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Genetic mapping of a gene causing hypertension in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1655275     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHRSP) is a well-characterized model for primary hypertension in humans. High blood pressure in SHRSP shows polygenic inheritance, but none of the loci responsible have previously been identified. To locate genes controlling this quantitative trait, we mapped a large collection of DNA polymorphisms in a cross between SHRSP and the normotensive WKY strain. Here we report strong genetic evidence that a gene, Bp1, having a major effect on blood pressure maps to rat chromosome 10 with a LOD score of 5.10 and is closely linked to the rat gene encoding angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), an enzyme that plays a major role in blood pressure homeostasis and is an important target of anti-hypertensive drugs. We also find significant, albeit weaker, linkage to a locus, Bp2, on chromosome 18. We discuss the implications of genetic dissection of quantitative disease-related phenotypes in mammals.
Authors:
H J Jacob; K Lindpaintner; S E Lincoln; K Kusumi; R K Bunker; Y P Mao; D Ganten; V J Dzau; E S Lander
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cell     Volume:  67     ISSN:  0092-8674     ISO Abbreviation:  Cell     Publication Date:  1991 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-11-07     Completed Date:  1991-11-07     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0413066     Medline TA:  Cell     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  213-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Base Sequence
Blood Pressure
Cerebrovascular Disorders / genetics*
Chromosome Mapping*
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Genotype
Hypertension / genetics*,  physiopathology
Linkage (Genetics)
Lod Score
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Oligodeoxyribonucleotides
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / genetics*
Rats
Rats, Inbred SHR / genetics*
Rats, Inbred WKY / genetics
Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HG00198/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS; HL35610/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL42663/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Oligodeoxyribonucleotides; EC 3.4.15.1/Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A

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