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Heritability and GWAS Studies for Monocyte-Lymphocyte Ratio.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Apr 2017
Lin Bochao D, Willemsen Gonneke, Fedko Iryna O, Jansen Rick, Penninx Brenda, de Geus E, Kluft C, Hottenga JoukeJan, Boomsma Dorret I
Abstract excerpt
The monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) is a useful biomarker for disease development, but little is known about the extent to which genetic and environmental factors influence MLR variation. Here, we study the genetic architecture of MLR and determine the influence of demographic and lifestyle factors on MLR in data from a Dutch non-patient twin-family population. Data were obtained in 9,501 individuals from the...
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