Genetic and Environmental Causes of Individual Differences in Thyroid Size: A Study of Healthy Danish Twins

Factors such as iodine intake, serum TSH concentration, gender, age, body mass index, parity, and cigarette smoking are thought to influence thyroid size. The purpose of our study was to determine the relative roles of these environmental and physiological factors compared with genetic factors in eu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2004-05, Vol.89 (5), p.2071-2077
Hauptverfasser:	Hansen, Pia Skov, Brix, Thomas Heiberg, Bennedbæk, Finn Noe, Bonnema, Steen Joop, Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm, Hegedüs, Laszlo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Biometry Endocrinopathies Environment Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Models, Anatomic Organ Size - genetics Reference Values Thyroid Gland - anatomy & histology Twins Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Vertebrates: endocrinology
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