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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
Obesity is a growing health problem in the U.S. As a complex trait, obesity involves multiple genes and gene-gene and gene-environment interactions that contribute to its pathogenesis. Here we report significant linkage from a scan of a large sample segregating extreme obesity and normal weight. We have used 382 microsatellite markers in 1,297 individuals from 260 European-American families. We conducted nonparametric linkage (NPL) analyses for dichotomous BMI (using BMI >/=27, >/=30, >/=35, and >/=40 kg/m(2)) using Genehunter. We also analyzed quantitative traits (BMI, percentage of fat, and waist circumference) by the family regression method using Merlin_regress. We found evidence for linkage on chromosome 12 (125 cM, D12S2070, logarithm of odds [LOD] 3.79, P = 0.00001 for percentage of fat; LOD 2.98, P = 0.0001 for BMI; and LOD 2.86, P = 0.00014 for waist circumference) by family regression analyses. Adding three additional markers to the intervals flanking the chromosome 12 peak yielded an LOD score of 4.08 (P = 0.00001) for percentage of fat at 116 cM and LOD scores of 3.57 (P = 0.00003) and 3.05 (P = 0.00009) for BMI and waist circumference, respectively, at 125 cM. We also obtained other suggestive linkages on chromosomes 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, and 21. Our results suggest multiple loci that could influence obesity, particularly a locus in chromosome region 12q23-24.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0012-1797
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
812-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-DNA, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Genetic Markers, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Nuclear Family, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Obesity, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:14988268-United States
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
An obesity-related locus in chromosome region 12q23-24.
pubmed:affiliation
Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.