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An autosomal genome scan for loci influencing longitudinal burden of body mass index from childhood to young adulthood in white sibships: The Bogalusa Heart Study.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Apr 2004
Chen W, Li S, Cook N R, Rosner B A, Srinivasan S R, Boerwinkle E, Berenson G S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine genetic loci linked to a long-term burden and trend of obesity traits, such as body mass index (BMI), from childhood to adulthood. DESIGN: : Longitudinal study using serial measurements of BMI from childhood. SUBJECTS: A total of 782 unselected white siblings (representing 521 full and 39 half sib-pairs) from 342 families enrolled in the Bogalusa Heart Study. MEASUREMENTS: A total of 357...
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