Research Article
Trypanosoma cruzi Infection in Genetically Selected Mouse Lines: Genetic Linkage with Quantitative Trait Locus Controlling Antibody Response
Table 1
Significance of cosegregation between mortality and survival time traits with microsatellites markers of Ab regulating QTLs (quantitative trait loci) from Selection III or with candidate region markers of T. cruzi infection susceptibility.
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aMegabases (mouse genome database); bCentiMorgans (mouse genome database); clikelihood ratio statistic; dsurvival time (days); N/D: not determined. Critical LRS statistic values established by Random Permutation Test for the trait. (i) Mortality: significant ≥ 8.8; highly significant ≥ 15.5; suggestive ≥ 2.7. (ii) Survival time: #significant ≥ 7.9; highly significant ≥ 14.3; suggestive ≥ 2.8. |