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Authors:Gallardo, D; Pena, R N; Amills, M; Varona, L; Ramirez, O; Reixach, J; Diaz, I; Tibau, J; Soler, J; Prat-Cuffi, J M; Noguera, J L
Affiliation:IRTA-Genetica i Millora Animal, Centre UdL-IRTA, 25198 Lleida, Spain; Contact: raquel.puintanilla@irta.cat
Title:Mapping of quantitative trait loci for cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglyceride serum concentrations in pigs.
Journal:Physiol Genomics, 2008, (3): 199-209 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.90249.2008
Abstract:

The fine mapping of polymorphisms influencing cholesterol (CT), triglyceride (TG), and lipoprotein serum levels in human and mouse has provided a wealth of knowledge about the complex genetic architecture of these traits. The extension of these genetic analyses to pigs would be of utmost importance since they constitute a valuable biological and clinical model for the study of coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction. In the present work, we performed a whole genome scan for serum lipid traits in a half-sib Duroc pig population of 350 individuals. Phenotypic registers included total CT, TG, and low (LDL)- and high (HDL)-density lipoprotein serum concentrations at 45 and 190 days of age. This approach allowed us to identify two genomewide significant quantitative trait loci (QTL) for HDL-to-LDL ratio at 45 days (SSC6, 84 cM) and for TG at 190 days (SSC4, 23 cM) as well as a number of chromosomewide significant QTL. The comparison of QTL locations at 45 and 190 days revealed a notable lack of concordance at these two time points, suggesting that the effects of these QTL are age specific. Moreover, we have observed a considerable level of correspondence among the locations of the most significant porcine lipid QTL and those identified in humans. This finding might suggest that, in mammals, diverse polymorphisms located in a common set of genes are involved in the genetic variation of serum lipid levels.

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