Twins of Mistaken Zygosity (TOMZ): Evidence for genetic contributions to dietary patterns and physiologic traits

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 540-549

  Gunderson, Erica P ^a   Tsai, Ai Lin ^a   Selby, Joe V ^a   Caan, Bette ^a   Mayer Davis, Elizabeth J ^b   Risch, Neil ^c  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWIN ZYGOSITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGISTER; TWINS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGISTRIES; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 33750107667     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/183242706778025053     Document Type: Article

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