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Quantitative trait linkage analysis of longitudinal change in body weight.
BMC genetics - 31 Dec 2003
Golla Astrid, Strauch Konstantin, Dietter Johannes, Baur Max P
Abstract excerpt
One of the great strengths of the Framingham Heart Study data, provided for the Genetic Analysis Workshop 13, is the long-term survey of phenotypic data. We used this unique data to create new phenotypes representing the pattern of longitudinal change of the provided phenotypes, especially systolic blood pressure and body weight. We performed a linear regression of body weight and systolic blood pressure on age...
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