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SUBMITTER: Hamid JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2795943 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hamid Jemila S JS Roslin Nicole M NM Paterson Andrew D AD Beyene Joseph J
BMC proceedings 20091215
We propose the use of latent growth curve model to assess the influence of genetic, environmental, demographic, and lifestyle factors on multiple phenotypes related to coronary heart disease. We model four quantitative traits (systolic blood pressure, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides) simultaneously in a multivariate framework that allows us to study their change over time, assess individual variation, and investigate cross-phenotype relationships. Environment ...[more]