Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Phenotypic Components of Metabolic Syndrome: A Population-based Twin Study
โ Scribed by Shanchun Zhang; Xin Liu; Yunxian Yu; Xiumei Hong; Katherine K. Christoffel; Binyan Wang; Hui-Ju Tsai; Zhiping Li; Xue Liu; Genfu Tang; Houxun Xing; Wendy J. Brickman; Donald Zimmerman; Xiping Xu; Xiaobin Wang
- Book ID
- 109969562
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1930-7381
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