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Genome-wide linkage scan for physical activity levels in the Quebec Family study.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - 1 Aug 2003
Simonen Riitta L, Rankinen Tuomo, Perusse Louis, Rice Treva, Rao D C, Chagnon Yvon, Bouchard Claude
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PURPOSE AND METHODS: It is commonly recognized that there is familial aggregation for physical activity level. However, the genes and sequence variants responsible for the familial clustering have not been investigated. We performed a genome-wide linkage scan based on 432 markers typed in 767 subjects from 207 families of the Quebec Family study with the aim of identifying loci affecting physical activity levels....
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