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SUBMITTER: McAdams TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6097723 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McAdams Tom A TA Hannigan Laurie J LJ Eilertsen Espen Moen EM Gjerde Line C LC Ystrom Eivind E Rijsdijk Fruhling V FV
Behavior genetics 20180630 5
Datasets comprising twins and their children can be a useful tool for understanding the nature of intergenerational associations between parent and offspring phenotypes. In the present article we explore structural equation models previously used to analyse Children-of-Twins data, highlighting some limitations and considerations. We then present new variants of these models, showing that extending the models to include multiple offspring per parent addresses several of the limitations discussed. ...[more]