## Abstract ## Background Acute appendicitis is common but the aetiology is unclear. This study examined the heritability of acute appendicitis. ## Methods The study included twin pairs with known zygosity born between 1959 and 1985. Individuals with acute appendicitis were found by record linka
Risk and resilience: Genetic and environmental influences on development of the stress response
β Scribed by Charles F. Gillespie; Justine Phifer; Bekh Bradley; Kerry J. Ressler
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 194 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
- DOI
- 10.1002/da.20605
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