Genetic and environmental correlations among skinfold measures.

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Genetic and environmental correlations among skinfold measures.

International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Jun 1994

Comuzzie A G, Blangero J, Mahaney M C, Mitchell B D, Stern M P, MacCluer J W

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A bivariate genetic analysis, utilizing variance decomposition techniques based on maximum likelihood methods, was undertaken to examine the genetic and environmental correlations among eight skinfolds in a large pedigreed sample of Mexican Americans from San Antonio, Texas. The resulting correla...

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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Anthropometry
Environment
Female
Genetics
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Male
Mexico
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Skinfold Thickness
Texas

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PMID: 8081433

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