The association between birth weight and plasma fibrinogen is abolished after the elimination of genetic influences

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 239-242

  Ijzerman, R G ^a   Stehouwer, C D A ^a   De Geus, E J ^c   Kluft, Y C ^b   Boomsmay, D I ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Fibrinogen; Genetics; Twins

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; METABOLISM; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0141561960     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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