Exploring the dense mapping of a region of potential linkage in complex disease: an example in multiple sclerosis
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Exploring the dense mapping of a region of potential linkage in complex disease: an example in multiple sclerosis
Abstract
In 1996 we reported the results of a genome screen in multiple sclerosis, in which potential linkage was identified in a total of twenty regions, including the centromeric region of chromosome 5. In order to investigate the efficiency of typing dense arrays of markers in regions of potential linkage, we have typed an additional nineteen microsatellite markers from this chromosome 5 region (D5S623 - D5S428) in the same sibling pair families. The mean additional information extracted per marker typed declined with increasing map density, while inaccuracies in the mapping and the density of genotyping errors increased. Our empirical results suggest that, in linkage-based experiments, there is a limit to the benefits that are gained from typing additional markers in the same families. Increasing map density up to the 2.5-5 cM level efficiently extracts valuable extra information; however, beyond this level efficiency declines while the confounding effects of mapping and genotyping errors accumulate. We, therefore, recommend that extra markers typed in linkage studies be limited to this level of resolution. Mapping regions beyond this density should only be initiated when searching for linkage disequilibrium.
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