Genetic liability to disability pension in women and men: a prospective population-based twin study.

BACKGROUND: Previous studies of risk factors for disability pension (DP) have mainly focused on psychosocial, or environmental, factors, while the relative importance of genetic effects has been less studied. Sex differences in biological mechanisms have not been investigated at all. METHODS: The st...

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Main Authors: Jurgita Narusyte, Annina Ropponen, Karri Silventoinen, Kristina Alexanderson, Jaakko Kaprio, Åsa Samuelsson, Pia Svedberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3151284?pdf=render

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