Genetic Epidemiology of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Women Twins

NCT00005239 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 1120R01HL041830
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To examine genetic and environmental influences on several recently identified coronary heart disease risk factors in identical and fraternal adult women twins. The risk factors included low density lipoprotein (LDL) subclass patterns, plasma apolipoprotein levels, body fat distribution, and serum insulin levels.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Coronary Disease; Heart Diseases

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 100 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): lead

Related Publications (9)

• Austin MA, Sandholzer C, Selby JV, Newman B, Krauss RM, Utermann G. Lipoprotein(a) in women twins: heritability and relationship to apolipoprotein(a) phenotypes. Am J Hum Genet. 1992 Oct;51(4):829-40.

  PMID: 1415225 BACKGROUND

• Edwards KL, Austin MA, Jarvik GP. Evidence for genetic influences on smoking in adult women twins. Clin Genet. 1995 May;47(5):236-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1995.tb04303.x.

  PMID: 7554348 BACKGROUND

• Mayer EJ, Newman B, Quesenberry CP Jr, Selby JV. Usual dietary fat intake and insulin concentrations in healthy women twins. Diabetes Care. 1993 Nov;16(11):1459-69. doi: 10.2337/diacare.16.11.1459.

  PMID: 8299435 BACKGROUND

• Austin MA, Hokanson JE. Epidemiology of triglycerides, small dense low-density lipoprotein, and lipoprotein(a) as risk factors for coronary heart disease. Med Clin North Am. 1994 Jan;78(1):99-115. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30178-x.

  PMID: 8283937 BACKGROUND

• Mayer EJ, Newman B, Quesenberry CP Jr, Friedman GD, Selby JV. Alcohol consumption and insulin concentrations. Role of insulin in associations of alcohol intake with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides. Circulation. 1993 Nov;88(5 Pt 1):2190-7. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.88.5.2190.

  PMID: 8222114 BACKGROUND

• Selby JV, Austin MA, Newman B, Zhang D, Quesenberry CP Jr, Mayer EJ, Krauss RM. LDL subclass phenotypes and the insulin resistance syndrome in women. Circulation. 1993 Aug;88(2):381-7. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.88.2.381.

  PMID: 8339401 BACKGROUND

• Austin MA, Newman B, Selby JV, Edwards K, Mayer EJ, Krauss RM. Genetics of LDL subclass phenotypes in women twins. Concordance, heritability, and commingling analysis. Arterioscler Thromb. 1993 May;13(5):687-95. doi: 10.1161/01.atv.13.5.687.

  PMID: 8485120 BACKGROUND

• Edwards KL, Austin MA, Newman B, Mayer E, Krauss RM, Selby JV. Multivariate analysis of the insulin resistance syndrome in women. Arterioscler Thromb. 1994 Dec;14(12):1940-5. doi: 10.1161/01.atv.14.12.1940.

  PMID: 7981183 BACKGROUND

• Selby JV, Austin MA, Sandholzer C, Quesenberry CP Jr, Zhang D, Mayer E, Utermann G. Environmental and behavioral influences on plasma lipoprotein(a) concentration in women twins. Prev Med. 1994 May;23(3):345-53. doi: 10.1006/pmed.1994.1048.

  PMID: 8078856 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Coronary Disease; Heart Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Myocardial Ischemia; Vascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Joseph Selby

  Kaiser Foundation Research Institute

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2000
• First Posted: May 26, 2000
• Study Start: January 1, 1989
• Study Completion: December 1, 1991
• Last Updated: February 18, 2016

Record last verified: 2004-06