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2008

Journal Article

Genetic Dissection of Myopia Evidence for Linkage of Ocular Axial Length to Chromosome 5q

Zhu, Gu, Hewitt, Alex W., Ruddle, Jonathan B., Kearns, Lisa S., Brown, Shayne A., Mackinnon, Jane R., Chen, Christine Y., Hammond, Christopher J., Craig, Jamie E., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G. and Mackey, David A. (2008). Genetic Dissection of Myopia Evidence for Linkage of Ocular Axial Length to Chromosome 5q. Ophthalmology, 115 (6), 1053-1057. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.08.013

Genetic Dissection of Myopia Evidence for Linkage of Ocular Axial Length to Chromosome 5q

2008

Journal Article

Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor genes and nicotine dependence: Evidence for association from a case-control study

Agrawal, Arpana, Pergadia, Michele L., Saccone, Scott F., Hinrichs, Anthony L., Lessov-Schlaggar, Christina N., Saccone, Nancy L., Neuman, Rosalind J., Breslau, Naomi, Johnson, Eric, Hatsukami, Dorothy, Montgomery, Grant W., Heath, Andrew C., Martin, Nicholas G., Goate, Alison M., Rice, John P., Bierut, Laura J. and Madden, Pamela A. F. (2008). Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor genes and nicotine dependence: Evidence for association from a case-control study. Addiction, 103 (6), 1027-1038. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02236.x

Gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor genes and nicotine dependence: Evidence for association from a case-control study

2008

Journal Article

Long-term stability and heritability of telephone interview measures of alcohol consumption and dependence

Hansell, Narelle K., Agrawal, Arpana, Whitfield, John B., Morley, Katherine I., Zhu, Gu, Lind, Penelope A., Pergadia, Michele L., Madden, Pamela A., Todd, Richard D., Heath, Andrew C. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Long-term stability and heritability of telephone interview measures of alcohol consumption and dependence. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 11 (3), 287-305. doi: 10.1375/twin.11.3.287

Long-term stability and heritability of telephone interview measures of alcohol consumption and dependence

2008

Journal Article

Consistently replicating locus linked to migraine on 10q22-q23

Anttila, Verneri, Nyholt, Dale R., Kallela, Mikko, Artto, Ville, Vepsalainen, Salli, Jakkula, Eveliina, Wennerstrom, Annika, Tikka-Kleemola, Paeivi, Kaunisto, Mari A., Hamalainen, Eija, Widen, Elisabeth, Terwilliger, Joseph, Merikangas, Kathleen, Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G., Daly, Mark, Kaprio, Jaakko, Peltonen, Leena, Farkkila, Markus, Wessman, Maija and Palotie, Aarno (2008). Consistently replicating locus linked to migraine on 10q22-q23. American Journal of Human Genetics, 82 (5), 1051-1063. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2008.03.003

Consistently replicating locus linked to migraine on 10q22-q23

2008

Journal Article

Spectrophotometric methods for quantifying pigmentation in human hair - influence of MC1R genotype and environment

Shekar, Sri N., Duffy, David L., Frudakis, Tony, Montgomery, Grant W., James, Michael R., Sturm, Richard A. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Spectrophotometric methods for quantifying pigmentation in human hair - influence of MC1R genotype and environment. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 84 (3), 719-726. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00237.x

Spectrophotometric methods for quantifying pigmentation in human hair - influence of MC1R genotype and environment

2008

Journal Article

A genome-wide association study identifies novel alleles associated with hair color and skin pigmentation

Han, J., Kraft, P., Nan, H., Guo, Q., Chen, C., Qureshi, A., Hankinson, S.E., Hu, F.B., Duffy, D., Zhao, Z.Z., Martin, N. G., Montgomery, G., Hayward, N., Thomas, G., Hoover, R.N., Chanock, S. and Hunter, D.J. (2008). A genome-wide association study identifies novel alleles associated with hair color and skin pigmentation. Plos Genetics, 4 (5) e1000074, e1000074. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000074

A genome-wide association study identifies novel alleles associated with hair color and skin pigmentation

2008

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in attidues toward homosexuality: An Australian twin study

Verweji, Karin J. H., Shekar, Sri N., Zietsch, Brendan P., Eaves, Lindon J., Bailey, J. Michael, Boomsma, Dorret I. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in attidues toward homosexuality: An Australian twin study. Behavior Genetics, 38 (3), 257-265. doi: 10.1007/s10519-008-9200-9

Genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in attidues toward homosexuality: An Australian twin study

2008

Journal Article

No effects of prenatal hormone transfer on digit ratio in a large sample of same- and opposite-sex dizygotic twins

Medland, Sarah E., Loehlin, John C. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). No effects of prenatal hormone transfer on digit ratio in a large sample of same- and opposite-sex dizygotic twins. Personality and Individual Differences, 44 (5), 1225-1234. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.11.017

No effects of prenatal hormone transfer on digit ratio in a large sample of same- and opposite-sex dizygotic twins

2008

Journal Article

Within-family outliers: segregating alleles or environmental effects? A linkage analysis of height from 5815 sibling pairs

Benyamin, Beben, Perola, Markus, Cornes, Belinda K., Madden, Pamela A. F., Palotie, Aarno, Nyholt, Dale R., Montgomery, Grant W., Peltonen, Leena, Martin, Nicholas G. and Visscher, Peter M. (2008). Within-family outliers: segregating alleles or environmental effects? A linkage analysis of height from 5815 sibling pairs. European Journal of Human Genetics, 16 (4), 516-524. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201992

Within-family outliers: segregating alleles or environmental effects? A linkage analysis of height from 5815 sibling pairs

2008

Journal Article

Effects of GABRA2 variation on physiological, psychomotor and subjective responses in the Alcohol Challenge Twin Study

Lind, Penelope A., MacGregor, Stuart, Montgomery, Grant W., Heath, Andrew C., Martin, Nicholas G. and Whitfield, John B. (2008). Effects of GABRA2 variation on physiological, psychomotor and subjective responses in the Alcohol Challenge Twin Study. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 11 (2), 174-182. doi: 10.1375/twin.11.2.174

Effects of GABRA2 variation on physiological, psychomotor and subjective responses in the Alcohol Challenge Twin Study

2008

Journal Article

Correlates of cigarette smoking during pregnancy and its genetic and environmental overlap with nicotine dependence

Agrawal, Arpana, Knopik, Valerie S., Pergadia, Michele L., Waldron, Mary, Bucholz, Kathleen K., Martin, Nicholas G., Heath, Andrew C. and Madden, Pamela A. F. (2008). Correlates of cigarette smoking during pregnancy and its genetic and environmental overlap with nicotine dependence. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 10 (4), 567-578. doi: 10.1080/14622200801978672

Correlates of cigarette smoking during pregnancy and its genetic and environmental overlap with nicotine dependence

2008

Journal Article

Linkage and association analysis of spectrophotometrically quantified hair color in Australian adolescents: The effects of OCA2 and HERC2

Shekar, Sri N., Duffy, David L., Frudakis, Tony, Sturm, Richard A., Zhao, Zhen Z., Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Linkage and association analysis of spectrophotometrically quantified hair color in Australian adolescents: The effects of OCA2 and HERC2. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 128 (12), 2807-2814. doi: 10.1038/jid.2008.147

Linkage and association analysis of spectrophotometrically quantified hair color in Australian adolescents: The effects of OCA2 and HERC2

2008

Journal Article

Genetic and environmental contributions to perceived intensity and pleasantness of androstenone odor: an international twin study

Knaapila, Antti, Tuorila, Hely, Silventoinen, Karri, Wright, Margaret J., Kyvik, Kirsten O., Cherkas, Lynn F., Keskitalo, Kaisu, Hansen, Jonathan, Martin, Nicholas G., Spector, Tim D., Kaprio, Jaakko and Perola, Markus (2008). Genetic and environmental contributions to perceived intensity and pleasantness of androstenone odor: an international twin study. Chemosensory Perception, 1 (1), 34-42. doi: 10.1007/s12078-007-9005-x

Genetic and environmental contributions to perceived intensity and pleasantness of androstenone odor: an international twin study

2008

Journal Article

A single SNP in an evolutionary conserved region within intron 86 of the HERC2 gene determines human blue-brown eye colour

Sturm, Richard A., Duffy, David L., Zhao, Zhen Zhen, Leite, Fabio P.N., Stark, Mitchell S., Hayward, Nicholas K., Martin, Nicholas G. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2008). A single SNP in an evolutionary conserved region within intron 86 of the HERC2 gene determines human blue-brown eye colour. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 82 (2), 424-431. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2007.11.005

A single SNP in an evolutionary conserved region within intron 86 of the HERC2 gene determines human blue-brown eye colour

2008

Journal Article

A study of diabetes mellitus within a large sample of Australian twins

Condon, Julianne, Shaw, Joanne E., Luciano, Michelle, Kyvik, Kirsten O., Martin, Nicholas G. and Duffy, David L. (2008). A study of diabetes mellitus within a large sample of Australian twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 11 (1), 28-40. doi: 10.1375/twin.11.1.28

A study of diabetes mellitus within a large sample of Australian twins

2008

Journal Article

Association study of candidate variants of COMT with neuroticism, anxiety and depression

Wray, Naomi, James, Michael R., Dumenil, Troy, Handoko, Herlina Y., Lind, Penelope A., Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Association study of candidate variants of COMT with neuroticism, anxiety and depression. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 147B (7), 1314-1318. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30744

Association study of candidate variants of COMT with neuroticism, anxiety and depression

2008

Conference Publication

An imaging study of Australian twins: Quantifying genetic and environmental influences on fMRI and Hardi phenotypes

Wright, Margaret, Blokland, Gabriella, Chiang, Ming- Chang, McMahon, Katy, Martin, Nicholas, Toga, Arthur, de Zubicaray, Greig and Thompson, Paul (2008). An imaging study of Australian twins: Quantifying genetic and environmental influences on fMRI and Hardi phenotypes. Forty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Austin, TX, U.S.A., 1 – 5 October 2008. Malden, MA, U.S.A.: Blackwell Publishing.

An imaging study of Australian twins: Quantifying genetic and environmental influences on fMRI and Hardi phenotypes

2008

Journal Article

Quantifying the heritability of task-related brain activation and performance during the N-back working memory task: a twin fMRI study

Blokland, Gabriella A.M., McMahon, Katie L., Hoffman, Jan, Zhu, Gu, Meredith, Matthew, Martin, Nicholas G., Thompson, Paul M., De Zubicaray, Greig I. and Wright, Margaret J. (2008). Quantifying the heritability of task-related brain activation and performance during the N-back working memory task: a twin fMRI study. Biological Psychology, 79 (1), 70-79. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.03.006

Quantifying the heritability of task-related brain activation and performance during the N-back working memory task: a twin fMRI study

2008

Journal Article

Association of the gastric alcohol dehydrogenase gene Adh7 with variation in alcohol metabolism

Birley, Andrew J., James, Michael R., Dickson, Peter A., Montgomery, Grant W., Heath, Andrew C., Whitfield, John B. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Association of the gastric alcohol dehydrogenase gene Adh7 with variation in alcohol metabolism. Human Molecular Genetics, 17 (2), 179-189. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddm295

Association of the gastric alcohol dehydrogenase gene Adh7 with variation in alcohol metabolism

2008

Journal Article

Dizygotic twinning

Hoekstra, Chantal, Zhao, Zhen Zhen, Lambalk, Cornelius B., Willemsen, Gonneke, Martin, Nicholas G., Boomsma, Dorret I. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2008). Dizygotic twinning. Human Reproduction Update, 14 (1), 37-47. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmm036

Dizygotic twinning