Journal article
The Family Atherosclerosis Monitoring In earLY life (FAMILY) study Rationale, design, and baseline data of a study examining the early determinants of atherosclerosis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Complex interactions among genetic, epigenetic, and environmental exposures, further modified by a child's postnatal environment, underlie the relationship among maternal health, fetal growth, and the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the child and disease in the adult. Few available studies consider the genetic and environmental influences of the family, beyond maternal health. The purpose of this study is …
Authors
Morrison KM; Atkinson SA; Yusuf S; Bourgeois J; McDonald S; McQueen MJ; Persadie R; Hunter B; Pogue J; Teo K
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 158, No. 4, pp. 533–539
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2009.07.005
ISSN
0002-8703