Article
Segregation analysis of two lung function indices in a random sample of young families: the Humboldt Family Study.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1996
Chen Y, Horne S L, Rennie D C, Dosman J A
Abstract excerpt
The Humboldt Family Study was conducted in the town of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, in 1993. Familial correlations and segregation analyses of lung function were carried out in 799 individuals in 214 nuclear families that included 214 fathers, 214 mothers, and 371 children. Forced expiratory volume in...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Child
- Family Characteristics
- Female
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Humans
- Lung Diseases, Obstructive
- Male
- Maximal Midexpiratory Flow Rate
- Models, Genetic
- Nuclear Family
