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The Leuven Longitudinal Twin Study (LLTS): Major Findings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Gaston P. Beunen ,
Maarten W. Peeters ,
Hermine H. Maes ,
Ruth J. F. Loos ,
Albrecht L. Claessens ,
Catherine Derom ,
Robert Vlietinck  and
Martine A. Thomis
Gaston P. Beunen
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Maarten W. Peeters
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Hermine H. Maes
Affiliation:
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Human Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.
Ruth J. F. Loos
Affiliation:
MRC Epidemiology Unit, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Albrecht L. Claessens
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Catherine Derom
Affiliation:
Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Robert Vlietinck
Affiliation:
Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
Martine A. Thomis
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

Abstract

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Alongitudinal study of growth and physical fitness of twins and their parents was designed in 1985. The major aims of this Leuven Longitudinal Twin Study were to quantify the genetic and environmental determination of (1) somatic characteristics, biological maturation and physical performance characteristics during the growth process, (2) the growth and developmental patterns, and (3) the covariation in somatic and performance characteristics.

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Twin Research and Human Genetics , Volume 10 , Supplement S1 , 01 December 2007 , pp. 15 - 18
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007