Relative contributions of genes, environment, and interactions to blood lipid concentrations in a general adult population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 714-724

  Costanza, Michael C ^a   Cayanis, Eftihia ^b   Ross, Barbara M ^b   Flaherty, Maria Sol ^b   Alvin, Gabriela B ^b   Das, Kamna ^b   Morabia, Alfredo ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Environment; Genes; Genetics; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipids; Metabolism; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

GENETICS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIETARY FATS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SWITZERLAND; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 17044373120     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi103     Document Type: Article

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