https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/144590
標題: | A Genome-Wide Scan Using Tree-Based Association Analysis for Candidate Loci Related to Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels | 作者: | CHEN, CHIEN-HSIUN CHANG, CHEE-JEN YANG, WEI-SHIUNG CHEN, CHUN-LIANG FANN, CATHY SHENG- JIUAN |
公開日期: | 2003 | 卷: | v.4 | 起(迄)頁: | S6-5 | 來源出版物: | BMC GENETICS | 摘要: | Background: In the analysis of complex traits such as fasting plasma glucose levels, researchers often adjust the trait for some important covariates before assessing gene susceptibility, and may at times encounter confounding among the covariates and the susceptible genes. Previously, the tree-based method has been employed to accommodate the heterogeneity in complex traits. In this study, we performed a genome-wide screen on fasting glucose levels in the offspring generation of the Framingham Heart Study provided by the Genetic Analysis Workshop 13. We defined one quantitative trait and converted it to a dichotomous trait based on a predetermined cut-off value,and performed association analyses using regression and classification trees for the two traits,respectively. A marker was interpreted as positive if at least one of its alleles exhibited association in both analyses. Our purpose was to identify candidate genes susceptible to fasting glucose levels in the presence of other covariates. The covariates entered in the analysis including sex, body mass index, and lipids (total plasma cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides) of the subjects, and those of their parents. Results: Four out of seven positive regions in chromosomes 1, 2, 6, 11, 16, 18, and 19 from our analyses harbored or were very close to previously reported diabetes related genes or potential candidate genes . Conclusion: This screen method that employed tree-based association showed promise for identifying candidate loci in the presence of covariates in genome scans for complex traits. |
URI: | http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw//handle/246246/89870 |
顯示於: | 臨床醫學研究所 |
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