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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

2008

Journal Article

Childhood sexual abuse moderates genetic influences on age at first consensual sexual intercourse in women

Waldron, Mary, Heath, Andrew C., Turkheimer, Eric N., Emery, Robert E., Nelson, Elliot, Bucholz, Kathleen K., Madden, Pamela A. F. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Childhood sexual abuse moderates genetic influences on age at first consensual sexual intercourse in women. Behavior Genetics, 38 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10519-007-9176-x

Childhood sexual abuse moderates genetic influences on age at first consensual sexual intercourse in women

2008

Journal Article

The Queensland study of melanoma:Environmental and genetic associations (Q_MEGA): study design, baseline characteristics, and repeatability of phenotype and sun exposure measures

Baxter, A.J., Hughes, M.C., Kvaskoff, M, Siskind, V., Shekar, S., Aitken, J. F., Green, A. C., Duffy, D., Hayward, N., Martin, N. G. and Whiteman, D. C. (2008). The Queensland study of melanoma:Environmental and genetic associations (Q_MEGA): study design, baseline characteristics, and repeatability of phenotype and sun exposure measures. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 11 (2), 183-196. doi: 10.1375/twin.11.2.183

The Queensland study of melanoma:Environmental and genetic associations (Q_MEGA): study design, baseline characteristics, and repeatability of phenotype and sun exposure measures

2008

Journal Article

Association study of candidate variants from brain-derived neurotrophic factor and dystrobrevin-binding protein 1 with neuroticism, anxiety, and depression

Wray, Naomi R., James, Michael R., Handoko, Herlina Y., Dumenil, Troy, Lind, Penelope A., Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2008). Association study of candidate variants from brain-derived neurotrophic factor and dystrobrevin-binding protein 1 with neuroticism, anxiety, and depression. Psychiatric Genetics, 18 (5), 219-225. doi: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e3283050aee

Association study of candidate variants from brain-derived neurotrophic factor and dystrobrevin-binding protein 1 with neuroticism, anxiety, and depression

2008

Journal Article

Linkage of nicotine dependence and smoking behavior on 10q, 7q and 11p in twins with homogeneous genetic background

Loukola, A., Broms, U., Maunu, H., Widen, E., Heikkila, K., Siivola, M., Salo, A., Pergadia, M. L., Nyman, E., Sammalisto, S., Perola, M., Agrawal, A., Heath, A. C., Martin, N. G., Madden, P. A., Peltonen, L. and Kaprio, J. (2008). Linkage of nicotine dependence and smoking behavior on 10q, 7q and 11p in twins with homogeneous genetic background. The Pharmacogenomics Journal, 8 (3), 209-219. doi: 10.1038/sj.tpj.6500464

Linkage of nicotine dependence and smoking behavior on 10q, 7q and 11p in twins with homogeneous genetic background

2008

Journal Article

A whole genome association study of neuroticism using DNA pooling

Shifman, S., Bhomra, A., Smiley, S., Wray, N. R., James, M. R., Martin, N. G., Hettema, J. M., An, S. S., Neale, M. C., van den Oord, E. J., Kendler, K. S., Chen, X., Boomsma, D. I., Middeldorp, C. M., Hottenga, J. J., Slagboom, P. E. and Flint, J. (2008). A whole genome association study of neuroticism using DNA pooling. Molecular Psychiatry, 13 (3), 302-312. doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002048

A whole genome association study of neuroticism using DNA pooling

2008

Journal Article

A genome-wide scan for Eysenckian personality dimensions in adolescent twin sibships: Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Lie

Gillespie, Nathan A., Zhu, Gu, Evans, David M., Medland, Sarah E., Wright, Margie J. and Martin, Nick G. (2008). A genome-wide scan for Eysenckian personality dimensions in adolescent twin sibships: Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Lie. Journal of Personality, 76 (6), 1415-1445. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00527.x

A genome-wide scan for Eysenckian personality dimensions in adolescent twin sibships: Psychoticism, Extraversion, Neuroticism, and Lie

2008

Journal Article

Shared temperament risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a twin study

Wade, T. D., Tiggemann, M., Bulik, C. M., Fairburn, C. G., Wray, N. R. and Martin, N. G. (2008). Shared temperament risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a twin study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 70 (2), 239-244. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815c40f1

Shared temperament risk factors for anorexia nervosa: a twin study

2007

Journal Article

A comparison of early family life events amongst monozygotic twin women with lifetime anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or major depression

Wade, T. D., Gillespie, N. and Martin, N. G. (2007). A comparison of early family life events amongst monozygotic twin women with lifetime anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or major depression. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 40 (8), 679-686. doi: 10.1002/eat.20461

A comparison of early family life events amongst monozygotic twin women with lifetime anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or major depression

2007

Journal Article

Genome partitioning of genetic variation for height from 11,214 sibling pairs

Visscher, Peter M., Macgregor, Stuart, Benyamin, Beben, Zhu, Gu, Gordon, Scott, Medland, Sarah, Hill, William G., Hottenga, Jouke-Jan, Willemsen, Gonneke, Boomsma, Dorret I., Liu, Yao-Zhong, Deng, Hong-Wen, Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2007). Genome partitioning of genetic variation for height from 11,214 sibling pairs. American Journal of Human Genetics, 81 (5), 1104-1110. doi: 10.1086/522934

Genome partitioning of genetic variation for height from 11,214 sibling pairs

2007

Journal Article

A longitudinal genetic study of uric Acid and liver enzymes in adolescent twins

Middelberg, Rita P. S., Medland, Sarah E., Martin, Nicholas G. and Whitfield, John B. (2007). A longitudinal genetic study of uric Acid and liver enzymes in adolescent twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics, 10 (5), 757-764. doi: 10.1375/twin.10.5.757

A longitudinal genetic study of uric Acid and liver enzymes in adolescent twins

2007

Journal Article

A haplotype spanning KIAA0319 and TTRAP is associated with normal variation in reading and spelling ability

Luciano, Michelle, Lind, Penelope A., Duffy, David L., Castles, Anne, Wright, Margaret J., Montgomery, Grant W., Martin, Nicholas G. and Bates, Timothy C. (2007). A haplotype spanning KIAA0319 and TTRAP is associated with normal variation in reading and spelling ability. Biological Psychiatry, 62 (7), 811-817. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.03.007

A haplotype spanning KIAA0319 and TTRAP is associated with normal variation in reading and spelling ability

2007

Journal Article

Gene-interleaving patterns of synteny in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome: Are they proof of an ancient genome duplication event?

Martin, Nicolas, Ruedi, Elizabeth A., LeDuc, Richard, Sun, Feng-Jie and Caetano-Anollés, Gustavo (2007). Gene-interleaving patterns of synteny in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome: Are they proof of an ancient genome duplication event?. Biology Direct, 2 (1) 23. doi: 10.1186/1745-6150-2-23

Gene-interleaving patterns of synteny in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome: Are they proof of an ancient genome duplication event?

2007

Journal Article

Sex differences in genetic variation in weight: a longitudinal study of body mass index in adolescent twins

Cornes, B. K., Zhu, G. and Martin, N. G. (2007). Sex differences in genetic variation in weight: a longitudinal study of body mass index in adolescent twins. Behavior Genetics, 37 (5), 648-660. doi: 10.1007/s10519-007-9165-0

Sex differences in genetic variation in weight: a longitudinal study of body mass index in adolescent twins

2007

Journal Article

Estimation of variance components for age at menarche in twin families

Anderson, Carl A., Duffy, David L., Martin, Nicholas G. and Visscher, Peter M. (2007). Estimation of variance components for age at menarche in twin families. Behavior Genetics, 37 (5), 668-677. doi: 10.1007/s10519-007-9163-2

Estimation of variance components for age at menarche in twin families

2007

Journal Article

Linkage analysis of a model quantitative trait in humans: Finger ridge count shows significant multivariate linkage to 5q14.1

Medland, Sarah E., Loesch, Danuta Z., Mdzewski, Bogdan, Zhu, Gu, Montgomery, Grant W. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2007). Linkage analysis of a model quantitative trait in humans: Finger ridge count shows significant multivariate linkage to 5q14.1. PLoS Genetics, 3 (9), 1736-1744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030165

Linkage analysis of a model quantitative trait in humans: Finger ridge count shows significant multivariate linkage to 5q14.1

2007

Journal Article

A genetically informed study of the intergenerational transmission of marital instability

D'Onofrio, Brian M., Turkheimer, Eric, Emery, Robert E., Harden, K. Paige, Slutske, Wendy S., Heath, Andrew C., Madden, Pamela A. F. and Martin, Nicholas G. (2007). A genetically informed study of the intergenerational transmission of marital instability. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69 (3), 793-809. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2007.00406.x

A genetically informed study of the intergenerational transmission of marital instability

2007

Journal Article

LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia

Francks, C., Maegawa, S., Lauren, J., Abrahams, B. S., Velayos-Baeza, A., Medland, S. E., Colella, S., Groszer, M., McAuley, E. Z., Caffrey, T. M., Timmusk, T., Pruunsild, P., Koppel, I., Lind, P. A., Matsumoto-Itaba, N., Nicod, J., Xiong, L., Joober, R., Enard, W., Krinsky, B., Nanba, E., Richardson, A. J., Riley, B. P., Martin, N. G., Strittmatter, S. M., Moller, H. J., Rujescu, D., St Clair, D., Muglia, P. and Roos, J. L. (2007). LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry, 12 (12), 1129-1139. doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002053

LRRTM1 on chromosome 2p12 is a maternally suppressed gene that is associated paternally with handedness and schizophrenia