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| Jennifer R HarrisSummaryAffiliation: Norwegian Institute of Public Health Country: Norway Publications
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Genetic and environmental influences on dimensional representations of DSM-IV cluster C personality disorders: a population-based multivariate twin studyTed Reichborn-Kjennerud
Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Psychol Med 37:645-53. 2007....- Symptoms of anxiety and depression in young adults: genetic and environmental influences on stability and changeRagnhild B Nes
Division of Mental Health, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 10:450-61. 2007..The results provide strong evidence for the temporal stability of genetic risk factors for symptoms of anxiety and depression in young adults, and substantial sex-specific influences on heritability, stability and change... 
Toward a roadmap in global biobanking for healthJennifer R Harris
Department of Genes and Environment, Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Eur J Hum Genet 20:1105-11. 2012..A common vision is required and we articulate the essential basis of such a vision herein...- Towards a data sharing Code of Conduct for international genomic researchBartha Maria Knoppers
Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, 740 Dr Penfield Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A4, Canada
Genome Med 3:46. 2011..We propose seven different principles and a preliminary international data sharing Code of Conduct for ongoing discussion... - Ethical issues and GenomEUtwinJennifer R Harris
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Genes and Environment, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res 6:455-63. 2003..Finally, the role of empirically based ethics research is discussed for understanding the ethical, legal, social and economic implications of human genetics and genomics research... - The Norwegian Institute of Public Health Twin Panel: a description of the sample and program of researchJennifer R Harris
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Oslo
Twin Res 5:415-23. 2002..This paper provides a brief overview of the data, sample, and the various research projects associated with this twin program of research... - The Norwegian Institute of Public Health twin program of research: an updateJennifer R Harris
Department of Genes and Environment, Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, N 0403 Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 9:858-64. 2006..Internationally, platforms such as those developed within GenomEUtwin, for data standards and data sharing and access are greatly facilitating international collaborations in twin research... - Research on environmental effects in genetic studies of aging: introductionJennifer R Harris
Department of Genes and Environment, Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404, Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 60:5-6. 2005 - Genetics, social behaviors, social environments and agingJennifer R Harris
The Behavioral and Social Research Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Twin Res Hum Genet 10:235-40. 2007 - Structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for dimensional representations of DSM-IV anxiety disordersKristian Tambs
Department of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo 3, Norway
Br J Psychiatry 195:301-7. 2009..Twin data permit decomposition of comorbidity into genetically and environmentally derived correlations. No previous twin study includes all major forms of anxiety disorder... - Genetic and environmental influences on the association between smoking and panic attacks in females: a population-based twin studyTed Reichborn-Kjennerud
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Psychol Med 34:1271-7. 2004..The objective of this study was to investigate a hypothesis of shared vulnerability by examining whether panic attacks and cigarette-smoking share genetic or environmental liability factors... - Otitis media: genetic factors and sex differencesEllen Kvestad
Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res 7:239-44. 2004..There is no evidence that different sets of genes influence liability in males and females, but there may be sex differences in the relative importance of genetic effects... - Birthweight and adult health in a population-based sample of Norwegian twinsAndrej M Grjibovski
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 8:148-55. 2005..655) and 85 g (p = .655) lighter than their healthy co-twins in MZ and DZ pairs respectively, although there were only 2 MZ and 2 DZ discordant pairs... - The Norwegian Institute of Public Health twin study of mental health: examining recruitment and attrition biasKristian Tambs
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Mental Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 12:158-68. 2009..In general the results show a moderate selection towards good mental and somatic health. Attrition from Q2 to the MHS does not appear to affect twin analyses of mental health related variables... - Epidemiology and heritability of astigmatism in Norwegian twins: an analysis of self-reported dataAndrej M Grjibovski
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 13:245-52. 2006..To describe the occurrence and heritability of astigmatism in a population-based sample of Norwegian twins... - Genetic and environmental influences on binge eating in the absence of compensatory behaviors: a population-based twin studyTed Reichborn-Kjennerud
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Mental Health, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, N 0403 Oslo, Norway
Int J Eat Disord 36:307-14. 2004..The current study explores the extent to which genetic and environmental factors influence liability to binge eating in the absence of compensatory behaviors (BE) in a population-based sample of twins... 
Mates and marriage matter: genetic and environmental influences on subjective wellbeing across marital statusRagnhild B Nes
Division of Mental Health, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 13:312-21. 2010..The genetic influences on SWB are thus clearly contingent on the environmental context...- Subjective wellbeing and sleep problems: a bivariate twin studyRagnhild B Nes
Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 8:440-9. 2005..In conclusion, the results indicate considerable overlap in genetic etiology for SWB and sleep problems, for males and females alike... - Resolving the genetic and environmental sources of the correlation between height and intelligence: a study of nearly 2600 Norwegian male twin pairsJon Martin Sundet
Institute of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 8:307-11. 2005.... - A comparison of genetic and environmental variance structures for asthma, hay fever and eczema with symptoms of the same diseases: a study of Norwegian twinsWenche Nystad
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Nydalen, Oslo, Norway
Int J Epidemiol 34:1302-9. 2005.... - Happiness and health: environmental and genetic contributions to the relationship between subjective well-being, perceived health, and somatic illnessEspen Røysamb
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
J Pers Soc Psychol 85:1136-46. 2003..Results support a differentiated view of SWB-health relations, and imply that both genes and environment play important roles in the associations between well-being and health... - Psychiatric and medical symptoms in binge eating in the absence of compensatory behaviorsTed Reichborn-Kjennerud
Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P O Box 4404 Nydalen, N 0403 Oslo, Norway
Obes Res 12:1445-54. 2004..To explore the extent to which binge eating in the absence of compensatory behaviors (BE) is associated with psychiatric and medical symptoms in men and women and to control for the independent effects of BMI... - Bridging consent: from toll bridges to lift bridges?Isabelle Budin-Ljøsne
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Genes and Environment, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, NO 0403 Oslo, Norway
BMC Med Genomics 4:69. 2011..Comparative analyses of 1) current ethical and legal frameworks governing consent and 2) informed consent models found in disease-specific and population-based research were conducted... - The norwegian twin registry from a public health perspective: a research updateThomas S Nilsen
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 16:285-95. 2013.... - Undue influence of weight on self-evaluation: a population-based twin study of gender differencesTed Reichborn-Kjennerud
Division of Epidemiology, The Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Int J Eat Disord 35:123-32; discussion 133-5. 2004.... - Individual differences in pain sensitivity: genetic and environmental contributionsChristopher S Nielsen
Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P O Box 4404 Nydalen, NO 0403 Oslo, Norway
Pain 136:21-9. 2008..It also indicates that differences in pain scale usage account for a minor portion of the variance, providing strong support for the validity of subjective pain ratings as measures of experienced pain... - Public health genomics: translating obesity genomics research into population health benefitsTanya Agurs-Collins
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:S85-94. 2008.... - The Norwegian Twin RegistryThomas S Nilsen
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Twin Res Hum Genet 15:775-80. 2012..The value of the Norwegian twin data is greatly enhanced by the linkage opportunities offered by Norway's many nationwide registries, spanning a broad array of medical, demographic, and socioeconomic information... - Outcome of pregnancy among immigrant women with diabetesSiri Vangen
Division of Epidemiology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Diabetes Care 26:327-32. 2003..The women came from regions of the world with high incidence of impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes. Prevalences, secular trends, and sociodemographic risk factors of diabetes were also explored... - Sex differences in heritability of BMI: a comparative study of results from twin studies in eight countriesKaroline Schousboe
The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Twin Res 6:409-21. 2003..Furthermore, they suggest that strategies to identify predisposing genes may benefit from taking into account potential sex specific effects... - The heavier the better? Birthweight and perinatal mortality in different ethnic groupsSiri Vangen
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The National Hospital, N 0027 Oslo, Norway
Int J Epidemiol 31:654-60. 2002..Given the close relation between birthweight and perinatal mortality, we explored whether ethnic differences in birthweight explain ethnic differences in perinatal mortality... - Genetic factors in seizures: a population-based study of 47,626 US, Norwegian and Danish twin pairsMarianne J Kjeldsen
The Danish Twin Registry, Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Twin Res Hum Genet 8:138-47. 2005..This sample is likely to provide an important resource for studying the genetics of epilepsy subtypes and febrile seizures... - Characterizing individual differences in heat-pain sensitivityChristopher S Nielsen
Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, PO Box 1094 Blindern, NO 0317 Oslo, Norway
Pain 119:65-74. 2005..This finding underscores the importance of taking individual differences into account when performing pain studies... - Heritability of adult body height: a comparative study of twin cohorts in eight countriesKarri Silventoinen
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
Twin Res 6:399-408. 2003..Our results indicate that, in general, there are only minor differences in the genetic architecture of height between affluent Caucasian populations, especially among men... 
Combined genome scans for body stature in 6,602 European twins: evidence for common Caucasian lociMarkus Perola
Department of Molecular Medicine, National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland
PLoS Genet 3:e97. 2007..To facilitate the genetic studies of stature we have also set up a website that lists all stature genome scans published and their most significant loci (http://www.genomeutwin.org/stature_gene_map.htm)...