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Genetic and environmental sources on familial transmission in Basque families. II. Stature, weight and body mass index.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Salces I, Rebato E, Slachmuylder J L, Vercauteren M, Rosique J, Susanne C
Abstract excerpt
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: The present research analyses a cross-sectional sample of 359 individuals (107 fathers, 107 mothers, 71 sons and 74 daughters) in 107 nuclear families from the Basque Country (Spain). The aim was the estimation of both transmissible and non-transmissible components acting on familial resemblance for stature, weight and body mass index (BMI). METHODS: Standardized data of each generation and sex...
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