Article
Genetic and environmental sources of fibrinogen variability in Israeli families: the Kibbutzim Family Study.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 1995
Friedlander Y, Elkana Y, Sinnreich R, Kark J D
Abstract excerpt
Genetic and environmental determinants of plasma fibrinogen were investigated in a sample of 82 kindreds residing in kibbutz settlements in Israel. The sample included 223 males and 229 females ages 15-97 years. Fibrinogen levels were first adjusted for variability in sex and age. There was a sig...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Coronary Disease
- Female
- Fibrinogen
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Israel
- Likelihood Functions
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Models, Genetic
- Nuclear Family
- Prospective Studies
- Regression Analysis