Cargando…

A Twin Protection Effect? Explaining Twin Survival Advantages with a Two-Process Mortality Model

Twin studies that focus on the correlation in age-at-death between twin pairs have yielded important insights into the heritability and role of genetic factors in determining lifespan, but less attention is paid to the biological and social role of zygosity itself in determining survival across the...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sharrow, David J., Anderson, James J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4871430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27192433
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154774