TY - JOUR
T1 - Genome-wide linkage scan to detect loci influencing levels of dehydroepiandrosterones in the HERITAGE Family Study
AU - An, P.
AU - Rosmond, R.
AU - Borecki, I. B.
AU - Ukkola, O.
AU - Rice, T.
AU - Gagnon, J.
AU - Rankinen, T.
AU - Leon, A. S.
AU - Skinner, J. S.
AU - Wilmore, J. H.
AU - Bouchard, C.
AU - Rao, D. C.
N1 - Funding Information:
The HERITAGE Family Study is supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute through the following grants: HL45670 (C. Bouchard, PI), HL47323 (A. S. Leon, PI), HL47317 (D.C. Rao, PI), HL47327 (J.S. Skinner, PI) and HL47321 (J.H. Wilmore, PI); and by a NIH grant to the University of Minnesota Clinical Research Center. Thanks are expressed to Dr Alain Belanger and his collaborators in the Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory at Laval University where the steroids were assayed. A.S. Leon is supported in part by the Henry L. Taylor Professorship in Exercise Science and Health Enhancement. C. Bouchard is partially supported by the George A. Bray Chair in Nutrition.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - A genome-wide linkage scan was performed to identify genomic regions that influence levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), DHEA sulfate (DHEAS), and DHEA fatty acid esters (DHEA-FA) at baseline and in response to 20 weeks of endurance exercise training in sedentary white and black participants in the HERITAGE Family Study. The baseline levels were log-transformed and adjusted for the effects of age and sex prior to genetic analysis. The training responses were adjusted for the effects of age, sex, and the baseline values. A total of 509 autosomal component polymorphic markers were used for the genome scan with an average spacing of 6.0 Mb. Multipoint variance components linkage analyses were performed in nuclear families containing 360 white and 106 black sibling pairs. We found 5 genomic regions with significant linkages for baseline DHEA-FA in whites, with log odd (LOD) scores over 3.6 (P < 2 × 10-5). They include (1) D1S468 (LOD 4.56, 2.533 Mb, 1p36.22); (2) D2S177 (LOD 5.65, 52.663 Mb, 2p16.3); (3) D4S2397 (LOD 3.98, 32.246 Mb, 4p15.2); (4) the paraoxonase loci (LOD 3.93∼3.99, 101.544∼102.933 Mb, 7q21.3), and D7S821 (LOD 3.88, 104.497 Mb, 7q22.1); and (5) D12S372 (LOD 4.66, 2.129 Mb, 12q13.33). In addition, we obtained evidence of suggestive linkages (2.2 < LOD < 3.6; 2 × 10-5 < P < 7 × 10-4) on chromosomes 3p, 6q, and 8q for baseline DHEAS; on chromosomes 2q, 3p, 9q, 10p, 16q, and 17p for baseline DHEA-FA in whites; and on chromosomes 9q and 11p for baseline DHEA in blacks. This is the first genome-wide linkage scan searching for genomic regions influencing human DHEA levels. Several potential candidate genes are located in these genomic regions, which warrant further studies in HERITAGE and other cohorts.
AB - A genome-wide linkage scan was performed to identify genomic regions that influence levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), DHEA sulfate (DHEAS), and DHEA fatty acid esters (DHEA-FA) at baseline and in response to 20 weeks of endurance exercise training in sedentary white and black participants in the HERITAGE Family Study. The baseline levels were log-transformed and adjusted for the effects of age and sex prior to genetic analysis. The training responses were adjusted for the effects of age, sex, and the baseline values. A total of 509 autosomal component polymorphic markers were used for the genome scan with an average spacing of 6.0 Mb. Multipoint variance components linkage analyses were performed in nuclear families containing 360 white and 106 black sibling pairs. We found 5 genomic regions with significant linkages for baseline DHEA-FA in whites, with log odd (LOD) scores over 3.6 (P < 2 × 10-5). They include (1) D1S468 (LOD 4.56, 2.533 Mb, 1p36.22); (2) D2S177 (LOD 5.65, 52.663 Mb, 2p16.3); (3) D4S2397 (LOD 3.98, 32.246 Mb, 4p15.2); (4) the paraoxonase loci (LOD 3.93∼3.99, 101.544∼102.933 Mb, 7q21.3), and D7S821 (LOD 3.88, 104.497 Mb, 7q22.1); and (5) D12S372 (LOD 4.66, 2.129 Mb, 12q13.33). In addition, we obtained evidence of suggestive linkages (2.2 < LOD < 3.6; 2 × 10-5 < P < 7 × 10-4) on chromosomes 3p, 6q, and 8q for baseline DHEAS; on chromosomes 2q, 3p, 9q, 10p, 16q, and 17p for baseline DHEA-FA in whites; and on chromosomes 9q and 11p for baseline DHEA in blacks. This is the first genome-wide linkage scan searching for genomic regions influencing human DHEA levels. Several potential candidate genes are located in these genomic regions, which warrant further studies in HERITAGE and other cohorts.
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U2 - 10.1053/meta.2001.27229
DO - 10.1053/meta.2001.27229
M3 - Article
C2 - 11699050
AN - SCOPUS:0035654597
SN - 0026-0495
VL - 50
SP - 1315
EP - 1322
JO - Metabolism: clinical and experimental
JF - Metabolism: clinical and experimental
IS - 11
ER -