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Investigate the relative roles of heredity and environmental factors in determining serum cholesterol levels among healthy individuals.

April 1, 1958CirculationOpen Access

Heredity, Environment, and Serum Cholesterol

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LSLouis E. SchaeferUniversity Hospital Bonn DAD. AdlersbergMount Sinai Beth Israel ASArthur G. SteinbergUniversity of Bern

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Family-based study reveals significant genetic control over serum cholesterol in healthy individuals, indicating a primary hereditary influence over environmental factors.

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Investigate the relative roles of heredity and environmental factors in determining serum cholesterol levels among healthy individuals.
Analyzed serum cholesterol concentrations in a sample of 1,236 healthy individuals, including 775 members across 201 families.
Identified a major genetic component in the regulation of serum cholesterol in healthy individuals, whereas environmental factors played a lesser role.
Demonstrated that the gene responsible for serum cholesterol variation is likely not sex-linked.

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Schaefer et al. (1958) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8977545edafe343d92e086 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.17.4.537

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Family-based study reveals significant genetic control over serum cholesterol in healthy individuals, indicating a primary hereditary influence over environmental factors.

Heredity, Environment, and Serum Cholesterol

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