Article
Lean body mass in twins.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Nov 1995
Forbes G B, Sauer E P, Weitkamp L R
Abstract excerpt
A study of 49 pairs of monozygous (MZ) twins and 38 pairs of same-sexed dizygous (DZ) twins showed that lean body mass (LBM), as determined by potassium 40 counting, is under genetic influence. Intrapair variances for LBM are much smaller than those for body fat, which suggests that LBM has a higher degree of heritability. There is a correlation between the magnitude of intrapair LBM differences and intrapair...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Body Composition
- Body Mass Index
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Twins, Dizygotic