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Genetic and environmental variance of renal parenchymal thickness: a twin study.
Croatian medical journal - 1 Dec 2013
Tarnoki David Laszlo, Tarnoki Adam Domonkos, Littvay Levente, Bata Pal, Berczi Viktor, Garami Zsolt, Karlinger Kinga
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To estimate heritability and environmental effects on renal parenchymal thickness. METHODS: In this twin study, renal parenchymal thickness of 98 Hungarian healthy adult twin pairs (68 monozygotic, 30 dizygotic) without kidney disease was measured bilaterally using renal ultrasound with Esaote MyLab 70X ultrasound machine with low-frequency curved transducers (1-8 MHz). RESULTS: In both monozygotic and...
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