Genetic segregation analyses of serum IgG2 levels

Mary L. Marazita, Hong Lu, Margaret E. Cooper, Stephen M. Quinn, Ji Bo Zhang, John A. Burmeister, Joseph V. Califano, Janardan P. Pandey, Harvey A. Schenkein, John G. Tew

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine whether there was evidence for a genetic component in the immune response as measured by IgG2 levels. The study was motivated by our studies of early-onset periodontitis (EOP), a group of disorders characterized by rapid destruction of the supporting tissues of the teeth in otherwise healthy individuals. EOP has two subforms, localized juvenile periodontitis (LJP) and a generalized form (G-EOP). IgG2 levels are elevated in LJP but not G-EOP individuals; and African-American IgG2 levels are higher than Caucasian levels regardless of EOP status. IgG2 levels were determined in 123 EOP families and in 508 unrelated non-EOP control individuals. Segregation analysis under the regressive model approach of Bonney was used to analyze IgG2 levels for evidence of major locus segregation. After adjusting for LJP status, race, sex, and age, the best- fitting model was an autosomal codominant major locus model (accounting for ~62% of the variance in IgG2), plus residual parent/offspring and spousal correlations. Smoking and GM23 are also known to affect IgG2 levels. If additional adjustments are made for smoking and GM23, the best-fitting model is still a codominant major locus but with no significant residual correlations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1042-1049
Number of pages8
JournalAmerican Journal of Human Genetics
Volume58
Issue number5
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics
  • Genetics(clinical)

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