Heritability estimate of erythrocyte Na-K-Cl cotransport in normotensive and hypertensive families. 1991

D Cusi, and E Fossali, and A Piazza, and G Tripodi, and C Barlassina, and E Pozzoli, and G Vezzoli, and P Stella, and L Soldati, and G Bianchi
Postgraduate School of Nephrology, University of Milano, Italy.

Na-K-Cl cotransport was measured in 209 essential hypertensive patients (EH) and in 114 normotensive controls (NT). The distribution of Na-K-Cl cotransport was bimodal in EH and unimodal in NT. The EH with higher Na-K-Cl cotransport values had increased passive permeability to Na in fresh erythrocytes and increased Li-Na countertransport compared to NT. Li-Na countertransport was significantly increased in the EH as a whole, but the increase was accounted for by some EH individuals with elevated Na-K-Cl cotransport values. A simple biometric analysis of the Na-K-Cl cotransport was performed for 287 individuals of 86 families with different prevalence of hypertension (neither parent hypertensive, 39 families; one, 31 families; or both, 16 families). Na-K-Cl cotransport was not correlated between spouses, but was correlated highly significantly between the average value of the two parents (mid-parent) and offspring. The polygenic additive heritability (h2) was about 50% for all families considered together. It increased slightly for the hypertensive families analyzed alone (no significant correlation was found, and hence genetic heritability, in the normotensive families). Finally, after applying arbitrary cut-off points to the Na-K-Cl cotransport values, segregation analysis showed that some major gene, recessive for the high allele, also contributes to the phenotypic value of Na-K-Cl cotransport.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006973 Hypertension Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more. Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D011188 Potassium An element in the alkali group of metals with an atomic symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the chief cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte that plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
D012044 Regression Analysis Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable. Regression Diagnostics,Statistical Regression,Analysis, Regression,Analyses, Regression,Diagnostics, Regression,Regression Analyses,Regression, Statistical,Regressions, Statistical,Statistical Regressions
D002352 Carrier Proteins Proteins that bind or transport specific substances in the blood, within the cell, or across cell membranes. Binding Proteins,Carrier Protein,Transport Protein,Transport Proteins,Binding Protein,Protein, Carrier,Proteins, Carrier
D002712 Chlorides Inorganic compounds derived from hydrochloric acid that contain the Cl- ion. Chloride,Chloride Ion Level,Ion Level, Chloride,Level, Chloride Ion
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D005787 Gene Frequency The proportion of one particular in the total of all ALLELES for one genetic locus in a breeding POPULATION. Allele Frequency,Genetic Equilibrium,Equilibrium, Genetic,Allele Frequencies,Frequencies, Allele,Frequencies, Gene,Frequency, Allele,Frequency, Gene,Gene Frequencies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000483 Alleles Variant forms of the same gene, occupying the same locus on homologous CHROMOSOMES, and governing the variants in production of the same gene product. Allelomorphs,Allele,Allelomorph
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses

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