Published in J Appl Physiol (1985) on February 19, 2009
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Association of DISC1/TRAX haplotypes with schizophrenia, reduced prefrontal gray matter, and impaired short- and long-term memory. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2005) 2.48
Acquired obesity is associated with changes in the serum lipidomic profile independent of genetic effects--a monozygotic twin study. PLoS One (2007) 2.38
Epidemiology and course of anorexia nervosa in the community. Am J Psychiatry (2007) 2.36
Genome-wide association study of migraine implicates a common susceptibility variant on 8q22.1. Nat Genet (2010) 2.35
Personality traits and cancer risk and survival based on Finnish and Swedish registry data. Am J Epidemiol (2010) 2.30
Construct and predictive validity of a self-reported measure of preclinical mobility limitation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2007) 2.30
High concordance of bipolar I disorder in a nationwide sample of twins. Am J Psychiatry (2004) 2.24
Association of serum cotinine level with a cluster of three nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes (CHRNA3/CHRNA5/CHRNB4) on chromosome 15. Hum Mol Genet (2009) 2.22
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Bacterial endotoxin activity in human serum is associated with dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, obesity, and chronic inflammation. Diabetes Care (2011) 2.20
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Specific developmental disruption of disrupted-in-schizophrenia-1 function results in schizophrenia-related phenotypes in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 2.04
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Hand-grip strength cut points to screen older persons at risk for mobility limitation. J Am Geriatr Soc (2010) 2.01
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Parental monitoring moderates the importance of genetic and environmental influences on adolescent smoking. J Abnorm Psychol (2007) 1.99
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Parenting mechanisms in links between parents' and adolescents' alcohol use behaviors. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2007) 1.91
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Genome-wide association study of smoking initiation and current smoking. Am J Hum Genet (2009) 1.87
Association between height and coronary heart disease mortality: a prospective study of 35,000 twin pairs. Am J Epidemiol (2006) 1.85
Stressful life events and risk of breast cancer in 10,808 women: a cohort study. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 1.85
Long-term leisure-time physical activity and serum metabolome. Circulation (2012) 1.81
Hearing as a predictor of falls and postural balance in older female twins. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2009) 1.80
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Smoking cessation by socioeconomic status and marital status: the contribution of smoking behavior and family background. Nicotine Tob Res (2004) 1.75
Genetic and environmental influences on stages of alcohol use across adolescence and into young adulthood. Behav Genet (2006) 1.74
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy modifies skeletal muscle composition and function: a study with monozygotic twin pairs. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2009) 1.74
The Twin Spine Study: contributions to a changing view of disc degeneration. Spine J (2008) 1.74
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Genetic influences on exercise participation in 37,051 twin pairs from seven countries. PLoS One (2006) 1.71
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Understanding the covariation among childhood externalizing symptoms: genetic and environmental influences on conduct disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder symptoms. J Abnorm Child Psychol (2005) 1.68
Cumulative incidence of achilles tendon rupture and tendinopathy in male former elite athletes. Clin J Sport Med (2005) 1.67
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Association between obesity history and hand grip strength in older adults--exploring the roles of inflammation and insulin resistance as mediating factors. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2011) 1.65
Genome-wide association analysis identifies susceptibility loci for migraine without aura. Nat Genet (2012) 1.64
Genetic and environmental effects on conduct disorder and alcohol dependence symptoms and their covariation at age 14. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (2004) 1.62
Assortative mating by body height and BMI: Finnish twins and their spouses. Am J Hum Biol (2003) 1.62
Binge drinking in midlife and dementia risk. Epidemiology (2005) 1.61
Depressive symptoms in late life: a 10-year follow-up. Arch Gerontol Geriatr (2004) 1.59
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Fear of moving outdoors and development of outdoor walking difficulty in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc (2009) 1.58
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A susceptibility locus for migraine with aura, on chromosome 4q24. Am J Hum Genet (2002) 1.55
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Hearing acuity as a predictor of walking difficulties in older women. J Am Geriatr Soc (2009) 1.53
Seasonal changes, sleep length and circadian preference among twins with bipolar disorder. BMC Psychiatry (2003) 1.51
Vitamin E supplementation may transiently increase tuberculosis risk in males who smoke heavily and have high dietary vitamin C intake. Br J Nutr (2008) 1.50
The mediating role of C-reactive protein and handgrip strength between obesity and walking limitation. J Am Geriatr Soc (2007) 1.47
Improving cardiovascular fitness by strength or endurance training in women aged 76-78 years. A population-based, randomized controlled trial. Age Ageing (2002) 1.46
Force platform balance measures as predictors of indoor and outdoor falls in community-dwelling women aged 63-76 years. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (2008) 1.46
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Mobility limitations and cognitive deficits as predictors of institutionalization among community-dwelling older people. Gerontology (2006) 1.42