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Familial Aggregation Patterns, Spousal Resemblance, and Family-Based Heritability of Adiposity-Related Traits: Insights from Tehran Cardiometabolic and Genetic Study (TCGS).
Behavior genetics - 1 Sept 2025
Riahi Parisa, Teymoori Farshad, Farhadnejad Hossein, Zarkesh Maryam, Zahedi Asiyeh Sadat, Rashidi Mahtab, Roudbar Mahmoud Amiri, Habibi Danial, Masoudi Homayoon, Mirmiran Parvin, Majidpour Fatemeh, Jahangiri Mina, Saeidian Amir Hesam, Barzin Maryam, Hosseinpanah Farhad, Daneshpour Maryam S, Akbarzadeh Mahdi
Abstract excerpt
Asian residents frequently have a higher percentage of body fat in comparison to individuals with European ancestry, which increases their susceptibility to metabolic diseases. This study aimed to explore the familial resemblance patterns of different body adiposity indicators among 16,983 Tehranian adults. The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) of first-degree pairs were estimated to verify the family...
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