QT interval in twins

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 389-390

  Carter, N ^a   Snieder, H ^b   Jeffery, S ^a   Saumarez, R ^a   Varma, C ^a   Antoniades, L ^b   Spector, T D ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heritability; QT; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 0033946257     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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