𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Estimation of individual genetic and environmental factor scores

✍ Scribed by D. I. Boomsma; P. C. M. Molenaar; J. F. Orlebeke; D. C. Rao; G. P. Vogler

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1990
Tongue
English
Weight
513 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
0741-0395

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Implicit in the application of the common‐factor model as a method for decomposing trait covariance into a genetic and environmental part is the use of factor scores. In multivariate analyses, it is possible to estimate these factor scores for the communal part of the model. Estimation of scores on latent factors in terms of individual observations within the context of a twin/family study amounts to estimation of individual genetic and environmental scores. Such estimates may be of both theoretical and practical interest and may be provided with confidence intervals around the individual estimates. The method is first illustrated with simulated twin data and next is applied to blood pressure data obtained in a Dutch sample of 59 male adolescent twin pairs. Subjects with high blood pressure can be distinguished into groups with high genetic or high environmental scores.

πŸ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES

Using factor scores to detect G Γ— E Inte
Using factor scores to detect G Γ— E Interactive Origin of β€œpure” genetic or environmental factors obtained in genetic covariance structure analysis
✍ P. C. M. Molenaar; D. I. Boomsma; D. Neeleman; C. V. Dolan; D. C. Rao; G. P. Vog πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 1990 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 463 KB πŸ‘ 1 views

Moment expressions for individual factor scores can serve as simple tests for the presence of a particular class of interaction factors that are disguised as pure genetic and/or environmental factors. That is, individual genetic and environmental factor scores may be used to construct fourth-order m

Molecular epidemiology of hypospadias: R
Molecular epidemiology of hypospadias: Review of genetic and environmental risk factors
✍ Jeanne M. Manson; Michael C. Carr πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 2003 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 206 KB πŸ‘ 1 views

## Abstract Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital anomalies in the United States, occurring in approximately 1 in 125 live male births. It is characterized by altered development of the urethra, foreskin, and ventral surface of the penis. In this review, the embryology, epidemiology, ris