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Genomewide scans of red cell indices suggest linkage on chromosome 6q23.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The red cell indices quantify the size, number and oxygen-carrying ability of erythrocytes. Although the genetic basis of many monogenic forms of anaemia is well understood, comparatively little is known about the genes responsible for variation in the red cell indices among healthy participants. OBJECTIVE: To identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) responsible for normal variation in the red cell indices of 391 pairs of dizygotic twins who were measured longitudinally at 12, 14 and 16 years of age. RESULTS: Evidence suggesting linkage of red cell indices to haemoglobin concentration (LOD = 3.03) and haematocrit (LOD = 2.95) on chromosome 6q23, a region previously identified as possibly harbouring a QTL for haematocrit, was found. Evidence for linkage to several other regions of the genome, including chromosome 4q32 for red cell count and 7q for mean cell volume, was also found. In contrast, there was little evidence of linkage to the chromosomal regions containing the genes for erythropoietin (7q21) and its receptor (19p13.2), nor to the regions containing the genes for the haemoglobin alpha (16p13.3) and beta chains (11p15.5). CONCLUSION: Findings provide additional evidence for a QTL affecting haemoglobin and haematocrit on chromosome 6q23. In contrast, polymorphisms in the genes coding for erythropoietin, its receptor and the haemoglobin alpha and beta chains do not appear to contribute substantially to variation in the red cell indices between healthy persons.

SUBMITTER: Iliadou A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2597913 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Genomewide scans of red cell indices suggest linkage on chromosome 6q23.

Iliadou A A Evans D M DM Zhu G G Duffy D L DL Frazer I H IH Montgomery G W GW Martin N G NG

Journal of medical genetics 20060901 1

<h4>Background</h4>The red cell indices quantify the size, number and oxygen-carrying ability of erythrocytes. Although the genetic basis of many monogenic forms of anaemia is well understood, comparatively little is known about the genes responsible for variation in the red cell indices among healthy participants.<h4>Objective</h4>To identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) responsible for normal variation in the red cell indices of 391 pairs of dizygotic twins who were measured longitudinally a ...[more]

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