Genetic liability of type 1 diabetes and the onset age among 22, 650 young Finnish twin pairs: A nationwide follow-up study

Diabetes

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1052-1055

  Hyttinen, Valma ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a,b   Kinnunen, Leena ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^c   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; ONSET AGE; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TWINS; ZYGOSITY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0345505676     PISSN: 00121797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.52.4.1052     Document Type: Article

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