Twin studies in multiple sclerosis: A meta-estimation of heritability and environmentality

Conclusion:
Our results support the continuing efforts to identify unknown genetic factors that fill the gap of ‘missing heritability’; moreover, a ‘missing environmentality’ deserves future investigations into the role of non-heritable components that act as both shared and individual-specific exposures.

Source: Multiple Sclerosis - October 5, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Fagnani, C., Neale, M. C., Nistico, L., Stazi, M. A., Ricigliano, V. A., Buscarinu, M. C., Salvetti, M., Ristori, G. Tags: Original Research Papers Source Type: research