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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
Serum glucose and lipid levels are associated with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study was to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) for serum glucose and lipids in a White Duroc x Erhualian resource population. Serum glucose, glycosylated serum proteins (GSP), and serum lipid levels were measured in a total of 760 F(2) animals at 240 days. Strong positive correlations were observed between total cholesterol (TC) and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)/high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). A whole-genome scan was performed with 194 microsatellites covering the pig genome across the entire resource population, revealing 2 QTL for serum glucose and 15 QTL for serum lipids. Of them, three 1% genome-wide significant QTL were identified for LDL-C, TC, and triglycerides (TG) in an adjacent region (67-73 cM) on chromosome 2 (SSC2), and the QTL for LDL-C showed the largest effect with a 95% confidence interval of 5 cM. Another 1% genome-wide significant QTL was found for LDL-C at 87 cM on SSC8. Other QTL showed 5% genome-wide significant or suggestive effects on SSC4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, and 15. In total, five significant QTL for serum lipids and a suggestive QTL for GSP on SSC4 were identified for the first time in pigs. Most of the identified QTL are homologous to the previously reported QTL for serum lipids in humans and mice. As correlated traits, QTL for TC and LDL-C were always located in the same genomic regions. The results shed new light on studies of human atherosclerosis and cardiovascular-related diseases.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1432-1777
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
386-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-6-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
A genome-wide scan for quantitative trait loci affecting serum glucose and lipids in a White Duroc x Erhualian intercross F(2) population.
pubmed:affiliation
Key Laboratory for Animal Biotechnology of Jiangxi Province and the Ministry of Agriculture of China, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't