Genome-wide association study of height and body mass index in Australian twin families

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 179-193

  Liu, Jimmy Z ^a   Medland, Sarah E ^a   Wright, Margaret J ^a   Henders, Anjali K ^a   Heath, Andrew C ^b   Madden, Pamela A F ^b   Duncan, Alexis ^b   Montgomery, Grant W ^a   Martin, Nicholas G ^a   McRae, Allan F ^a  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Genetics; Height; Replication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TWINS;

BODY MASS INDEX; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; TWINS;

EID: 77953772168     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.13.2.179     Document Type: Article

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