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18361423
TITLE
A genome-wide linkage scan provides evidence for both new and previously reported loci influencing common migraine.
ABSTRACT
Latent class analysis was performed on migraine symptom data collected in a Dutch population sample (N = 12,210, 59% female) in order to obtain empirical groupings of individuals suffering from symptoms of migraine headache. Based on these heritable groupings (h(2) = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.41-0.57) individuals were classified as affected (migrainous headache) or unaffected. Genome-wide linkage analysis was performed using genotype data from 105 families with at least 2 affected siblings. In addition to this primary phenotype, linkage analyses were performed for the individual migraine symptoms. Significance levels, corrected for the analysis of multiple traits, were determined empirically via a novel simulation approach. Suggestive linkage for migrainous headache was found on chromosomes 1 (LOD = 1.63; pointwise P = 0.0031), 13 (LOD = 1.63; P = 0.0031), and 20 (LOD = 1.85; P = 0.0018). Interestingly, the chromosome 1 peak was located close to the ATP1A2 gene, associated with familial hemiplegic migraine type 2 (FHM2). Individual symptom analysis produced a LOD score of 1.97 (P = 0.0013) on chromosome 5 (photo/phonophobia), a LOD score of 2.13 (P = 0.0009) on chromosome 10 (moderate/severe pain intensity) and a near significant LOD score of 3.31 (P = 0.00005) on chromosome 13 (pulsating headache). These peaks were all located near regions previously reported in migraine linkage studies. Our results provide important replication and support for the presence of migraine susceptibility genes within these regions, and further support the utility of an LCA-based phenotyping approach and analysis of individual symptoms in migraine genetic research. Additionally, our novel "2-step" analysis and simulation approach provides a powerful means to investigate linkage to individual trait components.
DATE PUBLISHED
2008 Oct 5
HISTORY
PUBSTATUS PUBSTATUSDATE
pubmed 2008/03/26 09:00
medline 2008/11/18 09:00
entrez 2008/03/26 09:00
AUTHORS
NAME COLLECTIVENAME LASTNAME FORENAME INITIALS AFFILIATION AFFILIATIONINFO
Ligthart L Ligthart Lannie L Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. rsl.ligthart@psy.vu.nl
Nyholt DR Nyholt Dale R DR
Hottenga JJ Hottenga Jouke-Jan JJ
Distel MA Distel Marijn A MA
Willemsen G Willemsen Gonneke G
Boomsma DI Boomsma Dorret I DI
INVESTIGATORS
JOURNAL
VOLUME: 147B
ISSUE: 7
TITLE: American journal of medical genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric genetics : the official publication of the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
ISOABBREVIATION: Am. J. Med. Genet. B Neuropsychiatr. Genet.
YEAR: 2008
MONTH: Oct
DAY: 5
MEDLINEDATE:
SEASON:
CITEDMEDIUM: Internet
ISSN: 1552-485X
ISSNTYPE: Electronic
MEDLINE JOURNAL
MEDLINETA: Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet
COUNTRY: United States
ISSNLINKING: 1552-4841
NLMUNIQUEID: 101235742
PUBLICATION TYPE
PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MESH HEADINGS
DESCRIPTORNAME QUALIFIERNAME
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chromosomes, Human
Family Health
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genome, Human
Genomics methods
Genotype methods
Humans methods
Lod Score methods
Male methods
Middle Aged methods
Migraine without Aura genetics
Netherlands epidemiology
Siblings epidemiology
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CHEMICALS
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