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Genetic influence on capillary oxygen saturation: a twin study.
Lung - 1 Jun 2014
Tarnoki David Laszlo, Medda Emanuela, Tarnoki Adam Domonkos, Lazar Zsofia, Fagnani Corrado, Stazi Maria Antonietta, Karlinger Kinga, Torzsa Peter, Kalabay Laszlo, Garami Zsolt, Berczi Viktor, Horvath Ildiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: While heritability has been shown for daytime sleepiness, the heritability of daytime capillary oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) has not been described in detail. Our aim was to estimate the role of genes and environmental factors--both shared and unshared--in the variation of daytime SpO(2). METHODS: A total of 193 adult healthy twin pairs (138 monozygotic, 55 dizygotic) were recruited in Hungary and in...
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