Parental height in relation to offspring coronary heart disease: examining transgenerational influences on health using the west of Scotland Midspan Family Study

Background Adult height is known to be inversely related to coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. We sought to investigate transgenerational influence of parental height on offspring’s CHD risk. Methods Parents took part in a cardiorespiratory disease survey in two Scottish towns during the 1970s, in w...

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Autores principales: Gray, Linsay, Davey Smith, George, McConnachie, Alex, Watt, Graham CM, Hart, Carole L, Upton, Mark N, Macfarlane, Peter W, Batty, G David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Genetics and Epigenetics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23087191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys149

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23087191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dys149

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