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BMC Genetics  2011 

Mapping quantitative trait loci for T lymphocyte subpopulations in peripheral blood in swine

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-12-79

Keywords: T lymphocyte subpopulations, quantitative trait loci, swine

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In the study, experimental animals consist of 446 piglets from three different breed populations. To identify QTL for T lymphocyte subpopulations in peripheral blood in swine, the proportions of CD4+, CD8+, CD4+CD8+, CD4+CD8-, CD4-CD8+, and CD4-CD8- T cells and the ratio of CD4+:CD8+ T cells were measured for all individuals before and after challenge with modified live CSF (classical swine fever) vaccine. Based on the combined data of individuals from three breed populations, genome-wide scanning of QTL for these traits was performed based on a variance component model, and the genome wide significance level for declaring QTL was determined via permutation tests as well as FDR (false discovery rate) correction. A total of 27 QTL (two for CD4+CD8+, one for CD4+CD8-, three for CD4-CD8+, two for CD4-CD8-, nine for CD4+, two for CD8+, and eight for CD4+:CD8+ ratio) were identified with significance level of FDR < 0.10, of which 11 were significant at the level of FDR < 0.05, including the five significant at FDR < 0.01.Within these QTL regions, a number of known genes having potential relationships with the studied traits may serve as candidate genes for these traits. Our findings herein are helpful for identification of the causal genes underlying these immune-related trait and selection for immune capacity of individuals in swine breeding in the future.Infectious diseases cause many serious economic and welfare problems in current swine industry and some of them belong to zoonoses, leading to potential risks to human health. Currently the main way of dealing with infectious diseases in swine is to prevent infection through hygienic measures, vaccination and supplementation of antibiotic in feed. However, these measures could not solve this problem completely [1,2]. Alternatively, breeding for enhanced immune capacity and improved resistance to infectious diseases provides a promising way to address potential disease issues from a genetic perspective. Moreover, swine

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