Genetic versus environmental aetiology of the metabolic syndrome among male and female twins

Diabetologia

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 537-543

  Poulsen, P ^a   Vaag, A ^a   Kyvik, K ^b   Beck Nielsen, H ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Heritability; Metabolic syndrome; Twins

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRIGLYCERIDES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0035004489     PISSN: 0012186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001250051659     Document Type: Article

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