Article
Consistency of genetic inheritance mode and heritability patterns of triglyceride vs. high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio in two Taiwanese family samples.
BMC genetics - 23 Apr 2003
Chien Kuo-Liong, Hsu Hsiu-Ching, Su Ta-Chen, Yang Chi-Yu, Lee Yuan-Teh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Triglyceride/HDL cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL-C) is considered as a risk factor for cardiovascular events. Genetic components were important in controlling the variation in western countries. But the mode of inheritance and family aggregation patterns were still unknown among Asian-Pacific countries. This study, based on families recruited from community and hospital, is aimed to investigate the mode of...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Body Mass Index
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Community Health Centers
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Hospitalization
- Humans
- Inheritance Patterns
- Male
- Middle Aged