Genetic influences on the difference in variability of height, weight and body mass index between Caucasian and East Asian adolescent twins.

Objective: Twin studies are useful for investigating the causes of trait variation between as well as within a population. The goals of the present study were two-fold: First, we aimed to compare the total phenotypic, genetic and environmental variances of height, weight and BMI between Caucasians and East Asians using twins. Secondly, we intended to estimate the extent to which genetic and environmental factors contribute to differences in variability of height, weight and BMI between Caucasians and East Asians. Design: Height and weight data from 3735 Caucasian and 1584 East Asian twin pairs... Mehr ...

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Verfasser: Hur, Y.M.
Kaprio, J.
Iacono, W.G.
Boomsma, D.I.
McGue, M.
Silventoinen, K.
Martin, N.G.
Luciano, M.
Visscher, P.M.
Rose, R.J.
He, M.
Ando, J.
Ooki, S.
Nonaka, K.
Lin, C.C.H.
Lajunen, H.R.
Cornes, B.K.
Bartels, M.
van Beijsterveldt, C.E.M.
Cherny, S.S.
Mitchell, K.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Reihe/Periodikum: Hur , Y M , Kaprio , J , Iacono , W G , Boomsma , D I , McGue , M , Silventoinen , K , Martin , N G , Luciano , M , Visscher , P M , Rose , R J , He , M , Ando , J , Ooki , S , Nonaka , K , Lin , C C H , Lajunen , H R , Cornes , B K , Bartels , M , van Beijsterveldt , C E M , Cherny , S S & Mitchell , K 2008 , ' Genetic influences on the difference in variability of height, weight and body mass index between Caucasian and East Asian adolescent twins. ' , International Journal of Obesity , vol. 32 , no. 10 , pp. 1455-1467 . https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2008.144
Schlagwörter: /dk/atira/pure/keywords/cohort_studies/netherlands_twin_register_ntr_ / name=Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)
Sprache: Englisch
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