Chunk #41 — APPLICATIONS OF GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY METHODS TO STUDY POTENTIAL EXPLANATIONS FOR SEX DIFFERENCES — Twin studies

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Using the tools of genetic epidemiology to understand sex differences in neuropsychiatric disorders.

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In summary, studies of familial transmission and twin concordance can be used to test hypotheses regarding differential genetic liability thresholds in males and females, different genes contributing to risk in males and females and differential expression of the disorders in males and females.