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A Bivariate Twin Study of Lifetime cannabis Initiation and Lifetime Regular Tobacco Smoking Across Three Different Countries by Zellers, Stephanie, van Dongen, Jenny, Maes, Hermine H.M., Ollikainen, Miina, Fang, Fang, Vrieze, Scott, Kaprio, Jaakko, Boomsma, Dorret I.

“…Regular cigarette smoking and cannabis consumption are strongly positively related to each other, yet few studies explore their underlying variation and…”
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Racial differences in heritability of cigarette smoking in adolescents and young adults by Bares, Cristina B, Kendler, Kenneth S, Maes, Hermine H.M

“…Highlights • Genetically informative study of racial differences in cigarette use heritability. • Similar influence of genes and environment on cigarette use…”
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Extensions to the modeling of initiation and progression: applications to substance use and abuse by Neale, Michael C, Harvey, Eric, Maes, Hermine H M, Sullivan, Patrick F, Kendler, Kenneth S

“…Twin data can provide valuable insight into the relationship between the stages of phenomena such as disease or substance abuse. Initiation of substance use…”
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Genetic and Environmental Variation in Continuous Phenotypes in the ABCD Study by Maes, Hermine H. M., Lapato, Dana M., Schmitt, J. Eric, Luciana, Monica, Banich, Marie T., Bjork, James M., Hewitt, John K., Madden, Pamela A., Heath, Andrew C., Barch, Deanna M., Thompson, Wes K., Iacono, William G., Neale, Michael C.

“…Twin studies yield valuable insights into the sources of variation, covariation and causation in human traits. The ABCD Study® (abcdstudy.org) was designed to…”
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The Concept of Resistance to Substance Use and a Research Approach: The Resist! Project by Vanyukov, Michael M., Maes, Hermine H. M., Iacono, William G., Kirisci, Levent, Samek, Diana R., Silberg, Judy L., Zimmerman, Emily B., Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth C.

“…Illicit substance use is dangerous in both acute and chronic forms, frequently resulting in lethal poisoning, addiction, and other negative consequences…”
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Using Instrumental Variables to Measure Causation over Time in Cross-Lagged Panel Models by Singh, Madhurbain, Verhulst, Brad, Vinh, Philip, Zhou, Yi (Daniel), Castro-de-Araujo, Luis F. S., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Pool, René, de Geus, Eco J. C., Vink, Jacqueline M., Boomsma, Dorret I., Maes, Hermine H. M., Dolan, Conor V., Neale, Michael C.

“…Cross-lagged panel models (CLPMs) are commonly used to estimate causal influences between two variables with repeated assessments. The lagged effects in a CLPM…”
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Modeling Extended Twin Family Data I: Description of the Cascade Model by Keller, Matthew C., Medland, Sarah E., Duncan, Laramie E., Hatemi, Peter K., Neale, Michael C., Maes, Hermine H. M., Eaves, Lindon J.

“…The classical twin design uses data on the variation of and covariation between monozygotic and dizygotic twins to infer underlying genetic and environmental…”
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Reconsidering the Heritability of Intelligence in Adulthood: Taking Assortative Mating and Cultural Transmission into Account by Vinkhuyzen, Anna A.E., van der Sluis, Sophie, Maes, Hermine H. M., Posthuma, Danielle

“…Heritability estimates of general intelligence in adulthood generally range from 75 to 85%, with all heritability due to additive genetic influences, while…”
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Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Relationships Between Brain Structure and Average Lifetime Cigarette Use by Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth, Maes, Hermine H. M., Schmitt, J. Eric, Panizzon, Matthew S., Xian, Hong, Eyler, Lisa T., Franz, Carol E., Lyons, Michael J., Tsuang, Ming T., Dale, Anders M., Fennema-Notestine, Christine, Kremen, William S., Neale, Michael C.

“…Chronic cigarette use has been consistently associated with differences in the neuroanatomy of smokers relative to nonsmokers in case–control studies. However,…”
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Lindon J. Eaves, Ph.D., M.A. (Oxon), D.Sc. Theory-Model-Data by Maes, Hermine H. M., Hatemi, Peter K., Neale, Michael C.

“…We begin this special issue by providing a glimpse into the career of Dr. Lindon J. Eaves, from the perspectives of a student, postdoc, instructor, assistant…”
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Genetic and environmental factors in relative body weight and human adiposity by Maes, H H, Neale, M C, Eaves, L J

“…We review the literature on the familial resemblance of body mass index (BMI) and other adiposity measures and find strikingly convergent results for a variety…”
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Erratum to: Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Relationships Between Brain Structure and Average Lifetime Cigarette Use by Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth, Maes, Hermine H. M., Eric Schmitt, J., Panizzon, Matthew S., Xian, Hong, Eyler, Lisa T., Franz, Carol E., Lyons, Michael J., Tsuang, Ming T., Dale, Anders M., Fennema-Notestine, Christine, Kremen, William S., Neale, Michael C.

“…Genetic and Environmental Contributionsto the Relationships Between Brain Structure and Average Lifetime Cigarette Use Elizabeth Prom-Wormley1,2 Hermine H. M…”
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Further evidence against the environmental transmission of individual differences in neuroticism from a collaborative study of 45,850 twins and relatives on two continents by Lake, R I, Eaves, L J, Maes, H H, Heath, A C, Martin, N G

“…We examine the hypothesis that environmental transmission is a significant factor in individual differences for Neuroticism among 45,850 members of extended…”
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Exploration of myostatin polymorphisms and the angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion genotype in responses of human muscle to strength training by Thomis, Martine A I, Huygens, Wim, Heuninckx, Sofie, Chagnon, Monique, Maes, Hermine H M, Claessens, Albrecht L, Vlietinck, Robert, Bouchard, Claude, Beunen, Gaston P

“…This study explores the associations between polymorphisms in two candidate genes-myostatin gene (MSTN or GDF8) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)…”
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Growth in peak aerobic power during adolescence by GEITHNER, Christina A, THOMIS, Martine A, VANDEN EYNDE, Bavo, MAES, Hermine H. M, LOOS, Ruth J. F, PEETERS, Maarten, CLAESSENS, Albrecht L. M, VLIETINCK, Robert, MALINA, Robert M, BEUNEN, Gaston P

“…To model the growth of peak aerobic power during adolescence in both sexes followed longitudinally from 10 to 18 yr. Peak aerobic power (peak VO2) was measured…”
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Inheritance of physical fitness in 10-yr-old twins and their parents by MAES, H. H. M, BEUNEN, G. P, VLIETINCK, R. F, NEALE, M. C, THOMIS, M, EYNDE, B. V, LYSENS, R, SIMONS, J, DEROM, C, DEROM, R

“…This study focuses on the quantification of genetic and environmental sources of variation in physical fitness components in 105 10-yr-old twin pairs and their…”
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Genetic and environmental determination of tracking in static strength during adolescence by Peeters, Maarten W, Thomis, Martine A, Maes, Hermine H. M, Beunen, Gaston P, Loos, Ruth J. F, Claessens, Albrecht L, Vlietinck, Robert

“…1 Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; 2 Department of Human Genetics, Virginia Institute for…”
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Genetic and environmental causes of tracking in explosive strength during adolescence by Peeters, Maarten W, Thomis, Martine A, Maes, Hermine H M, Loos, Ruth J F, Claessens, Albrecht L, Vlietinck, Robert, Beunen, Gaston P

“…To determine whether the observed phenotypic stability in explosive strength during adolescence, as measured by inter-age correlations in vertical jump (VTJ),…”
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