A genetic and environmental time series analysis of blood pressure in male twins.

doi:10.1002/gepi.1370100634

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A genetic and environmental time series analysis of blood pressure in male twins.

Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1993

Colletto G M, Cardon L R, Fulker D W

Abstract excerpt

Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured on 254 monozygotic (MZ) and 260 dizygotic (DZ) male twin pairs, during middle age (average age 48 years) and at two later age points. Genetic and environmental components of covariation were modeled by time series. For both measures, shared env...

Topics

Blood Pressure
Environmental Exposure
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Twins, Dizygotic
Twins, Monozygotic

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