Clustering of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity in adult male twins: same genes or same environments?

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Clustering of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity in adult male twins: same genes or same environments?

American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1994

Carmelli D, Cardon L R, Fabsitz R

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We investigated the mediating role of genetic factors in the clustering of hypertension, diabetes, and obesity, using the twin registry maintained by the National Academy of Sciences--National Research Council. The study sample included 2,508 male twin pairs born between 1917 and 1927 who respond...

Topics

Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
Cluster Analysis
Comorbidity
Diabetes Mellitus
Diseases in Twins
Environment
Genes, Dominant
Genetic Variation
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Middle Aged
Military Personnel
Models, Genetic
Multivariate Analysis
Obesity
Prevalence

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PMID: 8079995
PMCID: PMC1918417

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