Article
Heterogeneity in the familial aggregation of fasting serum uric acid level in five North American populations: the Lipid Research Clinics Family Study.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Jun 1990
Rice T, Vogler G P, Perry T S, Laskarzewski P M, Province M A, Rao D C
Abstract excerpt
This study represents the first formal examination for heterogeneity in the familial aggregation of fasting serum uric acid (UA) levels. Data from 5 clinics (Cincinnati, Stanford, Iowa, Minnesota, and Oklahoma) participating in the Lipid Research Clinics (LRC) family study, which included a total of 685 nuclear families (N = 2,146), were analyzed. Heterogeneity among the clinics in familial resemblance was...
Topics
- Adult
- Community Health Centers
- Computer Simulation
- Fasting
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Lipids
- Male
- Models, Genetic
