Common genetic and environmental factors among craniofacial traits in Belgian nuclear families: Comparing skeletal and soft-tissue related phenotypes

HOMO- Journal of Comparative Human Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 191-203

  Jelenkovic, Aline ^a   Poveda, Alaitz ^a   Susanne, Charles ^b   Rebato, Esther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENT; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; SKULL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENT; FACIAL BONES; FEMALE; GENETIC PLEIOTROPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SKULL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952029708     PISSN: 0018442X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchb.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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