Twin Study-Third Examination-Los Angeles Center

Carmelli, Dorit

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: Division of Epidemiology And Clinical Applications (NHLBI)
• Type: Research and Development Contracts (N01)
• Project #: N01HC055029-008
• Application #: 3647325
• Project Start: 1985-09-30
• Project End: 1988-12-29
• Budget Start: 1987-12-30
• Budget End: 1988-12-29
• Fiscal Year: 1988

Institution

• Name: Sri International
• City: Menlo Park
• State: CA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 94025

Publications

Goode, Ellen L; Cherny, Stacey S; Christian, Joe C et al. (2007) Heritability of longitudinal measures of body mass index and lipid and lipoprotein levels in aging twins. Twin Res Hum Genet 10:703-11

Carmelli, D; Swan, G E; Cardon, L R (1995) Genetic mediation in the relationship of education to cognitive function in older people. Psychol Aging 10:48-53

Carmelli, D; Selby, J V; Quiroga, J et al. (1994) 16-year incidence of ischemic heart disease in the NHLBI twin study. A classification of subjects into high- and low-risk groups. Ann Epidemiol 4:198-204

Swan, G E; LaRue, A; Carmelli, D et al. (1992) Decline in cognitive performance in aging twins. Heritability and biobehavioral predictors from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. Arch Neurol 49:476-81

Swan, G E; Carmelli, D; Rosenman, R H et al. (1990) Smoking and alcohol consumption in adult male twins: genetic heritability and shared environmental influences. J Subst Abuse 2:39-50

Swan, G E; Carmelli, D; Reed, T et al. (1990) Heritability of cognitive performance in aging twins. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Twin Study. Arch Neurol 47:259-62