Heritability, determinants and reference values of renal length: a family-based population study

Pruijm, Menno; Ponte, Belen; Ackermann, Daniel; Vuistiner, Philippe; Paccaud, Fred; Guessous, Idris; Ehret, Georg Benedikt; Eisenberger, Ute; Mohaupt, Markus; Burnier, Michel; Martin, Pierre-Yves; Bochud, Murielle

doi:10.1007/s00330-013-2900-4

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Heritability, determinants and reference values of renal length: a family-based population study

ContributorsPruijm, Menno; Ponte, Belen; Ackermann, Daniel; Vuistiner, Philippe; Paccaud, Fred; Guessous, Idris; Ehret, Georg Benedikt; Eisenberger, Ute; Mohaupt, Markus; Burnier, Michel; Martin, Pierre-Yves; Bochud, Murielle

Published inEuropean radiology, vol. 23, no. 10, p. 2899-2905

Publication date2013

Abstract

In this population-based study, reference values were generated for renal length, and the heritability and factors associated with kidney length were assessed.

Keywords

Body Size/genetics
Female
Humans
Kidney/physiology/ultrasonography
Male
Middle Aged
Organ Size/genetics
Quantitative Trait, Heritable
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Switzerland/epidemiology
Ultrasonography/methods/statistics & numerical data

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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PRUIJM, Menno et al. Heritability, determinants and reference values of renal length: a family-based population study. In: European radiology, 2013, vol. 23, n° 10, p. 2899–2905. doi: 10.1007/s00330-013-2900-4

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PID : unige:40635
DOI : 10.1007/s00330-013-2900-4
PMID : 23712436

Journal ISSN0938-7994

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Heritability, determinants and reference values of renal length: a family-based population study

In this population-based study, reference values were generated for renal length, and the heritability and factors associated with kidney length were assessed.

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