白毛黑眼兔黑眼性状的遗传模式

目的揭示白毛黑眼兔黑眼性状的遗传模式。方法选取具有黑眼突变性状的白毛黑眼兔与其背景品系日本大耳白兔进行杂交,构建6个两代杂交家系。对杂交产生的F1代和F2代个体虹膜颜色性状的观察和统计,并应用遗传数理统计方法中常用的分离分析进行遗传模式探讨。结果χ2检验显示,杂交实验所得虹膜颜色分布的观察值与常染色体单基因显性遗传模式的期望值差异无显著性(P0.05),与常染色体隐性遗传及伴性遗传模式的期望值差异有显著性(P0.05)。结论白毛黑眼兔的黑眼突变是由常染色体上单个基因的变异造成的显性性状。     

载脂蛋白E基因多态性与阿尔茨海默病

利用PCR RFLP方法分析了中国汉族人群中 16 0例散发性阿尔茨海默病 (Alzheimerdisease,AD)患者和 195例正常对照老年人中载脂蛋白E(APOE)基因多态性分布的差异。结果表明 ,APOE 3种等位基因ε2、ε3和ε4的频率在AD组和对照组分别为 0 0 5 6、0 713、0 2 31和 0 0 82、0 84 4、0 0 74。APOEε4等位基因携带个体患AD的危险为非携带个体的 3 82倍 (χ2 =2 8 7,P <0 0 0 1)。 6 5岁以上APOEε4携带个体患AD的危险为非携带个体的 5 38倍(χ2 =2 9 8,P <0 0 0 1) ,说明年龄因素可能影响ε4与AD间的相互作用。APOE等位基因和基因型频率在轻、中和重度痴呆病人间的分布无明显差异 (P >0 0 5 ) ,提示APOE基因多态性可能与AD患者的痴呆程度无关联。APOEε4基因型频率在女性AD病人中的分布略高于男性AD病人 (4 3 0 %对 36 5 % ) ,女性ε4携带个体患AD的危险也高于男性ε4携带个体 (4 3倍对 3 3倍 ) ,但统计学分析未检测到这些差异的显著性 (P >0 0 5 )。ε2等位基因频率在AD患者男性亚组明显低于女性亚组 ,也低于对照人群的男性亚组 (P <0 0 5 ) ,提示ε2等位基因可能降低中国汉族男性人群AD发病的危险     

2016年吉林省健康从业人员麻疹和风疹抗体水平调查分析

目的调查分析吉林省2016年健康从业人员的麻疹(measles)和风疹(rubella)的抗体水平。方法采用方便抽样的方法,采集吉林省2016年各地区18岁及以上健康从业人员1 419人的血清,检测其麻疹和风疹的IgG抗体,进行描述性分析。结果 2016年吉林省健康从业人员麻疹IgG抗体阳性率为91.26%,风疹IgG抗体阳性率为81.46%。麻疹和风疹报告病例的时间分布,主要流行季节均在春季。吉林省8个地市麻疹IgG抗体阳性率在82.00%～98.00%之间,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=35.59,P<0.05);风疹IgG抗体阳性率在63.75%～86.24%,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=37.49,P<0.05)。男性与女性麻疹IgG抗体阳性率分别为92.64%和90.70%,性别差异无统计学意义(χ~2=1.38、P=1.42,P>0.05);男性与女性的风疹IgG抗体阳性率分别为82.84%和80.91%,性别差异无统计学意义(χ~2=0.72,P=0.22,P>0.05)。各年龄组麻疹IgG抗体阳性率在88.73%～100.00%之间,年龄差异无统计学意义(χ~2=7.11、P=0.21,P>0.05);风疹IgG抗体阳性率在75.00%～88.89%之间,年龄差异无统计学意义(χ~2=11.24、P=0.47,P>0.05)。结论 2016年吉林省健康从业人员麻疹和风疹的IgG抗体阳性率未达到可形成免疫屏障的水平,建议对该人群开展麻疹和风疹疫苗加强免疫。     

秦巴山区汉族人群DXS8027基因座的多态性分布研究

为了解秦巴山区汉族人群的DXS8027微卫星序列的遗传多态性,获得该基因位点的群体遗传学数据.采集秦巴山区汉族人群无关个体静脉血样550份,EDTA抗凝,用酚一氯仿法抽提基因组DNA,PCR扩增目的片段,8%非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,0.1%硝酸银(AgNO3)染色分型.结果,在秦巴山区人群中共检出9种不同的DXS8027等位基因,整体人群的基因频率符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡(P＞0.05),并具有较高的杂合度(Het=0.7968).虽然男性和女性间等位基因分布不一致(χ2=30.242,P＜0.01),但在不同地域同性别人群间、不同地域的全体研究人群间无差异(χ2=4.703,P＞0.05;χ2=14.952,P＞0.05;χ2=15.2,P＞0.05);比较秦巴山区和欧洲人群的DXS8027等位基因,发现两者之间存在极显著差异(χ2=37.572,P＜0.01).这些结果为进一步研究该位点在不同人群中的分布提供了基础数据.     

乳腺癌SULT1A1、ICAM5基因单核苷酸多态性的研究

目的:探讨硫酸基转移酶(sulfotransferase,SULT)lA1、细胞间粘附分子(ICAM5)基因多态性与女性乳腺癌易感性的关系.方法:采外周血DNA后用等位基因特异性扩增法(allele specific amplification,ASA)检测青岛市200例正常对照者和160例乳腺癌患者的SULTIA1、ICAM5基因多态性分布,并进行统计学分析.结果:(1)SULTlA1 Arg/Arg、Arg/His、His/His三种基因型分布在对照组和病例组之间的差异无显著意义(P=0.103);病例组、对照组His等位基因频率分别为19.5%和9.2%(P=0.039),此差别有统计学意义;在淋巴结转移方面SULTIA1基因三种基因型在阴、阳性组间的差异有统计学意义(P=0.038).(2)ICAM5基因各基因型及等位基因分布频率在病例组和对照组间的差异无显著意义(P=0.245,P=0.294);从临床病例分型方面进一步分析,基因型GG与携带变异基因A的GA及AA基因型相比差异均无统计意义.结论:SULTlA1 His等位基因与汉族女性乳腺癌的发生可能相关.     

212 831例不同人群乙肝五项标志物结果分析

目的探讨郑州地区不同人群乙肝五项标志物模式的分布及特点。方法采用ELISA法对血样进行HBV血清学指标检测,收集2012年9月28日至2017年9月27日在我院检查的乙肝五项定性检测结果,进行不同模式分析。结果 212 831例检测者中HBsAg阳性者有6 103例,其中男性3 177例,女性2 926例,男女HBsAg阳性率比较,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=43.26,P0.01)。乙肝主要模式"1,3,5阳"、"1,4,5阳"和"1,5阳"分别占17.88%、56.81%和23.12%,"1,5阳"模式按性别比较,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=7.31,P0.01),其他乙肝模式按性别比较,差异无统计学意义(χ~2=0,3.43,0.35和1.91,Ps0.05);不同年龄组HBsAg阳性率比较,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=1 396.48,P0.01)。受检人群中抗-HBs阳性有79 222例(占37.22%),不同年龄组和不同性别人群抗-HBs比较,差异有统计学意义(χ~2=1 220.18,353.03,Ps0.01);受检人群中乙肝全阴模式91 819例(占43.14%)。结论郑州地区男性HBsAg阳性率略高于女性,而女性抗-HBs阳性率略高于男性。郑州乙肝全阴模式比例较高,提示主动免疫工作有待加强。     

棉花高品质纤维性状的主基因与多基因遗传分析

利用主基因与多基因混合遗传模型联合分析方法 ,通过纤维强度不同的 5个亲本配制的 8个组合 ,研究了棉花主要纤维品质性状的遗传。联合分析发现 ,在不同性状不同组配方式的 14个组合中 ,有 12个存在主基因 ,表明了纤维性状主基因存在的普遍性 ,以F2∶3 家系的预测效果最好 ;双亲纤维品质性状均存在较大差异的组合——— 72 35×TM1F2 代强度主基因的遗传率为 0 .196 ,麦克隆值为 0 .32 0 ,长度为 0 .139,回交世代的主基因遗传率小。除纤维长度总的显性效应为较高的正值外 ,其余各纤维性状的主基因显性与多基因显性的总和为负值或接近 0 ,杂合状态下大多数纤维品质性状表型值会偏向中亲值或低亲值 ,单纯依靠表型选择效率低。因此 ,很有必要对棉花品质性状进行分子标记辅助育种选择     

利手、优势足及扣手的遗传方式初探

采用Slater区分单基因和多基因遗传的计算模式及Smith无偏分析方法对21个家系资料的分析表明：利手、优势足、扣手特征均为常染色体单基因显性遗传,R型为显性性状。虽然环境因素对这类特征的表现也有一定的影响,但影响因素仍起主要作用。     

新疆蒙古族对糖精和乙酰水杨酸尝味能力的分析

对710名（男328人,女382人）新疆蒙古族进行了糖精和乙酰水杨酸尝味能力的检测分析。结果表明,蒙古人群中的糖精味盲率为4.648％,没有尝味能力的隐性基因频率为0.2156,具有尝味能力的显性基因频率为0.7844,平均尝味阈值为8.009 ±1.34（0.108mol/L）。乙酰水杨酸的尝味阈值分布出现了非常明显的双峰一谷分布,表明该性状是单基因决定的性状,谷底7号液（3.00X10-4mol/L）是味盲的界限,味盲的峰值在1号液（1.7X10-2mol/L）,尝味者的峰值在11号液（1.25X10-5mol/L）,味盲率为90.282％,。经x2检验,男、女性的味盲率元显著差异（P>0.90）,表明决定乙酰水杨酸尝味能力的基因位于常染色体,对该基因的显隐性等特点尚需通过家系分析进行确定。     

白介素-10-819 C/C和肿瘤坏死因子-α-1031 C/C/基因型与胃十二指肠疾病易感性的关系

目的分析人群中IL-10-819 C/C和TNF-α-1031 C/C基因型与胃十二指肠疾病的关系,确定携带以上该基因型的的人群罹患胃十二指肠疾病易感性的风险性。为临床诊断和预防这些疾病提供新的思路和方法。方法选取H.pylori阳性的48例慢性胃炎患者,46例十二指肠溃疡患者,51例胃溃疡患者,43例胃癌患者和100例健康对照者,2种基因型分别采用普通PCR和多重引物特异PCR法检测。结果在胃炎组中TNF-A-1031各基因型的频率(T/T,50%;T/C,40%;C/C,10%)与对照组(T/T,73%;T/C,25%;C/C,2%)比较,分布差异有统计学意义(χ2=9.975,P0.05)。在胃溃疡组中TNF-A-1031各基因型的频率(T/T,49%;T/C,43%;C/C,8%)与对照组(T/T,73%;T/C,25%;C/C,2%)比较,分布差异有统计学意义(χ2=9.464,P0.001)。在十二指肠溃疡组中TNF-A-1031各基因型的频率(T/T,72%;T/C,26%;C/C,2%)与对照组(T/T,73%;T/C,25%;C/C,2%)比较,分布差异有统计学意义(χ2=9.840,P0.05)。在胃癌组中TNF-A-1031各基因型的频率(T/T,50%;T/C,41%;C/C,9%)与对照组(T/T,73%;T/C,25%;C/C,2%)比较,分布差异有统计学意义(χ2=9.335,P0.001);Logistic回归分析与携带TNF-A-1031 T/T者比较,携带TNF-A-1031 C/C者发生胃炎的危险性为OR=7.60(95%CI:1.38-41.77);与携带TNF-A-1031 T/T者比较,携带TNF-A-1031 C/C者发生胃溃疡的危险性为OR=5.84(95%CI:1.00-33.84);与携带TNF-A-1031 T/T者比较,携带TNF-A-1031 C/C者发生十二指肠溃疡的危险性为OR=7.94(95%CI:1.44-43.67);与携带TNF-A-1031 T/T者比较,携带TNF-A-1031 C/C者发生胃癌的危险性为OR=6.95(95%CI:1.19-40.63)。在疾病组和对照组中IL-10-819的各基因型频率的分布差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论 TNF-α-1031基因多态性与胃炎、胃溃疡、十二指肠、胃癌的易感性相关。     

The uncoupling protein 1 gene, UCP1, is expressed in mammalian islet cells and associated with acute insulin response to glucose in African American families from the IRAS Family Study

Background

Variants of uncoupling protein genes UCP1 and UCP2 have been associated with a range of traits. We wished to evaluate contributions of known UCP1 and UCP2 variants to metabolic traits in the Insulin Resistance and Atherosclerosis (IRAS) Family Study.

Methods

We genotyped five promoter or coding single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 239 African American (AA) participants and 583 Hispanic participants from San Antonio (SA) and San Luis Valley. Generalized estimating equations using a sandwich estimator of the variance and exchangeable correlation to account for familial correlation were computed for the test of genotypic association, and dominant, additive and recessive models. Tests were adjusted for age, gender and BMI (glucose homeostasis and lipid traits), or age and gender (obesity traits), and empirical P-values estimated using a gene dropping approach.

Results

UCP1 A-3826G was associated with AIR_g in AA (P = 0.006) and approached significance in Hispanic families (P = 0.054); and with HDL-C levels in SA families (P = 0.0004). Although UCP1 expression is reported to be restricted to adipose tissue, RT-PCR indicated that UCP1 is expressed in human pancreas and MIN-6 cells, and immunohistochemistry demonstrated co-localization of UCP1 protein with insulin in human islets. UCP2 A55V was associated with waist circumference (P = 0.045) in AA, and BMI in SA (P = 0.018); and UCP2 G-866A with waist-to-hip ratio in AA (P = 0.016).

Conclusion

This study suggests a functional variant of UCP1 contributes to the variance of AIR_g in an AA population; the plausibility of this unexpected association is supported by the novel finding that UCP1 is expressed in islets.     

Phenotypic analysis of first-year traits in a pseudo-backcross {(slash x loblolly) x slash} and the open-pollinated families of the pure-species progenitors

A single test, including one pseudo-backcross (Pinus elliottii x Pinus taeda) x P. elliottii and open-pollinated families of the pure species progenitors, was established in North Central Florida in December 2007 to study the transfer of the fast-growing characteristics from a P. taeda L. (loblolly pine) parent into the P. elliottii Engelm. (slash pine) background. Several traits were measured in the first growing season: height growth, phenology, tip moth incidence, stem traits, crown architectural and needle traits. Heterosis was evaluated for each trait using analyses of variance by fitting a linear mixed model. All traits were significantly (p value < 0.05) different among families while the significance for heterosis varied by trait. Positive heterosis was found for average rate of shoot elongation (ASRE), total growth (TG), total height and number of needles per fascicle while the opposite was true for base diameter, top diameter, fascicle length, fascicle diameter, crown projected area and phenological traits (cessation, duration and day to reach 50% of the height). Average performance (i.e., no heterosis) was found for initiation of growth, number of branches, number of nodes, tip moth incidence, sheath length and specific leaf area. The analyses indicated that introgression of loblolly pine alleles into slash pine was effective and novel trait combinations were achieved. The pseudo-backcross had larger variation in early height growth than the slash pine families and was taller than all open-pollinated families at the end of the first season. Tip moth incidence was much lower than the loblolly pine family.     

Refinement of the locus for autosomal dominant hereditary gingival fibromatosis (GINGF) to a 3.8-cM region on 2p21

Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF, MIM 135300; approved gene symbol GINGF) is an oral disease characterized by enlargement of gingiva. Recently, a locus for autosomal dominant HGF has been mapped to an 11-cM region on chromosome 2p21. In the current investigation, we genotyped four Chinese HGF families using polymorphic microsatellite markers on 2p21. The HOMOG test provided evidence for genetic homogeneity, with evidence for linkage in four families (heterogeneity versus homogeneity test HOMOG, chi(2) = 0. 00). A cumulative maximum two-point lod score of 5.04 was produced with marker D2S390 at a recombination frequency of θ = 0 in the four linked families. Haplotype analysis localized the hereditary gingival fibromatosis locus within the region defined by D2S352 and D2S2163. This region overlaps by 3.8 cM with the previously reported HGF region. Single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequence analysis of the coding region of cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) excluded it as a likely candidate gene.     

QTLs associated with growth traits and abdominal fat weight and their interactions with gender and hatch in commercial meat-type chickens

Associations between microsatellite markers and traits related to growth and fatness were investigated using resource broiler population. A sire-line x dam-line F1 male was backcrossed to 12 dam-line females to produce 24 sires and 47 dams of the backcross 1 (BC1) generation. These 71 parents were genotyped with 76 microsatellite markers. Following full-sib mating among the parents, 234 BC1-F2 progeny were phenotyped for five growth traits (body weight at 49 days from hatch, wog weight, front half weight, breast weight and tender weight) and abdominal fat weight. Maximum likelihood analysis was used to estimate the marker effects and to evaluate their statistical significance. Individual marker-trait analysis revealed 44 significant associations out of the 456 marker-trait combinations. Correction for multiple comparisons by controlling the false discovery rate (FDR) resulted in 12 significant associations at FDR = 10% with markers on chromosomes 1, 2, 5 and 13. Seventy-five percent of the 44 significant associations displayed no dependence on either hatch or gender; half of the remaining associations displayed dependence of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) effect on hatch x gender interaction. Thus, the analysed traits in this study may be dependent on external factors.     

Use of molecular haplotypes specific for the human pro alpha 2(I) collagen gene in linkage analysis of the mild autosomal dominant forms of osteogenesis imperfecta.

Autosomal dominant osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a heterogeneous group of disorders. Molecular haplotypes associated with the pro alpha 2(I) gene of human type I procollagen were used for genetic linkage studies in a group of 10 families with OI. The clinical phenotypes of the families studied were those of OI type I and OI type IV. Evidence for linkage was highly suggestive in the four families with OI type IV (Z = 3.91 for theta = 0). In contrast, little or no indication for linkage was found in the six families with OI type I (Z = .055 for theta = .415). Heterogeneity between the two groups of families was highly significant (chi 2 = 11.14, P = .0008), suggesting that at least two separate gene defects may be the cause of the autosomal dominant forms of OI.     

Quantitative genomics of 30 complex phenotypes in Wagyu x Angus F₁ progeny

In the present study, a total of 91 genes involved in various pathways were investigated for their associations with six carcass traits and twenty-four fatty acid composition phenotypes in a Wagyu×Angus reference population, including 43 Wagyu bulls and their potential 791 F(1) progeny. Of the 182 SNPs evaluated, 102 SNPs that were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium with minor allele frequencies (MAF>0.15) were selected for parentage assignment and association studies with these quantitative traits. The parentage assignment revealed that 40 of 43 Wagyu sires produced over 96.71% of the calves in the population. Linkage disequilibrium analysis identified 75 of 102 SNPs derived from 54 genes as tagged SNPs. After Bonferroni correction, single-marker analysis revealed a total of 113 significant associations between 44 genes and 29 phenotypes (adjusted P<0.05). Multiple-marker analysis confirmed single-gene associations for 10 traits, but revealed two-gene networks for 9 traits and three-gene networks for 8 traits. Particularly, we observed that TNF (tumor necrosis factor) gene is significantly associated with both beef marbling score (P=0.0016) and palmitic acid (C16:0) (P=0.0043), RCAN1 (regulator of calcineurin 1) with rib-eye area (P=0.0103), ASB3 (ankyrin repeat and SOCS box-containing 3) with backfat (P=0.0392), ABCA1 (ATP-binding cassette A1) with both palmitic acid (C16:0) (P=0.0025) and oleic acid (C18:1n9) (P=0.0114), SLC27A1(solute carrier family 27 A1) with oleic acid (C18:1n9) (P=0.0155), CRH (corticotropin releasing hormone) with both linolenic acid (OMEGA-3) (P=0.0200) and OMEGA 6:3 RATIO (P=0.0054), SLC27A2 (solute carrier family 27 A2) with both linoleic acid (OMEGA-6) (P=0.0121) and FAT (P=0.0333), GNG3 (guanine nucleotide binding protein gamma 3 with desaturase 9 (P=0.0115), and EFEMP1 (EGF containing fibulin-like extracellular matrix protein 1), PLTP (phospholipid transfer protein) and DSEL (dermatan sulfate epimerase-like) with conjugated linoleic acid (P=0.0042-0.0044), respectively, in the Wagyu x Angus F(1) population. In addition, we observed an interesting phenomenon that crossbreeding of different breeds might change gene actions to dominant and overdominant modes, thus explaining the origin of heterosis. The present study confirmed that these important families or pathway-based genes are useful targets for improving meat quality traits and healthful beef products in cattle.     

Testing for linkage under robust genetic models.

Robust genetic models are used to assess linkage between a quantitative trait and genetic variation at a specific locus using allele-sharing data. Little is known about the relative performance of different possible significance tests under these models. Under the robust variance components model approach there are several alternatives: standard Wald and likelihood ratio tests, a quasilikelihood Wald test, and a Monte Carlo test. This paper reports on the relative performance (significance level and power) of the robust sibling pair test and the different alternatives under the robust variance components model. Simulations show that (1) for a fixed sample size of nuclear families, the variance components model approach is more powerful than the robust sibling pair approach; (2) when the number of nuclear families is at least approximately 100 and heritability at the trait locus is moderate to high (>0.20) all tests based on the variance components model are equally effective; (3) when the number of nuclear families is less than approximately 100 or heritability at the trait locus is low (<0. 20), on balance, the Monte Carlo test provides the best power and is the most valid. The different testing procedures are applied to determine which are able to detect the known association between low density lipoprotein cholesterol and the common genotypes at the locus encoding apolipoprotein E. Results from this application show that the robust sibling pair method may be more effective in practice than that indicated by simulations.     

A genome scan reveals QTL for growth, fatness, leanness and meat quality in a Duroc-Pietrain resource population

We performed a genome-wide QTL scan for production traits in a line cross between Duroc and Pietrain breeds of pigs, which included 585 F(2) progeny produced from 31 full-sib families genotyped with 106 informative microsatellites. A linkage map covering all 18 autosomes and spanning 1987 Kosambi cM was constructed. Thirty-five phenotypic traits including body weight, growth, carcass composition and meat quality traits were analysed using least square regression interval mapping. Twenty-four QTL exceeded the genome-wide significance threshold, while 47 QTL reached the suggestive threshold. These QTL were located at 28 genomic regions on 16 autosomal chromosomes and QTL in 11 regions were significant at the genome-wide level. A QTL affecting pH value in loin was detected on SSC1 between marker-interval S0312-S0113 with strong statistical support (P < 3.0 x 10(-14)); this QTL was also associated with meat colour and conductivity. QTL for carcass composition and average daily gain was also found on SSC1, suggesting multiple QTL. Seventeen genomic segments had only a single QTL that reached at least suggestive significance. Forty QTL exhibited additive inheritance whereas 31 QTL showed (over-) dominance effects. Two QTL for trait backfat thickness were detected on SSC2; a significant paternal effect was found for a QTL in the IGF2 region while another QTL in the middle of SSC2 showed Mendelian expression.     

QTLs for resistance to preharvest sprouting in rye (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Secale cereale</Emphasis> L.)

Grain quality of rye is often negatively affected by sprouting - a complex trait with a poorly understood genetic background and strong interaction with weather conditions. The aim of this report was to detect the main quantitative trait loci (QTLs) underlying preharvest sprouting resistance in rye, measured as a percentage of sprouted kernels after spraying spikes with water for 7 days. Simple and composite interval mapping, carried out in 3 environments on 94 F3 and F4 families of the cross between sprouting-susceptible (541) and sprouting-resistant (Ot1-3) inbred lines, revealed 5 QTLs located on chromosome arms 1RL, 2RL, 5RL, 6RL and 7RL. The significance of these QTLs was additionally proved by disruptive selection carried out on 5000 F2 plants of the 541 x Ot1-3 cross and continued to the F5 generation of recombinant inbred lines (RIL), which strongly affected allele frequencies at linked marker loci. Resistance to preharvest sprouting showed dominant inheritance except for QPhs.uas-7R.1 (recessive) and QPhs.uas-1R.1 (additive). Results of the present study suggest that introgression of 4-5 QTLs, identified in line Ot1-3, should substantially reduce sprouting risk in rye varieties.     

Genomewide scan for familial combined hyperlipidemia genes in finnish families, suggesting multiple susceptibility loci influencing triglyceride, cholesterol, and apolipoprotein B levels

Familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCHL) is a common dyslipidemia predisposing to premature coronary heart disease (CHD). The disease is characterized by increased levels of serum total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TGs), or both. We recently localized the first locus for FCHL, on chromosome 1q21-q23. In the present study, a genomewide screen for additional FCHL loci was performed. In stage 1, we genotyped 368 polymorphic markers in 35 carefully characterized Finnish FCHL families. We identified six chromosomal regions with markers showing LOD score (Z) values >1.0, by using a dominant mode of inheritance for the FCHL trait. In addition, two more regions emerged showing Z>2.0 with a TG trait. In stage 2, we genotyped 26 more markers and seven additional FCHL families for these interesting regions. Two chromosomal regions revealed Z>2.0 in the linkage analysis: 10p11.2, Z=3.20 (theta=.00), with the TG trait; and 21q21, Z=2.24 (theta=.10), with the apoB trait. Furthermore, two more chromosomal regions produced Z>2.0 in the affected-sib-pair analysis: 10q11.2-10qter produced Z=2.59 with the TC trait and Z=2.29 with FCHL, and 2q31 produced Z=2.25 with the TG trait. Our results suggest additional putative loci influencing FCHL in Finnish families, some potentially affecting TG levels and some potentially affecting TC or apoB levels.