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Estimating heritability of refractive error in Koreans: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Acta ophthalmologica - 1 Mar 2019
Hwang Ho Sik, Park Gyeong-Hun, Heo Jang Won, Kim Mee Kum, Baek Seung-Hee, Cho Bum-Joo
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PURPOSE: To estimate the familial correlation and heritability of refractive error in general Korean population. METHODS: From the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 13 258 subjects of 7920 families, who were aged ≥19 years, were included in the study. Using variance components analysis, the additive genetic effect, or heritability, and the common and unique environmental effects on...
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