Heritability of serum vitamin D concentrations: Twin studies

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 667-668

  Orton, Sarah Michelle ^a   Ebers, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D3 1-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; ADULT; HUMANS; PUBLISHING; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEASONS; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VITAMIN D;

EID: 79951877589     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.009423     Document Type: Letter

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