The genetic basis of cerebral ventricular volume.
Cerebral ventricular volume, assessed by computed tomography, is a genetically determined trait. In a series of 18 monozygotic and 18 dizygotic twins, heritability values ranged from 82% to 85% depending on the method of calculation.
D000328:Adult; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D011247:Pregnancy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014429:Twins, Dizygotic; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic