Genetic and environmental influences on birth weight, birth length, head circumference, and gestational age by use of population-based parent-offspring data.

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Familial correlations in birth weight and gestational age have been explained by fetal and maternal genetic factors, mainly in studies on offspring of twins. The aim of the present intergenerational study was to estimate and compare fetal and maternal genetic effects and shared sibling environmental effects on birth weight and gestational age and also on crown-heel length and head circumference. The authors used...

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