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- noun Plural form of
proband .
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This study examined the family trees of 250 male probands, of which 152 were homosexuals.
Love and Marriage 2009
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From the paper Unless nearly two thirds of ordeal-o¢ ciating priests didnt understand how to heat iron, the data clearly evidence priestly rigging intended to exculpate probands.
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Family histories were collected from 114 homosexual male probands who were asked to rate their fathers, sons, brothers, uncles, and male cousins as either definitely homosexual (Kinsey 5 or 6, acknowledged to the proband or another family member) or not definitely known to be homosexual (heterosexual, bisexual, or unclear).
The Science of Desire Dean Hamer 1994
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Family histories were collected from 114 homosexual male probands who were asked to rate their fathers, sons, brothers, uncles, and male cousins as either definitely homosexual (Kinsey 5 or 6, acknowledged to the proband or another family member) or not definitely known to be homosexual (heterosexual, bisexual, or unclear).
The Science of Desire Dean Hamer 1994
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Psychiatric disorders in the first-degree relatives of probands with bulimia nervosa.
The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993
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In the analysis, only probands and relatives with aggressive periodontitis were considered as affected individuals, while relatives who could not be definitely diagnosed with aggressive periodontitis were considered as unaffected individuals (including healthy individuals and individuals with chronic periodontitis).
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Flavia M. Carvalho et al. 2010
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SELENBP1 locus in blood DNA from 26 trios of schizophrenia probands and their healthy parents
BioMed Central - Latest articles Shirly Amar 2010
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Suspensions from the amniotic fluid of two probands.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hasmik Mkrtchyan et al. 2010
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ADHD probands from the United Kingdom (n = 180) and Taiwan (n = 212) were genotyped and analysed using within-family transmission disequilibrium test (TDT).
BioMed Central - Latest articles Xiaohui Xu 2010
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In addition, the following information was collected by the same examiner from all probands and family members: affection status, gender, age, family relationship and ethnicity, cigarette smoking habits, current medications taken and general health status.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Flavia M. Carvalho et al. 2010
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