Dissecting the genetic architecture of lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins: Lessons from twin studies

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2826-2834

  Snieder, Harold ^a,b   Van Doornen, Lorenz J P ^a   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Genetics; Lipids; Pleiotropy; Twin studies

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN;

AGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETICS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SHORT SURVEY; TWINS;

EID: 0033398918     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.19.12.2826     Document Type: Short Survey

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