Evidence for genetic factors explaining the association between birth weight and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and possible intrauterine factors influencing the association between birth weight and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: Analysis in twins

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 5479-5484

  Ijzerman, Richard G ^a   Stehouwer, Coen D A ^a,b   Van Weissenbruch, Mirjam M ^a   De Geus, Eco J ^a   Boomsma, Dorret I ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TWINS; UTERUS;

EID: 0035181604     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.11.7996     Document Type: Article

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