| First Author | Sehayek E | Year | 2003 |
| Journal | J Lipid Res | Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 9 | Pages | 1744-50 |
| PubMed ID | 12810823 | Mgi Jnum | J:94547 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:3513291 | Doi | 10.1194/jlr.M300139-JLR200 |
| Citation | Sehayek E, et al. (2003) Loci controlling plasma non-HDL and HDL cholesterol levels in a C57BL /6J x CASA /Rk intercross. J Lipid Res 44(9):1744-50 |
| abstractText | Plasma non-HDL and HDL cholesterol levels are predictors of cardiovascular diseases. We carried out a genetic cross between two laboratory inbred mouse strains, C57BL/6J and CASA/Rk, to detect loci that control the plasma levels of non-HDL and HDL cholesterol. With regard to non-HDL cholesterol, chow-fed CASA/Rk males and females had 87% and 25% higher levels, respectively, than did C57BL/6Js. The levels of non-HDL cholesterol in F1s were similar to C57BL/6J. There was no strain difference in HDL cholesterol levels. An intercross between F1s was performed, and plasma non-HDL and HDL cholesterol was measured in 185 male and 184 female mice. In both male and female F2 mice, plasma non-HDL and HDL cholesterol levels were unimodally distributed; however, in both cases the values for females were significantly lower than for males. Therefore, linkage analysis was performed with sex as a covariate. Significant linkage for non-HDL cholesterol was found on chromosome 6 at 49 cM (LOD 5.17), chromosome 4 at 55 cM (LOD 4.22), and chromosome 8 at 7 cM (LOD 3.68). Significant linkage for HDL cholesterol was found on chromosome 9 at 14 cM (LOD 7.52) and chromosome 8 at 76 cM (LOD 4.69). A significant epistatic interaction involving loci on chromosomes 2 and 5 was also observed for non-HDL cholesterol. In summary, linkage analysis in these cross-identified novel loci confirmed previously identified loci in control of plasma non-HDL and HDL cholesterol and disclosed a novel interaction in controlling non-HDL cholesterol levels in the mouse. |
