Genome-wide high-density SNP-based linkage analysis of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis identifies loci on chromosomes 11ql4-q22 and xq23

Kate V. Everett, Barry A. Chioza, Christina Georgoula, Ashley Reece, Francesca Capon, Keith A. Parker, Cathy Cord-Udy, Paul McKeigue, Sally Mitton, Agostino Pierro, Prern Puri, Hannah M. Mitchison, Eddie M. K. Chung, R. Mark Gardiner

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Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) has an incidence of 1-8 per 1000 live births and is inherited as a complex sex-modified multifactorial trait with a striking male preponderance. Syndromic and monogenic forms exist, and two loci have been identified. Infants present with vomiting due to gastric-outlet obstruction caused by hypertrophy of the smooth muscle of the pylorus. A genome-wide SNP-based high-density linkage scan was carried out on 81 IHPS pedigrees. Nonparametric and parametric linkage analysis identified loci on chromosomes 11q14-q22 (Z(max) = 3.9, p < 0.0001; HLODmax = 3.4, alpha = 0.34) and Xq23 (Z(max) = 4.3, p < 0.00001; HLODmax = 4.8, alpha = 0.56). The two linked chromosomal regions each harbor functional candidate genes that are members of the canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) family of ion channels and have a potential role in smooth-muscle control and hypertrophy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)756-762
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Human Genetics
Volume82
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2008

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