title: Genetic loci that influence cause of death in a heterogeneous mouse stock.
abstract: A genome scan was conducted to seek evidence for polymorphic genes that influence cause of death in mice produced by a cross between CB6F1 females and C3D2F1 males. Loci on chromosomes 1 and 4 were found to modulate risk of lymphoma. A locus on chromosome 4 influenced risk of mammary adenocarcinoma among multiparous female mice, but had no significant effect in virgin females. A chromosome 4 locus was found to modulate risk of death from either hemangiosarcoma or fibrosarcoma. A suggestive linkage was noted (at p =.09) between a marker on chromosome 11 and hepatocellular carcinoma. Lastly, a locus on chromosome 6 was noted to influence the likelihood that pulmonary adenocarcinoma would be present at death. The collection of normal and neoplastic tissues from 1004 terminal necropsies, together with genetic information, provides a valuable resource for further studies of the genetic influences on late-life diseases in mice.
authors.affiliation: Division on Aging, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lipman
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galecki
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D008040:Genetic Linkage; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D005838:Genotype; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000401:mortality*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci