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Familial aggregation of atrial fibrillation in Iceland

Arnar, David O., Thorvaldsson, Sverrir, Manolio, Teri A., Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur, Kristjansson, Kristleifur, Hakonarson, Hakon, Stefansson, Kari·2006·European Heart Journal
DOI 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi727
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AIMS: To examine the heritability of atrial fibrillation (AF) in Icelanders, utilizing a nationwide genealogy database and population-based data on AF. AF is a disorder with a high prevalence, which has been known to cluster in families, but the heritability of the common form has not been well defined. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study population included 5269 patients diagnosed since 1987 and age-sex-matched controls randomly selected from the genealogy database. Kinship coefficients (KC), expressed as genealogical index of familiality (GIF = average KC x 100,000), were calculated before and after exclusion of relatives separated by one to five meiotic events. Risk ratios (RR) were calculated for first- to fifth-degree relatives. The average pairwise GIF among patients with AF was 15.9 (mean GIF for controls 13.9, 95%CI = 13.3, 14.4); this declined to 15.4 (mean GIF for controls 13.6, 95%CI = 13.1, 14.2) after exclusion of relatives separated by one meiosis and to 13.7 (mean GIF for controls 12.6, 95%CI = 12.1, 13.2), 12.7 (mean GIF for controls 11.9, 95%CI = 11.4, 12.4), and 11.3 (mean GIF for controls 10.6, 95%CI = 10.1, 11.1) after exclusion of relatives within two, three, and four meioses, respectively (all P<0.00001). RRs among relative pairs also declined incrementally, from 1.77 in first-degree relatives to 1.36, 1.18, 1.10, and 1.05 in second- through fifth-degree relatives (all P<0.001), consistent with the declining proportion of alleles shared identically by descent. When the analysis was limited to subjects diagnosed with AF before the age of 60, first-degree relatives of the AF cases were nearly five times more likely to have AF than the general population. CONCLUSION: AF shows strong evidence of heritability among unselected patients in Iceland, suggesting that there may be undiscovered genetic variants underlying the risk of the common form of AF.

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Authors
Arnar, D. O., Thorvaldsson, S., Manolio, T. A., Thorgeirsson, G., Kristjansson, K., Hakonarson, H., & Stefansson, K.
ORCID
Venue
European Heart Journal
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2006-01-20
Volume
27
Issue
6
Pages
708-712
ISSN
  • 0195-668X (ISSN-L)
  • 1522-9645
DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehi727
OpenAlex
W2122436921
Cited by
305
References
32
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FWCI
12.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • European Heart Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
  • Hirsla (Landspítali University Hospital) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Keywords
familial aggregation, heritability, genealogical databases, kinship coefficient, relative risk, first-degree relatives, Icelanders
MeSH terms
Aged, Atrial Fibrillation, Family Health, Female, Humans, Iceland, Male, Middle Aged, Pedigree, Risk Factors, Cohort Studies, Case-Control Studies, Genetic Predisposition to Disease

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