Prenatal exposure to wartime stress: long-term effect on coronary heart disease in later life.

Background. Increased rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) and cerebrovascular disease in later life have been repeatedly observed in subjects with low birth-weight. One possible reason for low birth-weight is prenatal stress.

Temporal variation in case fatality of acute myocardial infarction in Finland.

Background: Previous studies have suggested that seasonal variation and weather conditions have an influence on the incidence and mortality of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The influence of these factors on AMI: case fatality is less studied. Aims.

Potts model for haplotype associations.

Bayesian spatial modeling has become important in disease mapping and has also been suggested as a useful tool in genetic fine mapping. We have implemented the Potts model and applied it to the Genetic Analysis Workshop 14 (GAW14) simulated data. Because the "answers" were known we have analyzed latent phenotype P1-related observed phenotypes affection status (genetically determined) and i (random) in the Danacaa population replicate 2.