Pleiotropic QTL on chromosome 12q23-q24 influences triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels: The HERITAGE family study

Mary F. Feitosa, Treva Rice, Ingrid B. Borecki, Tuomo Rankinen, Arthur S. Leon, James S. Skinner, Jean Pierre Després, John Blangero, Claude Bouchard, D. C. Rao

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Abstract

To determine whether a common quantitative trait locus (QTL) influences the variation of fasting triglyceride (TG) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, we used a bivariate multipoint linkage analysis with 654 polymorphic markers in 99 white and 101 black families. The phenotypes were investigated under two conditions: at baseline and after a 20-week exercise training intervention. A maximum genome-wide bivariate LOD score of 3.0 (p = 0.00010) was found on chromosome 12q23-q24, located within the IGF1 gene (insulin-like growth factor 1, at 107 cM) for TG and HDL-C at baseline in whites. This bivariate linkage peak is considerably higher than the univariate linkage results at the same chromosome location for either trait (for TG, LOD = 2.07, p = 0.00108; for HDL-C, LOD = 2.04, p = 0.00101). The genetic correlations between baseline TG and HDL-C levels were -0.14 for the residual and -0.33 for the QTL components. Moreover, association analysis showed that TG, HDL-C, and IGFI are significantly associated (p = 0.04). In conclusion, these results suggest that a QTL on chromosome 12q23-q24 influences the variation of plasma TG and HDL-C levels. Further investigation should confirm whether IGFI or another nearby gene is responsible for the concomitant variation in TG and HDL-C levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-327
Number of pages11
JournalHuman Biology
Volume78
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2006

Keywords

  • Bivariate linkage analysis
  • Coronary heart disease
  • High-density lipoprotein (HDL)
  • Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1)
  • Lipid
  • Lipoprotein
  • Quantitative trait loci
  • Triglycerides

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