title: Genome-wide scan of Graves' disease: evidence for linkage on chromosome 5q31 in Chinese Han pedigrees.
abstract: Graves' disease (GD), which is a common organ-specific autoimmune disorder, is multifactorial and develops in genetically susceptible individuals. Despite many studies of candidate genes, only associations with human leukocyte antigen and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 have been generally detected, and the number of susceptibility genes remains unknown. To identify chromosomal regions contributing to GD, we conducted a genome-wide scan on 322 individuals from 54 Chinese Han multiplex GD pedigrees. Parametric linkage analysis revealed the strongest evidence for linkage at D5S436 on chromosome 5q31, with a maximum two-point LOD score of 2.8 and a maximum multipoint LOD score of 2.3. To further assess the significance of this suggestive finding, we typed four additional markers around D5S436 in this chromosome region, and a maximum two-point LOD score of 4.31 and a maximum multipoint LOD score of 4.12 were obtained for marker D5S2090 (with heterogeneity, = 0.38). Nonparametric multipoint analysis also showed significant excess allele sharing, with a P value as low as 0.001, at the same locus. Our findings provide evidence for a susceptibility locus for GD on chromosome 5q31 and support the existence of genetic heterogeneity in GD.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital to China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, PR China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Weiping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Songtao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben
authors.forename: Xiaoyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shijie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yin Yao
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Shugart
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Jialun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D002895:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D018740:Genetic Heterogeneity; D008040:Genetic Linkage / Q000235:genetics*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008126:Lod Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers