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Quantitative Trait Loci That Determine BMD in C57BL/6J and 129S1/SvImJ Inbred Mice
Author(s) -
Ishimori Naoki,
Li Renhua,
Walsh Kenneth A,
Korstanje Ron,
Rollins Jarod A,
Petkov Petko,
Pletcher Mathew T,
Wiltshire Tim,
Donahue Leah Rae,
Rosen Clifford J,
Beamer Wesley G,
Churchill Gary A,
Paigen Beverly
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of bone and mineral research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.882
H-Index - 241
eISSN - 1523-4681
pISSN - 0884-0431
DOI - 10.1359/jbmr.050902
Subject(s) - quantitative trait locus , bone mineral , population , genetics , biology , haplotype , osteoporosis , gene , medicine , genotype , endocrinology , environmental health
BMD is highly heritable; however, little is known about the genes. To identify loci controlling BMD, we conducted a QTL analysis in a (B6 × 129) F 2 population of mice. We report on additional QTLs and also narrow one QTL by combining the data from multiple crosses and through haplotype analysis. Introduction : Previous studies have identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) that determine BMD in mice; however, identification of genes underlying QTLs is impeded by the large size of QTL regions. Materials and Methods : To identify loci controlling BMD, we performed a QTL analysis of 291 (B6 × 129) F 2 females. Total body and vertebral areal BMD (aBMD) were determined by peripheral DXA when mice were 20 weeks old and had consumed a high‐fat diet for 14 weeks. Results and Conclusions : Two QTLs were common for both total body and vertebral aBMD: Bmd20 on chromosome (Chr) 6 (total aBMD; peak cM 26, logarithm of odds {LOD} 3.8, and vertebral aBMD; cM 32, LOD 3.6) and Bmd22 on Chr 1 (total aBMD; cM 104, LOD 2.5, and vertebral aBMD; cM 98, LOD 2.6). A QTL on Chr 10 ( Bmd21 , cM 68, LOD 3.0) affected total body aBMD and a QTL on Chr 7 ( Bmd9 , cM 44, LOD 2.7) affected vertebral aBMD. A pairwise genome‐wide search did not reveal significant gene‐gene interactions. Collectively, the QTLs accounted for 21.6% of total aBMD and 17.3% of vertebral aBMD of the F 2 population variances. Bmd9 was previously identified in a cross between C57BL/6J and C3H/HeJ mice, and we narrowed this QTL from 34 to 22 cM by combining the data from these crosses. By examining the Bmd9 region for conservation of ancestral alleles among the low allele strains (129S1/SvImJ and C3H/HeJ) that differed from the high allele strain (C57BL/6J), we further narrowed the region to ∼9.9 cM, where the low allele strains share a common haplotype. Identifying the genes for these QTLs will enhance our understanding of skeletal biology.