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JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
卷 27, 期 10, 页码 1366-1372出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20885
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AIS; axial skeletal growth; chromosome 12p; genetic heterogeneity; susceptibility locus
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- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Mammalian Genotyping Service [N01-HV-48141]
- Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation
- Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a common disorder with strong evidence for genetic predisposition. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for AIS susceptibility have been identified on chromosomes. We performed a genome-wide genetic linkage scan in seven multiplex families using 400 marker loci with a mean spacing of 8.6 cM. We used Genehunter Plus to generate linkage statistics, expressed as homogeneity (HLOD) scores, under dominant and recessive genetic models. We found a significant linkage signal on chromosome 12p, whose support interval extends from near 12pter, spanning approximately 10 million bases or 31 cM. Fine mapping within the region using 20 additional markers reveals maximum HLOD = 3.7 at 5 cM under a dominant inheritance model, and a split peak maximum HLOD = 3.2 at 8 and 18 cM under a recessive inheritance model. The linkage support interval contains 95 known genes. We found evidence suggestive of linkage on chromosomes 1, 6, 7, 8, and 14. This study is the first to find evidence of an AIS susceptibility locus on chromosome 12. Detection of AIS susceptibility OTLs on multiple chromosomes in this and other studies demonstrate that the condition is genetically heterogeneous. (C) 2009 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 27:1366-1372, 2009
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