Genetic and environmental effects on the bone development of the hand and wrist in Chinese young twins / 生物医学与环境科学（英文）
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
; (12): 235-238, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
We assessed genetic and environmental effects on bone development of the hand and wrist, and on key anthropometric measures in Chinese young twins. In total, 139 monozygotic and 95 dizygotic twin pairs aged from 5 to 18 years were recruited. The twin correlations of total hand and wrist scores for monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins were 0.71 and 0.36, respectively. Bivariate model analysis showed moderate genetic correlations only for total skeletal maturity vs. weight and total skeletal maturity vs. waist circumference (r, 0.51 and 0.46, respectively). Our findings demonstrated that genetic factors played important roles in bone development of the hand and wrist in Chinese young twins, and that these genetic effects might be distinct from those influencing anthropometric measures.
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Asunto principal:
Gemelos Dicigóticos
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Gemelos Monocigóticos
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Muñeca
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Desarrollo Óseo
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China
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Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales
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Huesos de la Mano
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Genética
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Año:
2015
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Article