Genetic regulation of growth in height and weight from 3 to 12 years of age: A longitudinal study of Dutch twin children

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 354-363

  Silventoinen, Karri ^a   Bartels, Meike ^b   Posthuma, Daniëlle ^b   Estourgie van Burk, G Frederiek ^b,c   Willemsen, Gonneke ^b   Van Beijsterveldt, Toos C E M ^b   Boomsma, Dorret I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC REGULATION; GROWTH REGULATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWINS;

BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34247534172     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.10.2.354     Document Type: Article

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