The heritability of metabolic syndrome traits in a large population-based sample

J. van Dongen, G. Willemsen, W.-M. Chen, E.J.C. de Geus, D.I. Boomsma

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Abstract

Heritability estimates of metabolic syndrome traits vary widely across studies. Some studies have suggested that the contribution of genes may vary with age or sex. We estimated the heritability of 11 metabolic syndrome-related traits and height as a function of age and sex in a large population-based sample of twin families (N = 2,792-27,021, for different traits). A moderate-to-high heritability was found for all traits [from H
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2914-2923
JournalJournal of Lipid Research
Volume54
Issue number10
Early online date5 Aug 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Cohort Studies

  • Netherlands Twin Register (NTR)

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