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The Georgia Cardiovascular Twin Study: influence of genetic predisposition and chronic stress on risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Dec 2006
Ge Dongliang, Dong Yanbin, Wang Xiaoling, Treiber Frank A, Snieder Harold
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The Georgia Cardiovascular Twin Study is a longitudinal study of biobehavioral antecedents of cardiovascular disease in youth and young adults, including around 500 twin pairs with roughly equal numbers of African Americans and European Americans. Focus of study includes the longitudinal change in relative influence of genetic and environmental factors (especially chronic stress) on development of risk factors...
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