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Genetic and environmental correlations between obesity phenotypes and age at menarche.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Nov 2006
Wang W, Zhao L-J, Liu Y-Z, Recker R R, Deng H-W
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent that the genetic and environmental factors contribute to the phenotypic correlations between obesity traits and age at menarche (AAM), and also to examine the influence of AAM on obesity in both pre- and postmenopausal women. METHODS: F ive hundred and twelve pedigrees with 2667 Caucasian female subjects from two to four generations were recruited. Fat mass and lean mass (both in...
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