Genetic and environmental influences on factors associated with cardiovascular disease and the metabolic syndrome

Genetic and environmental influences on factors associated with cardiovascular disease and the metabolic syndrome

The relative influence of genetics and the environment on factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains unclear. We performed model-fitting analyses to quantify genetic, common environmental, and unique environmental variance components of factors associa...

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Main Authors: Sonya J. Elder, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Anastassios G. Pittas, Susan B. Roberts, Paul J. Fuss, Andrew S. Greenberg, Megan A. McCrory, Thomas J. Bouchard, Jr., Edward Saltzman, Michael C. Neale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-09-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Subjects:
twins
heritability
genetics
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520307446

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