Univariate and multivariate genetic analysis of subcutaneous fatness and fat distribution in early adolescence

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 279-288

  Beunen, Gaston ^a,b,c   Maes, Hermine H ^a,b,c   Vlietinck, Robert ^a,b,c   Malina, Robert M ^a,b,c   Thomis, Martine ^a,b,c   Feys, Els ^a,b,c   Loos, Ruth ^a,b,c   Derom, Catherine ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremity fat; Multivariate genetic analysis; Subcutaneous fat; Trunk fat; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; SKINFOLD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TWIN ZYGOSITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BELGIUM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC;

EID: 0031664828     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021671313974     Document Type: Article

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