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Session 48:
Genetic Influences on Health and Mortality

Thursday, April 17
1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Napoleon A1
3rd floor
Chair: Jason D. Boardman, University of Colorado at Boulder
Discussant: Michael J. Shanahan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1. Genetics and the Social Science Explanation of Individual Outcomes  •  Jeremy Freese, Northwestern University

2. DNA Collection in a Social Science Study: A Pilot Study of Peer Impacts on Attitudes and Drinking Behavior  •  Amy Lucas, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jonathan Daw, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Hedwig Lee, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Craig Owen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Emily McKendry-Smith, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3. The Origins of Sex Imbalance in Early Age Mortality  •  Roland Pongou, Brown University

4. Effects of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations on Fertility and Later-Life Survival  •  Ken R. Smith, University of Utah; Heidi Hanson, Huntsman Cancer Institute; Geraldine P. Mineau, University of Utah; Saundra Buys, Huntsman Cancer Institute

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