Evidence for independent genetic influences on fat mass and body mass index in a pediatric twin sample

Pediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 1 I, 1999, Pages 61-67

  Faith, Myles S ^a   Pietrobelli, Angelo ^a   Nuñez, Christopher ^a   Heo, Moonseong ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^a   Allison, David B ^a  

^a Obesity Research Center St Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center Columbia Univ Coll Phys Surgs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bioimpedance analysis; Body composition; Body mass index; Heritability; Non shared environment; Pediatric obesity; Twin design

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

EID: 0033015156     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.104.1.61     Document Type: Article

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