Familial Risk and Heritability of Cancer Among Twins in Nordic Countries

Mucci, L.; Hjelmborg, J.; Harris, J.; Czene, K.; J Havelick, David; Scheike, T.; Graff, R.; Holst, K.; Möller, S.; H. Unger, Robert; McIntosh, C.; J. Nuttall, Elizabeth; Brandt, Ingunn; Penney, K.; Hartman, M.; Kraft, P.; Parmigiani, G.; Christensen, K.; Koskenvuo, M.; Holm, N.; Heikkilä, K.; Pukkala, E.; Skytthe, A.; Adami, H.; Kaprio, J.

doi:10.1001/jama.2015.17703

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Familial Risk and Heritability of Cancer Among Twins in Nordic Countries

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L. Mucci

J. Hjelmborg

J. Harris

Abstract

Importance Estimates of familial cancer risk from population-based studies are essential components of cancer risk prediction. Objective To estimate familial risk and heritability of cancer types in a large twin cohort. Design, Setting, and Participants Prospective study of 80 309 monozygotic and 12...

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Medicine

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