Heritability of serum γ-glutamyltransferase level: Genetic analysis from the Framingham offspring study

Liver International

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 776-777

  Lin, Jing Ping ^a   O'Donnell, Christopher J ^a   Fox, Caroline S ^a   Cupples, L Adrienne ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; FAMILY; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 64749110019     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2008.01965.x     Document Type: Letter

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