Evidence for Linkage of Stature to Chromosome 3p26 in a Large U.K. Family Data Set Ascertained for Type 2 Diabetes
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- 作者：Steven Wiltshire ; Timothy M. Frayling ; Andrew T. Hattersley ; Graham A. Hitman ; Mark Walker ; Jonathan C. Levy ; Stephen O'Rahilly ; Christopher J. Groves ; Stephan Menzel ; Lon R. Cardon ; Mark I. McCarthy
- 刊名：The American Journal of Human Genetics
- 出版年：2002
- 出版时间：February 2002
- 年：2002
- 卷：70
- 期：2
- 页码：543-546
- 全文大小：165 K
文摘
We have analyzed data from 573 pedigrees from the United Kingdom for evidence for linkage to loci influencing adult stature. Our data set comprised 1,214 diabetic and 163 nondiabetic siblings for whom height data were available. We used variance-components analysis implemented in GENEHUNTER 2 and a modification of the Haseman-Elston regression method, HE-COM. We found evidence for a locus on 3p26 (LOD score 3.17) influencing height in this adult sample, with less-significant evidence for loci on chromosomes 7, 10, 15, 17, 19, and 20. Our findings extend similar recent studies in Scandinavian and Quebecois populations, adding further evidence that height is indeed under the control of multiple genes.