Heritability of metabolic syndrome traits in a large population-based sample[S]

Heritability estimates of metabolic syndrome traits vary widely across studies. Some studies have suggested that the contribution of genes may vary with age or sex. We estimated the heritability of 11 metabolic syndrome-related traits and height as a function of age and sex in a large population-bas...

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Main Authors: Jenny van Dongen, Gonneke Willemsen, Wei-Min Chen, Eco J.C. de Geus, Dorret I. Boomsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
BMI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520353177