Genetic covariation of pelvic organ and elbow mobility in twins and their sisters

Twin Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 254-260

  Hansell, Narelle K ^a,c   Dietz, Hans Peter ^b   Treloar, Susan A ^a   Clarke, Barton ^c   Martin, Nicholas G ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELBOW; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SIBLING; TWINS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELBOW JOINT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; SIBLINGS; TWINS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; URINARY BLADDER; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 3142677876     PISSN: 13690523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/136905204774200532     Document Type: Review

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