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Cross-trait familial resemblance for body fat and blood pressure: familial correlations in the Québec Family Study.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Nov 1994
Rice T, Province M, Pérusse L, Bouchard C, Rao D C
Abstract excerpt
Cross-trait resemblance between body fat and blood pressure (BP) was examined among families in the Québec Family Study by using a bivariate familial correlation model assessing both intraindividual (e.g., comparison of father's body fat with his own BP) and interindividual (e.g., comparison of father's body fat with son's BP) cross-trait correlations. Each of six body-fat measures-(i) percent body fat, (ii)...
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