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      Associations Between Birth Size and Later Height From Infancy Through Adulthood: an Individual Based Pooled Analysis of 28 Twin Cohorts Participating in the Codatwins Project 

      Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Sund, Reijo; Hur, Yoon-Mi; Harris, Jennifer R.; Brandt, Ingunn; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Ooki, Syuichi; Ullemar, Vilhelmina; Almqvisth, Catarina; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Saudino, Kimberly J.; Stazi, Maria A.; Fagnani, Corrado; Brescianini, Sonia; Nelson, Tracy L.; Whitfield, Keith E.; Knafo Noam, Ariel; Mankuta, David; Abramson, Lior; Cutler, Tessa L.; Hopper, John L.; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Fisher, Abigail; Corley, Robin P.; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Bjerregaard Andersen, Morten; Nielsen, Henning Beck; Sodemann, Morten; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Burt, S. Alexandra; Klump, Kelly L.; Dubois, Lise; Boivin, Michel; Brendgen, Mara; Dionne, Ginette; Vitaro, Frank; Willemsen, Gonneke; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveld, Catharina E. M.; Craig, Jeffrey M.; Saffery, Richard; Rasmussen, Finn; Tynelius, Per; Heikkila, Kauko; Pietilainen, Kirsi H.; Bayasgalan, Gombojav; Narandalai, Danshiitsoodol; Haworth, Claire M. A.; Plomin, Robert; Ji, Fuling; Ning, Feng; Pang, Zengchang; Rebato Ochoa, Esther Matilde ORCID; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Kim, Jina; Lee, Jooyeon; Lee, Sooji; Sung, Joohon; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Sorensen, Thorkild I. A.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Silventoinen, Karri (Elsevier Ireland, 2018-05)
      Background: There is evidence that birth size is positively associated with height in later life, but it remains unclear whether this is explained by genetic factors or the intrauterine environment. Aim: To analyze the ...
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      Birth size and gestational age in opposite-sex twins as compared to same-sex twins: An individualbased pooled analysis of 21 cohorts 

      Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Sund, Reijo; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Hur, Yoon-Mi; Ullemar, Vilhelmina; Almqvist, Catarina; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Willemsen, Gonneke; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveldt, Catharina EM; Bogl, Leonie H; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H; Vuoksimaa, Eero; Ji, Fuling; Ning, Feng; Pang, Zengchang; Nelson, Tracy L; Whitfield, Keith E.; Rebato Ochoa, Esther Matilde ORCID; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Fisher, Abigail; Bayasgalan, Gombojav; Narandalai, Danshiitsoodol; Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten; Beck-Nielsen, Henning; Sodemann, Morten; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Ooki, Syuichi; Stazi, Maria A.; Fagnani, Corrado; Brescianini, Sonia; Dubois, Lise; Boivin, Michel; Brendgen, Mara; Dionne, Ginette; Vitaro, Frank; Cutler, Tessa L.; Hopper, John L.; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Craig, Jeffrey M.; Saffery, Richard; Haworth, Claire MA (Nature Publishing, 2018-04-19)
      It is well established that boys are born heavier and longer than girls, but it remains unclear whether birth size in twins is affected by the sex of their co-twin. We conducted an individual-based pooled analysis of 21 ...
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      Changing genetic architecture of body mass index from infancy to early adulthood: an individual based pooled analysis of 25 twin cohorts 

      Silventoinen, Karri; Li, Weilong; Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Sund, Reijo; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Aaltonen, Sari; Piirtola, Maarit; Sugawara, Masumi; Tanaka, Mami; Matsumoto, Satoko; Baker, Laura A.; Tuvblad, Catherine; Tynelius, Per; Rasmussen, Finn; Craig, Jeffrey M.; Saffery, Richard; Willemsen, Gonneke; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E. M.; Martin, Nicholas G.; Medland, Sarah E.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Lichtenstein, Paul; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Christensen, Kaare; Skytthe, Axel; Kyvik, Kirsten O.; Saudino, Kimberly J.; Dubois, Lise; Boivin, Michel; Brendgen, Mara; Dionne, Ginette; Vitaro, Frank; Ullemar, Vilhelmina; Almqvist, Catarina; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Corley, Robin P.; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; Knafo-Noam, Ariel; Mankuta, David; Abramson, Lior; Haworth, Claire M. A.; Plomin, Robert; Bjerregaard-Andersen, Morten; Beck-Nielsen, Henning; Sodemann, Morten; Duncan, Glen E.; Buchwald, Dedra; Burt, S. Alexandra; Klump, Kelly L.; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Fisher, Abigail; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Sørensen, Thorkild I. A.; Kaprio, Jaakko (Nature, 2022-10)
      Background Body mass index (BMI) shows strong continuity over childhood and adolescence and high childhood BMI is the strongest predictor of adult obesity. Genetic factors strongly contribute to this continuity, but it is ...
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      Does the sex of one’s co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood? A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts 

      Bogl, Leonie H; Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Vuoksimaa, Eero; Ahrenfeldt, Linda; Pietiläinen, Kirsi H.; Stazi, Maria A.; Fagnani, Corrado; D’Ippolito, Cristina; Hur, Yoon-Mi; Jeong, Hoe-Uk; Silberg, Judy L.; Eaves, Lindon J.; Maes, Hermine H.; Bayasgalan, Gombojav; Narandalai, Danshiitsoodol; Cutler, Tessa L.; Kandler, Christian; Jang, Kerry L.; Christensen, Kaare; Skytthe, Axel; Kyvik, Kirsten O.; Cozen, Wendy; Hwang, Amie E.; Mack, Thomas M.; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Nelson, Tracy L.; Whitfield, Keith E.; Corley, Robin P.; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; McAdams, Tom A.; Eley, Thalia C.; Gregory, Alice M.; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Willemsen, Gonneke; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveldt, Toos C. E. M.; Pang, Zengchang; Tan, Qihua; Zhang, Dongfeng; Martin, Nicholas G.; Medland, Sarah E.; Montgomery, Grant W.; Hjelmborg, Jacob v. B.; Rebato Ochoa, Esther Matilde ORCID; Swan, Gary E.; Krasnow, Ruth; Busjahn, Andreas; Lichtenstein, Paul; Öncel, Sevgi Y.; Aliev, Fazil; Baker, Laura A.; Tuvblad, Catherine; Siribaddana, Sisira H.; Hotopf, Matthew; Sumathipala, Athula; Rijsdijk, Fruhling; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Dahl Aslan, Anna K.; Ordoñana Martín, Juan Ramón; Sánchez Romera, Juan Francisco; Colodro Conde, Lucia; Duncan, Glen E.; Buchwald, Dedra; Tarnoki, Adam D.; Tarnoki, David L.; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Hopper, John L.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Sørensen, Thorkild I. A.; Silventoinen, Karri; Kaprio, Jaakko (Biomed Central, 2017-04-27)
      Background: The comparison of traits in twins from opposite-sex (OS) and same-sex (SS) dizygotic twin pairs is considered a proxy measure of prenatal hormone exposure. To examine possible prenatal hormonal influences on ...
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      Genetic and environmental influences on human height from infancy through adulthood at different levels of parental education 

      Jelenkovic Moreno, Aline; Sund, Reijo; Yokoyama, Yoshie; Latvala, Antti; Sugawara, Masumi; Tanaka, Mami; Matsumoto, Satoko; Freitas, Duarte L.; Maia, José Antonio; Knafo Noam, Ariel; Mankuta, David; Abramson, Lior; Ji, Fuling; Ning, Feng; Pang, Zengchang; Rebato Ochoa, Esther Matilde ORCID; Saudino, Kimberly J.; Cutler, Tessa L.; Hopper, John L.; Ullemar, Vilhelmina; Almqvist, Catarina; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Cozen, Wendy; Hwang, Amie E.; Mack, Thomas M.; Nelson, Tracy L.; Whitfield, Keith E.; Sung, Joohon; Kim, Jina; Lee, Jooyeon; Lee, Sooji; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Fisher, Abigail; Medda, Emanuela; Nisticò, Lorenza; Toccaceli, Virgilia; Baker, Laura A.; Tuvblad, Catherine; Corley, Robin P.; Huibregtse, Brooke M.; Derom, Catherine A.; Vlietinck, Robert F.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Burt, S. Alexandra; Klump, Kelly L.; Silberg, Judy L.; Maes, Hermine H.; Krueger, Robert F.; McGue, Matt; Pahlen, Shandell; Gatz, Margaret; Butler, David A.; Harris, Jennifer R.; Brandt, Ingunn; Nilsen, Thomas S.; Harden, K. Paige; Tucker-Drob, Elliot M.; Franz, Carol E.; Kremen, William S.; Lyons, Michael J.; Lichtenstein, Paul; Bartels, Meike; Van Beijsterveldt, Catharina E. M.; Willemsen, Gonneke; Öncel, Sevgi Y.; Aliev, Fazil; Jeong, Hoe-Uk; Hur, Yoon-Mi; Turkheimer, Eric; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Sørensen, Thorkild I. A.; Kaprio, Jaakko; Silventoinen, Karri (Nature, 2020-05-14)
      Genetic factors explain a major proportion of human height variation, but differences in mean stature have also been found between socio-economic categories suggesting a possible effect of environment. By utilizing a ...
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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 ORCID; 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 ...