Article
Tel Aviv-Heidelberg three-generation offspring study: genetic determinants of plasma fibrinogen level.
American journal of medical genetics - 28 Jun 1996
Livshits G, Schettler G, Graff E, Blettner M, Wahrendorf J, Brunner D
Abstract excerpt
Elevated plasma fibrinogen concentrations (fibrinogen) are an important independent risk factor of atherosclerotic disease. Using the kinetic method, we measured fibrinogen in 808 individuals, of which 757 were members of 204 pedigrees. Correlation analysis and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA...
Topics
- Age Factors
- Body Weight
- Female
- Fibrinogen
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Humans
- Israel
- Male
- Models, Genetic
- Multivariate Analysis
- Pedigree
- Regression Analysis
- Risk Factors
- Sex Characteristics
- Smoking