Table 3 Regions with multipoint LOD >1.5 from the genome scan of the red cell indices.

Chromosome	Phenotype	Age (years)	Region	cM range (Haldane function)	Peak LOD
1	HCT	14	D1S2842 – D1S2836	278.255–288.930	2.72
1	Hb	14	D1S2836	288.930	2.04
2	MCV	14	D2S2216–D2S2972	118.540–123.406	1.63
3	RBC	16	D3S1300–D3S1566	87.870–100.954	2.2
4	MCV	16	D4S2632	59.532	1.73
4	RBC	16	D4S1625–D4S1539	150.163–182.648	3.07
6	RBC	12	D6S474–D6S287	126.170–128.834	1.73
6	RBC	14	D6S1040–D6S262	140.503–141.125	1.88
6	HCT	14	D6S1040–D6S2436	140.503–173.905	2.95
6	Hb	14	D6S1040–D6S2436	140.503–173.905	3.03
7	Hb	14	D7S502–D7S3046	86.776–87.999	1.55
7	MCV	12	D7S798	181.821	1.69
7	MCV	14	D7S798	181.821	1.71
7	MCV	16	D7S3058–D7S559	188.581–195.614	2.14
8	RBC	14	D8S1477	56.517	1.52
8	RBC	12	D8S1784–D8S592	120.456–127.25	1.99
8	HCT	16	D8S514–D8S1179	133.297–138.228	2.02
9	RBC	16	D9S288	8.753	1.62
9	MCV	16	D9S288	8.753	1.61
12	RBC	12	D12S85	64.059	1.63
12	RBC	14	D12S393–D12S346	116.824–118.039	1.61
13	MCV	16	D13S800–D13S265	73.939–87.569	1.74
17	MCV	14	D17S974–D17S1303	32.351–33.751	1.95
17	Hb	14	D17S798–D17S787	59.258–87.946	2.61
17	HCT	14	D17S798–D17S787	59.258–87.946	2.98
17	RBC	14	D17S1868–D17S787	80.324–87.946	2.05
22	MCV	12	D22S689–D22S280	35.746–40.024	2.16
22	MCV	14	D22S539	16.129	1.7

Hb, haemoglobin; HCT, haematocrit; LOD, limit of detection; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; RBC, red blood cell.