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ReviewAmerican journal of human genetics1997

Behavioral genetics '97: ASHG statement. Recent developments in human behavioral genetics: past accomplishments and future directions.

S L Sherman, J C DeFries, I I Gottesman, J C Loehlin, J M Meyer, M Z Pelias, J Rice, I Waldman

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Review in American journal of human genetics, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

S L ShermanDepartment of Genetics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. ssherman@gmm.gen.emory.edu
J C DeFries
I I Gottesman
J C Loehlin
J M Meyer
M Z Pelias
J Rice
I Waldman

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of behavioral genetics has enormous potential to uncover both genetic and environmental influences on normal and deviant behavior. Behavioral-genetic methods are based on a solid foundation of theories and methods that successfully have delineated components of complex traits in plants and animals. New resources are now available to dissect the genetic component of these complex traits. As specific genes are identified, we can begin to explore how these interact with environmental factors in development. How we interpret such findings, how we ask new questions, how we celebrate the knowledge, and how we use or misuse this knowledge are all important considerations. These issues are pervasive in all areas of human research, and they are especially salient in human behavioral genetics.

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Behavioral ResearchGenetic ResearchGenetics, BehavioralGenetics, MedicalAdoptionBioethicsBiometryFamilyFemaleGenetic CounselingHumansMaleModels, GeneticTwin Studies as TopicAmerican Society of Human GeneticsBiomedical and Behavioral ResearchGenetics and ReproductionMental Health Therapies

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PMID9199545
PMCPMC1716152

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