DESCRIPTION:

chronic alcohol withdrawal severity spans 70.43 - 120.43 Mbp (NCBI Build 37) on Chr4. This interval was obtained by using an interval width of 25 Mbp around the peak marker (Build 37, MGI, http://informatics.jax.org).

LABEL:

QTL for chronic alcohol withdrawal severity on Chr4 at D4Mit186 (95.43 Mbp , Build 37)

SCORE TYPE:

Binary

DATE ADDED:

2010-10-01

DATE UPDATED:

2020-05-06

SPECIES:

AUTHORS:

Bergeson SE, Kyle Warren R, Crabbe JC, Metten P, Gene Erwin V, Belknap JK

TITLE:

Chromosomal loci influencing chronic alcohol withdrawal severity.

JOURNAL:

Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society Jul 2003, Vol 14, pp. 454-63

ABSTRACT:

Ethanol (alcohol) withdrawal-induced convulsions are a key index of physical dependence on ethanol and a clinically important consequence of alcohol abuse in humans. In rodent models, severity of withdrawal is strongly influenced by genotype. For example, many studies have reported marked differences in withdrawal severity between the WSR (Withdrawal Seizure Resistant) and WSP (Withdrawal Seizure Prone) mouse strains selectively bred for over 25 generations to differ in chronic withdrawal severity. Therefore, we used an F(2) intercross between the inbred WSP and WSR strains for a genome-wide search for quantitative trait loci (QTLs), which are chromosomal sites containing genes influencing the magnitude of withdrawal. We also used the recently developed HW, RHW (high withdrawal) and LW, RLW (low withdrawal) lines selectively bred for the same trait and in the same manner as the WSP, WSR lines. QTL analysis was then used to dissect the continuous trait distribution of withdrawal severity into component loci, and to map them to broad chromosomal regions by using the Pseudomarker 0.9 and Map Manager QT29b programs. This genome-wide search identified five significant QTLs influencing chronic withdrawal severity on Chromosomes (Chrs) 1 (proximal), 4 (mid), 8 (mid), 11 (proximal), and 14 (mid), plus significant interactions (epistasis) between loci on Chr 11 with 13, 4 with 8, and 8 with 14. PUBMED: 12925894
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