Recalculation of 23 mouse HDL QTL datasets improves accuracy and allows for better candidate gene analysis

In the past 15 years, the quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping approach has been applied to crosses between different inbred mouse strains to identify genetic loci associated with plasma HDL cholesterol levels. Although successful, a disadvantage of this method is low mapping resolution, as often...

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Main Authors: Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell, Beverly Paigen, Ron Korstanje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520422035