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Genetic and Environmental Influences on Serum Lipid Levels in Twins

  • Heller D
  • de Faire U
  • Pedersen N
  • et al.
New England Journal of Medicine (1993) 328(16) 1150-1156
DOI: 10.1056/nejm199304223281603
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Abstract

The extent to which serum lipid levels are affected by genetic and environmental factors remains a point of controversy. We examined both genetic and environmental influences on serum lipid levels in twins reared either together or apart who participated in the Swedish Adoption/Twin Study of Aging.

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Heller, D. A., de Faire, U., Pedersen, N. L., Dahlen, G., & McClearn, G. E. (1993). Genetic and Environmental Influences on Serum Lipid Levels in Twins. New England Journal of Medicine, 328(16), 1150–1156. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199304223281603

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