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Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study: multidisciplinary applied phenomics

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Harris, T. B., Launer, L. J., Eiriksdottir, G., Kjartansson, O., Jonsson, P. V., Sigurdsson, G., Thorgeirsson, G., Aspelund, T. +5 more·2007·American Journal of Epidemiology

Abstract

In anticipation of the sequencing of the human genome and description of the human proteome, the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study (AGES-Reykjavik) was initiated in 2002. AGES-Reykjavik was designed to examine risk factors, including genetic susceptibility and gene/environment interaction, in relation to disease and disability in old age. The study is multidisciplinary, providing detailed phenotypes related to the cardiovascular, neurocognitive (including sensory), and musculoskeletal systems, and to body composition and metabolic regulation. Relevant quantitative traits, subclinical indicators of disease, and medical diagnoses are identified by using biomarkers, imaging, and other physiologic indicators. The AGES-Reykjavik sample is drawn from an established population-based cohort, the Reykjavik Study. This cohort of men and women born between 1907 and 1935 has been followed in Iceland since 1967 by the Icelandic Heart Association. The AGES-Reykjavik cohort, with cardiovascular risk factor assessments earlier in life and detailed late-life phenotypes of quantitative traits, will create a comprehensive study of aging nested in a relatively genetically homogeneous older population. This approach should facilitate identification of genetic factors that contribute to healthy aging as well as the chronic conditions common in old age.

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Harris, T. B., Launer, L. J., Eiriksdottir, G., Kjartansson, O., Jonsson, P. V., Sigurdsson, G., Thorgeirsson, G., Aspelund, T., Garcia, M. E., Cotch, M. F., Hoffman, H. J., Gudnason, V., & for the Age, G. S.-R. S. I.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of Iceland (IS)
  • Icelandic Heart Association (IS)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (US)
Venue
American Journal of Epidemiology
Published
2007-01-25
Volume
165
Issue
9
Pages
1076-1087
ISSN
  • 0002-9262 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-6256
OpenAlex
W2142560075
Cited by
592
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Hirsla (Landspítali University Hospital) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (n01ag12100-57-0-2, Z99 EY999999)
  • National Institute on Aging (N01-AG012100, Z01AG007380)
  • National Eye Institute (ZIAEY000401, Z01EY000401)
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
Keywords
AGES-Reykjavik Study, aging, healthy aging, gene-environment interaction, genetic susceptibility, older adults, cardiovascular risk factors, neurocognitive function, sensory function, musculoskeletal function, body composition, metabolic regulation, biomarkers, imaging, phenotyping, genetic homogeneity
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Body Composition, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Disease, Dementia, Disease Susceptibility, Environment, Female, Genotype, Geriatrics, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Iceland, Male, Osteoporosis, Phenotype, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Genetic Variation, Risk Assessment

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