Genetic and environmental contributions to phenotypic components of metabolic syndrome: A population-based twin study

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1581-1587

  Zhang, Shanchun ^a   Liu, Xin ^a   Yu, Yunxian ^a   Hong, Xiumei ^a   Christoffel, Katherine K ^a   Wang, Binyan ^a   Tsai, Hui Ju ^a   Li, Zhiping ^b   Liu, Xue ^b   Tang, Genfu ^b   Xing, Houxun ^b   Brickman, Wendy J ^b   Zimmerman, Donald ^b   Xu, Xiping ^a   Wang, Xiaobin ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SYSTOLE; TWINS;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DISEASES IN TWINS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SYSTOLE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 67749143599     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.125     Document Type: Article

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