Open AccessHeritability of Childhood Weight Gain from Birth and Risk Markers for Adult Metabolic Disease in Prepubertal Twins
Author(s) -
Kathryn Beardsall,
Ken K. Ong,
Nuala Murphy,
M. Lynn Ahmed,
Jing Zhao,
Maarten Peeters,
David B. Dunger
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2009-0757
Subject(s) - weight gain , birth weight , medicine , anthropometry , heritability , endocrinology , blood pressure , body mass index , waist , physiology , pregnancy , biology , body weight , genetics
Associations between size at birth, postnatal weight gain, and potential risk for adult disease have been variably explained by in utero exposures or genetic risk that could affect both outcomes. We utilized a twin model to explore these hypotheses.
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