Open AccessChange of Genetic Determinants of Left Ventricular Structure in Adolescence: Longitudinal Evidence From the Georgia Cardiovascular Twin Study
Author(s) -
Gaston Kapuku,
Dongliang Ge,
S. Vemulapalli,
G A Harshfield,
Frank A. Treiber,
Harold Snieder
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.178
Subject(s) - heritability , medicine , twin study , body mass index , demography , cardiology , additive genetic effects , mass index , analysis of variance , longitudinal study , genetics , pathology , biology , sociology
Genetic contribution to left ventricular (LV) structure is generally recognized, but whether and how this influence varies by ethnicity or with age is unknown.
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