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Cross-trait familial resemblance for body fat and blood lipids: familial correlations in the Quebec Family Study.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Nov 1997
Pérusse L, Rice T, Després J P, Rao D C, Bouchard C
Abstract excerpt
In an attempt to better understand the genetic basis of the metabolic syndrome, we have undertaken a series of studies on the familial aggregation in the clustering of the coronary heart disease risk factors which characterize this syndrome. In the present study, the hypothesis of shared genetic (pleiotropy) and/or environmental factors between body fat and blood lipids is investigated by examining cross-trait...
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