epidemiology
ISOABBREVIATION: Genet. Epidemiol.
YEAR: 1984
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CITEDMEDIUM: Print
ISSN: 0741-0395
ISSNTYPE: Print
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Genet Epidemiol
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 0741-0395
NLMUNIQUEID: 8411723
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
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GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety genetics
Biometry genetics
Depression genetics
Diseases in Twins genetics
Environment genetics
Female genetics
Genetic Variation genetics
Humans genetics
Male genetics
Models, Genetic genetics
Neurotic Disorders genetics
Questionnaires genetics
Sex Factors genetics
Twins, Dizygotic genetics
Twins, Monozygotic genetics
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CHEMICALS
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