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Susceptibility to Motion Sickness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Krishan Sharma
Krishan Sharma*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
*
H. No. 3276, Sector 21-D, Chandigarh-160022, India

Abstract

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A sample of 119 pairs of twins, together with their 87 siblings and 100 pairs of parents, were examined with respect to susceptibility to the motion sickness syndrome. Children were found to exhibit resistance to the syndrome below two years of age, and females were more susceptible than males. The incidence appeared to be highest in families with both parents affected. Concordance rates were much higher in MZ (100%) than in DZ pairs (27.6%). Genetic effects are likely, but cultural factors should not be ignored.

Keywords

Motion sicknessConcordanceChildren resistanceFemale susceptibilityCultural FactorsTwins
Type
Short Note
Information
Acta geneticae medicae et gemellologiae: twin research , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , April 1980 , pp. 157 - 162
Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1980

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