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      Association of Current and Former Smoking With Body Mass Index: a Study of Smoking Discordant Twin Pairs From 21 Twin Cohorts 

      Piirtola, Maarit; Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Latvala, Antti; Sund, Reijo; Honda, Chika; Inui, Fujio; Watanabe, Mikio; Tomizawa, Rie; Iwatani, Yoshinori; Ordoñana Martín, Juan Ramón; Sánchez Romera, Juan Francisco; Colodro Conde, Lucia; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Martin, Nicholas G.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Medland, Sarah E.; Rasmussen, Finn; Tynelius, Per; Tan, Qihua; Zhang, Dongfeng; Pang, Zengchang; Rebato Ochoa, Esther Matilde; Stazi, Maria A.; Fagnani, Corrado; Brescianini, Sonia; Busjahn, Andreas; Harris, Jennifer R.; Brandt, Ingunn; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Cutler, Tessa L.; Hopper, John L.; Corley, Robin P.; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; Sung, Joohon; Kim, Jina; Lee, Jooyeon; Lee, Sooji; Gatz, Margaret; Butler, David A.; Franz, Carol E.; Kremen, William S.; Lyons, Michael J.; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Aslan, Anna K. Dahl; Oncel, Sevgi Y.; Aliev, Fazil; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Silberg, Judy L.; Maes, Hermine H.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Sorensen, Thorkild I. A.; Korhonen, Tellervo; Kaprio, Jaakko; Silventoinen, Karri (Public Library Science, 2018-07-12)
      Background Smokers tend to weigh less than never smokers, while successful quitting leads to an increase in body weight. Because smokers and non-smokers may differ in genetic and environmental family background, we ...
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      Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994 

      Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Hur, Yoon-M.; Sund, Reijo; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Siribaddana, Sisira H.; Hotopf, Matthew; Sumathipala, Athula; Rijsdijk, Fruhling; Tan, Qihua; Zhang, Dongfeng; Pang, Zengchang; Aaltonen, Sari; Heikkila, Kauko; Öncel, Sevgi Y.; Aliev, Fazil; Rebato, Esther; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Christensen, Kaare; Skytthe, Axel; O Kyvik, Kirsten; Silberg, Judy L.; Eaves, Lindon J.; Maes, Hermine H.; Cutler, Tessa L.; Hopper, John L.; Ordoñana Martín, Juan Ramón; Sánchez Romera, Juan Francisco; Colodro Conde, Lucía; Cozen, Wendy; Hwang, Amie E.; Mack, Thomas M.; Sung, Joohon; Song, Yun-Mi; Yang, Sarah; Lee, Kayoung; Franz, Carol E.; Kremen, William S.; Lyons, Michael J.; Busjahn, Andreas; Nelson, Tracy L.; Whitfield, Keith E.; Kandler, Christian; Jang, Kerry L; Gatz, Margaret; Butler, David A.; Stazi, Maria A.; Fagnani, Corrado; D’Ippolito, Cristina; Duncan, Glen E.; Buchwald, Dedra; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Loos, Ruth J.F.; Martin, Nicholas G.; Medland, Sarah E.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Jeong, Hoe-Uk; Swan, Gary E.; Krasnow, Ruth; Magnusson, Patrik K.E.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Dahl-Aslan, Anna K.; McAdams, Tom A.; Eley, Thalia C.; Gregory, Alice M.; Tynelius, Per; Baker, Laura A.; Tuvblad, Catherine; Bayasgalan, Gombojav; Narandalai, Danshiitsoodol; Lichtenstein, Paul; Spector, Timothy D.; Mangino, Massimo; Lachance, Genevieve; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveldt, Toos C.E.M.; Willemsen, Gonneke; Burt, S. Alexandra; Klump, Kelly L.; Harris, Jennifer R.; Brandt, Ingunn; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Corley, Robin P.; Hjelmborg, Jacob v. B.; Goldberg, Jack H.; Iwatani, Yoshinori; Watanabe, Mikio; Honda, Chika; Inui, Fujio; Rasmussen, Finn; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Sørensen, Thorkild I. A.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Silventoinen, Karri (eLife Sciences Publications, 2016-12-14)
      Human height variation is determined by genetic and environmental factors, but it remains unclear whether their influences differ across birth-year cohorts. We conducted an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin ...
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      Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individualbased pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts 

      Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Sund, Reijo; Hur, Yoon-Mi; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Hjelmborg, Jacob v. B.; Möller, Sören; Honda, Chika; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Ooki, Syuichi; Aaltonen, Sari; Stazi, Maria A.; Fagnani, Corrado; D’Ippolito, Cristina; Freitas, Duarte L.; Maia, José Antonio; Ji, Fuling; Ning, Feng; Pang, Zengchang; Rebato Ochoa, Esther Matilde; Busjahn, Andreas; Kandler, Christian; Saudino, Kimberly J.; Jang, Kerry L.; Cozen, Wendy; Hwang, Amie E.; Mack, Thomas M.; Gao, Wenjing; Yu, Canqing; Li, Liming; Corley, Robin P.; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Heikkilä, Kauko; Wardle, Jane; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Fisher, Abigail; McAdams, Tom A.; Eley, Thalia C.; Gregory, Alice M.; He, Mingguang; Ding, Xiaohu; Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten; Beck-Nielsen, Henning; Sodemann, Morten; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Knafo-Noam, Ariel; Mankuta, David; Abramson, Lior; Burt, S. Alexandra; Klump, Kelly L.; Silberg, Judy L.; Eaves, Lindon J.; Maes, Hermine H.; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Gatz, Margaret; Butler, David A.; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveldt, Toos C.E.M.; Craig, Jeffrey M.; Saffery, Richard; Dubois, Lise; Boivin, Michel; Brendgen, Mara; Dionne, Ginette; Vitaro, Frank; Martin, Nicholas G.; Medland, Sarah E.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Swan, Gary E.; Krasnow, Ruth; Tynelius, Per; Lichtenstein, Paul; Haworth, Claire M.A.; Plomin, Robert; Bayasgalan, Gombojav; Narandalai, Danshiitsoodol; Harden, K. Paige; Tucker-Drob, Elliot M.; Spector, Timothy; Mangino, Massimo; Lachance, Genevieve; Baker, Laura A.; Tuvblad, Catherine; Duncan, Glen E.; Buchwald, Dedra; Willemsen, Gonneke; Skytthe, Axel; Kyvik, Kirsten O.; Christensen, Kaare; Öncel, Sevgi Y.; Aliev, Fazil; Rasmussen, Finn; Goldberg, Jack H.; Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Silventoinen, Karri (Nature Research, 2016-06-23)
      Height variation is known to be determined by both genetic and environmental factors, but a systematic description of how their influences differ by sex, age and global regions is lacking. We conducted an individual-based ...
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      Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts 

      Silventoinen, Karri; Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Sund, Reijo; Latvala, Antti; Honda, Chika; Inui, Fujio; Tomizawa, Rie; Watanabe, Mikio; Sakai, Norio; Rebato Ochoa, Esther Matilde; Busjahn, Andreas; Tyler, Jessica; Hopper, John L.; Ordoñana Martín, Juan Ramón; Sánchez Romera, Juan Francisco; Colodro Conde, Lucía; Calais Ferreira, Lucas; Oliveira, Vinicius C.; Ferreira, Pablo H.; Medda, Emanuela; Nisticò, Lorenza; Toccaceli, Virgilia; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Siribaddana, Sisira H.; Hotopf, Matthew; Sumathipala, Athula; Rijsdijk, Fruhling; Duncan, Glen E.; Buchwald, Dedra; Tynelius, Per; Rasmussen, Finn; Tan, Qihua; Zhang, Dongfeng; Pang, Zengchang; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Dahl Aslan, Anna K.; Hwang, Amie E.; Mack, Thomas M.; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Brandt, Ingunn; Nilsen, Thomas S.; Harris, Jennifer R.; Martin, Nicholas G.; Medland, Sarah E.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Willemsen, Gonneke; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E. M.; Franz, Carol E.; Kremen, William S.; Lyons, Michael J.; Silberg, Judy L.; Maes, Hermine H.; Kandler, Christian; Nelson, Tracy L.; Whitfield, Keith E.; Corley, Robin P.; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; Gatz, Margaret; Butler, David A.; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Park, Hang A.; Lee, Jooyeon; Lee, Soo Ji; Sung, Joohon; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Sørensen, Thorkild I. A.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Kaprio, Jaakko (Nature, 2020-07-29)
      We investigated the heritability of educational attainment and how it differed between birth cohorts and cultural-geographic regions. A classical twin design was applied to pooled data from 28 cohorts representing 16 ...
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      Smoking remains associated with education after controlling for social background and genetic factors in a study of 18 twin cohorts 

      Silventoinen, Karri; Piirtola, Maarit; Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Sund, Reijo; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Medda, Emanuela; Nisticò, Lorenza; Toccaceli, Virgilia; Honda, Chika; Inui, Fujio; Tomizawa, Rie; Watanabe, Mikio; Sakai, Norio; Gatz, Margaret; Butler, David A.; Lee, Jooyeon; Lee, Sooji; Sung, Joohon; Franz, Carol E.; Kremen, William S.; Lyons, Michael J.; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Tynelius, Per; Rasmussen, Finn; Martin, Nicholas G.; Medland, Sarah E.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Brandt, Ingunn; Nilsen, Thomas S.; Harris, Jennifer R.; Tyler, Jessica; Hopper, John L.; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Dahl Aslan, Anna K.; Ordoñana Martín, Juan Ramón; Sánchez Romera, Juan Francisco; Colodro Conde, Lucía; Rebato Ochoa, Esther Matilde; Zhang, Dongfeng; Pang, Zengchang; Tan, Qihua; Silberg, Judy L.; Maes, Hermine H.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Sørensen, Thorkild I. A.; Korhonen, Tellervo; Kaprio, Jaakko (Nature, 2022)
      We tested the causality between education and smoking using the natural experiment of discordant twin pairs allowing to optimally control for background genetic and childhood social factors. Data from 18 cohorts including ...