Article
Quantitative genetics of human morphology and obesity-related phenotypes in nuclear families from the Greater Bilbao (Spain): comparison with other populations.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jul 2011
Jelenkovic Aline, Poveda Alaitz, Rebato Esther
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is well established that variation of soft-tissue traits is less influenced by the genetic component than skeletal traits. However, it is still unclear whether heritabilities (h(2)) of obesity-related phenotypes present a common pattern across populations. AIM: To estimate familial resemblance and heritability of body size, shape and composition phenotypes and to compare these results with those...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anthropometry
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Factor Analysis, Statistical
- Female
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Inheritance Patterns
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nuclear Family
- Obesity
- Phenotype
- Spain
- Young Adult