1. Mamm Genome. 1999 Dec;10(12):1126-31.
Identification of novel non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus susceptibility
loci in the Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima fatty rat by MQM-mapping method.
Sugiura K(1), Miyake T, Taniguchi Y, Yamada T, Moralejo DH, Wei S, Wei K, Sasaki
Y, Matsumoto K.
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(1)Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agriculture,
Kyoto University, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606, Japan.
The Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rat is an animal model for
obese-type, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in humans. We have
previously identified 11 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) responsible for NIDDM
susceptibility on Chromosomes (Chrs) 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, and 16
(Nidd1-11/of for Non-insulin-dependent diabetes 1-11/oletf) by using the interval
mapping method in 160 F(2) progenies obtained by mating the OLETF and the
Fischer-344 (F344) rats. MQM-mapping, which was applied for QTL analysis based on
multiple-QTL models, is reported to be more powerful than interval mapping,
because in the process of mapping one QTL the genetic background, which contains
the other QTLs, is controlled. Application of MQM-mapping in the F(2)
intercrosses has led to a revelation of three novel QTLs on rat Chrs 5
(Nidd12/of), 7 (Nidd13/of), and 17 (Nidd14/of), in addition to Nidd1-11/of loci.
The three QTLs, together with the Nidd1-11/of, account for a total of
approximately 70% and approximately 85% of the genetic variance of the fasting
and postprandial glucose levels, respectively, in the F(2). While the OLETF
allele corresponds with increased glucose levels as expected for Nidd12 and
14/of, the Nidd13/of exhibits heterosis: heterozygotes showing significantly
higher glucose levels than OLETF or F344 homozygotes. There is epistatic
interaction between Nidd2 and 14/of. Additionally, our results indicated that the
novel QTLs could show no linkage with body weight, but Nidd12/of has an
interaction with body weight.
PMID: 10594234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
PUBMED: 10594234
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