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Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Weight, Height, and BMI from Birth to 19 Years of Age: An International Study of Over 12,000 Twin Pairs

OBJECTIVE: To examine the genetic and environmental influences on variances in weight, height, and BMI, from birth through 19 years of age, in boys and girls from three continents. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: Cross-sectional twin study. Data obtained from a total of 23 twin birth-cohorts from four countrie...

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Autores principales: Dubois, Lise, Ohm Kyvik, Kirsten, Girard, Manon, Tatone-Tokuda, Fabiola, Pérusse, Daniel, Hjelmborg, Jacob, Skytthe, Axel, Rasmussen, Finn, Wright, Margaret J., Lichtenstein, Paul, Martin, Nicholas G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3275599/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347368
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030153