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Sex differences in genetic and environmental factors contributing to body-height.

Twin research : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Feb 2001

Silventoinen K, Kaprio J, Lahelma E, Viken R J, Rose R J

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Sex differences in the heritability of self-reported body-height in two Finnish twin cohorts were studied by using sex-limitation models. The first cohort was born in 1938-1949 (N = 4873 twin pairs) and the second in 1975-1979 (N = 2374 twin pairs). Body-height was greater in the younger cohort (difference of 3.1 cm for men and 2.9 cm for women). The heritability estimates were higher among men (h2 = 0.87 in the...

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PMID: 11665321
DOI: 10.1375/1369052012119

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