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9055059
TITLE
Genetic factors in the aetiology of mouth ulcers.
ABSTRACT
The aetiology of mouth ulcers is uncertain, and prior research has indicated both environmental and genetic factors. In this study, information on mouth ulcer incidence was collected for 290 twin pairs--127 monozygous (MZ) and 163 dizygous (DZ)--and their parents, a total of 1,160 people. Self-reported data on mouth ulcer incidence were available for the twins, and in each family the mother also reported on the mouth ulcer incidence in the twins, the twins' father, and herself. A structural equation model--combining a measurement model, a rater bias model, and a model including genetic and environmental influences--was used to explain variation in mouth ulcers. The fitted model explained the variation in a latent phenotype of mouth ulcer incidence for the twins in terms of an additive genetic factor (64%), a common environment factor (26%), and a specific environment factor (10%). The mothers' ratings showed a significant positive bias.
DATE PUBLISHED
1997
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 1997/01/01
medline 2000/06/20 09:00
entrez 1997/01/01 00:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Lake RI Lake R I RI Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Australia.
Thomas SJ Thomas S J SJ
Martin NG Martin N G NG
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 14
ISSUE: 1
TITLE: Genetic epidemiology
ISOABBREVIATION: Genet. Epidemiol.
YEAR: 1997
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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
Twin Study
COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS
GRANTS
GENERAL NOTE
KEYWORDS
MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Bias (Epidemiology)
Child
Diseases in Twins genetics
Environmental Exposure genetics
Female genetics
Humans genetics
Incidence genetics
Likelihood Functions genetics
Male genetics
Models, Theoretical genetics
Multivariate Analysis genetics
Oral Ulcer genetics
Pedigree genetics
Phenotype genetics
Twins, Dizygotic genetics
Twins, Monozygotic genetics
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GENE SYMBOLS
CHEMICALS
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