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10798367

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
Segregation analysis was performed on the serum uric acid measurements from 523 randomly ascertained Caucasian families from the NHLBI Family Heart Study. Gender-specific standardized residuals were used as the phenotypic variable in both familial correlation and segregation analysis. Uric acid residuals were adjusted for age, age2, age3, body mass index (kg/m2), creatinine level, aspirin use (yes/no), total drinks (per week), HOMA insulin resistance index [(glucose * insulin)/22.5], diuretic use (yes/no), and triglyceride level. Sibling correlations (r=0.193) and parent-offspring correlations (r=0.217) were significantly different from zero, but these two familial correlations were not significantly different from one another. After adjustment for covariates, the heritability estimate for serum uric acid was 0.399. Segregation analysis rejected the "no major gene" model but was unable to discriminate between an "environmental" and a "Mendelian major gene" model. These results support the hypothesis that uric acid is a multifactorial trait possibly influenced by more than one major gene, modifying genes, and environmental factors.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0340-6717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
355-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Segregation analysis of serum uric acid in the NHLBI Family Heart Study.
pubmed:affiliation
Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA. jwilk@bu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Multicenter Study