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Metabolic syndrome-related composite factors over 5 years in the STANISLAS family study: genetic heritability and common environmental influences.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 3 Jun 2010
Herbeth Bernard, Samara Anastasia, Ndiaye Coumba, Marteau Jean-Brice, Berrahmoune Hind, Siest Gérard, Visvikis-Siest Sophie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We estimated genetic heritability and common environmental influences for various traits related to metabolic syndrome in young families from France. METHODS: At entrance and after 5 years, nineteen traits related to metabolic syndrome were measured in a sample of families drawn from the STANISLAS study. In addition, 5 aggregates of these traits were identified using factor analysis. RESULTS: At...
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