Gastroenterology
Volume 132, Issue 1 , Pages 87-95, January 2007

Lifestyle Factors and Risk for Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux in Monozygotic Twins

  • Zongli Zheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Zongli Zheng, MD, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Nobels väg 12A, Box 281, SE 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. fax: (46) 831 49 75.
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  • Helena Nordenstedt

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Esophageal and Gastric Research, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Nancy L. Pedersen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
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  • Jesper Lagergren

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Esophageal and Gastric Research, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Weimin Ye

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm

Received 14 March 2006; accepted 28 September 2006. published online 20 November 2006.

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 Supported by grants from the Swedish Department of Higher Education, the Swedish Scientific Council, and Astra Zeneca for The Swedish Twin Registry; by funds from the NIH (AG 08724) for data collection in SALT; and the Swedish Research Council and the Swedish Medical Society for analyses.

PII: S0016-5085(06)02474-7

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2006.11.019

Gastroenterology
Volume 132, Issue 1 , Pages 87-95, January 2007