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Association of height and pubertal timing with lipoprotein subclass profile: exploring the role of genetic and environmental effects.
American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council - 1 Jan 2000
Jelenkovic Aline, Bogl Leonie H, Rose Richard J, Kangas Antti J, Soininen Pasi, Ala-Korpela Mika, Kaprio Jaakko, Silventoinen Karri
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the relationship between growth and lipoprotein profile. We aimed to analyze common genetic and environmental factors in the association of height from late childhood to adulthood and pubertal timing with serum lipid and lipoprotein subclass profile. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort of Finnish twin pairs (FinnTwin12) was analyzed using self-reported height at 11-12, 14, 17 years...
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