Bivariate familial correlation analysis of quantitative traits by use of estimating equations: Application to a familial analysis of the insulin resistance syndrome

Genetic Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-83

  Trégouët, David Alexandre ^a   Herbeth, Bernard ^b   Juhan Vague, Irène ^c   Siest, Gérard ^b   Ducimetière, Pierre ^a   Tiret, Laurence ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^b Centre de Medecine Preventive   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cross trait correlations; Estimating equations; Family data; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ALGORITHMS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PHENOTYPE; SYNDROME; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0344075993     PISSN: 07410395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2272(1999)16:1<69::AID-GEPI6>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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