The use of discordant sibling pairs for finding genetic loci linked to obesity: Practical considerations

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 553-560

  Allison, D B ^a,b  

^a Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Discordant sibling pairs; Genetic epidemiology; Genetic linkage; Obesity; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATERNITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0029886586     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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