Study of the genetic component of cardiovascular risk phenotypes in a Mexican population;Estudio del componente genético de fenotipos de riesgo cardiovascular en población mexicana

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-13

  Bastarrachea, Raúl A ^a   Kent Jr , Jack ^a   Comuzzie, Anthony G ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic susceptibility; Heritability; Mexico; Variance component

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PHENOTYPE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 34548679871     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: 15788989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13106675     Document Type: Article

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