title: Statistical genetic analysis of plasma levels of vitamin D: familial study.
abstract: The present study attempted to evaluate the relative importance of familial/genetic factors in interindividual variation of plasma concentrations of vitamin D (calcidiol). Ninety-five nuclear pedigrees (187 males and 168 females, aged 18-91 and 18-86 years old respectively), from the Chuvasha Autonomy, Russia, were assessed for calcidiol and sex hormones. Age-adjusted 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25OHD) measures showed very high pair-wise correlations between all members of families, which suggest that there may be a genetic factor transmitted within the families. To test this assumption, complex segregation analysis of non-adjusted 25OHD data was undertaken, in which genotype-sex specific dependence of the trait on age was incorporated. The analysis showed that some 44% of the 25OHD variance was attributable to all genetic and non-genetic factors incorporated into the model. About 22% of the variation was accounted for by a putative major gene effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel. gregl@ccsg.tau.ac.il
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Livshits
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karasik
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Seibel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008957:Models, Genetic; D012737:Sex Factors; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood* / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; D014807:Vitamin D; D013739:Testosterone; D002112:Calcifediol