| Literature DB >> 6685961 |
Abstract
Variation in plasma uric acid levels in 206 pairs of male and female twins, aged from 18 to 34 years, was consistent with a simple model including only individual environmental and additive genetic effects and a heritability of h2 = 0.73. Individual environmental variation was estimated to be approximately the same as variation of individuals measured on two occasions. Correlations of DZ pairs were also consistent with sex-linked genetic effects. In men there was a significant genetic correlation with weekly alcohol consumption and as much as 18% of the variation in uric acid levels could be accounted for by genetic variation in alcohol consumption.Entities:
Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1983 PMID: 6685961 DOI: 10.1017/s0001566000006401
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Genet Med Gemellol (Roma) ISSN: 0001-5660