World War II-veteran male twins who are discordant for alcohol consumption: 24-year mortality.
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Twenty-four year mortality in World War II US male veteran twins discordant for cigarette smoking.
BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to test the constitutional hypothesis which attributes the association of tobacco smoking with morbidity and mortality to genetic predispositions to smoking and/or disease. METHODS Subjects were World War II veterans, born in the US between 1917 and 1927, and surveyed at mean age 47 for present and past smoking habits. Twenty-four year mortality follow-up ...
متن کاملExome Sequencing and Epigenetic Analysis of Twins Who Are Discordant for Congenital Cataract.
PURPOSE To further understand genetic factors that contribute to congenital cataracts, we sought to identify early post-twinning mutational and epigenetic events that may account for the discordant phenotypes of a twin pair. METHODS A patient with a congenital cataract and her twin sister were assessed for genetic factors that might contribute to their discordant phenotypes by mutation screen...
متن کاملLate-life alcohol consumption and 20-year mortality.
BACKGROUND Growing epidemiological evidence indicates that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced total mortality among middle-aged and older adults. However, the salutary effect of moderate drinking may be overestimated owing to confounding factors. Abstainers may include former problem drinkers with existing health problems and may be atypical compared to drinkers in terms of...
متن کاملSurgery in World War II
group of fungi. On the other hand, actinomycetes have been included, although they are true bacteria and entirely unrelated to the fungi. The author's reason for including them, namely, that they occupy a similar ecological niche, does not appear compelling. These personal criticisms do not, of course, in any way detract from the value of the book. Physiology of Fungi can be recommended to all ...
متن کاملNeuropsychiatry in World War II
detailed suggestions in the use of various methods that are not possible to transmit through research publications. The subjects covered in Volume XI include nearly all the techniques that would be needed in a thorough study of enzyme structure. Subjects that would appear to be missing generally have been covered by articles in previous volumes. The first section contains ten articles on amino ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.85.1.99