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Linkage analysis of a composite factor for the multiple metabolic syndrome: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study.
Diabetes - 1 Nov 2003
Tang Weihong, Miller Michael B, Rich Stephen S, North Kari E, Pankow James S, Borecki Ingrid B, Myers Richard H, Hopkins Paul N, Leppert Mark, Arnett Donna K
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Recent studies have demonstrated significant genetic and phenotypic correlation underlying the clustering of traits involved in the multiple metabolic syndrome (MMS). The aim of this study was to identify chromosomal regions contributing to MMS-related traits represented by composite factors derived from factor analysis. Data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Family Heart Study were...
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