The role of heredity in determining central retinal thickness

S H Melissa Liew; Clare E Gilbert; Tim D Spector; John Marshall; Christopher J Hammond

doi:10.1136/bjo.2007.114215

The role of heredity in determining central retinal thickness

S H Melissa Liew
, Clare E Gilbert
, Tim D Spector
, John Marshall
, Christopher J Hammond

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Abstract

To examine the relative roles of genetic and environmental factors in central retinal thickness, by performing a classical twin study.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1143 - 1147
Number of pages	5
Journal	British Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	91
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2007.114215
Publication status	Published - Sept 2007

Keywords

Environment
Reference Values
Retina
Humans
Diseases in Twins
Twins, Dizygotic
Registries
Twins, Monozygotic
Adult
Middle Aged
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Adolescent
Female
Refractive Errors

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The role of heredity in determining central retinal thickness

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