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SUBMITTER: Polasek O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2657571 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Polasek Ozren O Marusić Ana A Rotim Kresimir K Hayward Caroline C Vitart Veronique V Huffman Jennifer J Campbell Susan S Janković Stipan S Boban Mladen M Biloglav Zrinka Z Kolcić Ivana I Krzelj Vjekoslav V Terzić Janos J Matec Lana L Tometić Gordan G Nonković Dijana D Nincević Jasna J Pehlić Marina M Zedelj Jurica J Velagić Vedran V Juricić Danica D Kirac Iva I Belak Kovacević Sanja S Wright Alan F AF Campbell Harry H Rudan Igor I
Croatian medical journal 20090201 1
<h4>Aim</h4>To identify genetic variants underlying six anthropometric traits: body height, body weight, body mass index, brachial circumference, waist circumference, and hip circumference, using a genome-wide association study.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was carried out in the isolated population of the island of Korcula, Croatia, with 898 adult examinees who participated in the larger DNA-based genetic epidemiological study in 2007. Anthropometric measurements followed standard internationally a ...[more]