title: Genetic linkage of the human apolipoprotein AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster and the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) gene.
abstract: The genes encoding apolipoproteins AI, CIII, and AIV, three plasma proteins involved in lipid metabolism, are clustered within a 15-kb DNA segment (apoAI-CIII-AIV gene cluster) located on human chromosome 11 at band q23. The gene encoding the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), a cell surface glycoprotein involved in cell-cell recognition during morphogenesis, is also located on chromosome 11, band q23. In this report, 12 previously described restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) in the apoAI-CIII-AIV gene cluster were tested for cosegregation with a newly identified BamHI RFLP in the NCAM gene using 13 families. The results show that the apoAI-CIII-AIV gene cluster and the NCAM gene loci are linked with a maximum lod score of 15.9 at a recombination fraction of 0.028. In addition, an approach for the most efficient use of the apoAI-CIII-AIV gene cluster polymorphisms, based on the evaluation of their individual and cumulative heterozygosities, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mietus-Snyder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Charmley
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Korf
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ladias
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gatti
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Karathanasis
mesh_terms: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D053305:Apolipoprotein C-III; D001054:Apolipoproteins A / Q000235:genetics*; D001056:Apolipoproteins C / Q000235:genetics*; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal / Q000235:genetics*; D002880:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11; D005260:Female; D005796:Genes; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D006801:Humans; D008126:Lod Score; D008297:Male; D005810:Multigene Family; D010375:Pedigree; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; D015183:Restriction Mapping
chemical_list: D016632:Apolipoprotein A-I; D053305:Apolipoprotein C-III; D001054:Apolipoproteins A; D001056:Apolipoproteins C; D015816:Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal; C022205:apolipoprotein A-IV