Psychophysiologic test performance in normal twins and in a pair of identical twins with essential tremor that is suppressed by alcohol.
In a sample of 52 adults male twin pairs (26 MZ, 26DZ) performance in a series of psychophysiologic tests was measured. The intraindividual variability was determined by repetitive tests in the same subjects. In a number of cases the measured parameters proved relatively stable within the same peron; identical twins, however, were no more similar to one another than fraternal twins. In a pair of identical twins with autosomal-dominant essential tremor the degree of the tremor could be effectively reduced by alcohol application.
D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011603:Psychophysiology; D014202:Tremor / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D014427:Twins; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic
D000431:Ethanol