2013
Worldwide Population Variation and Haplotype Analysis at the Serotonin Transporter Gene SLC6A4 and Implications for Association Studies
Murdoch JD, Speed WC, Pakstis AJ, Heffelfinger CE, Kidd KK. Worldwide Population Variation and Haplotype Analysis at the Serotonin Transporter Gene SLC6A4 and Implications for Association Studies. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 879-889. PMID: 23510579, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariable number tandem repeatSingle nucleotide polymorphismsFunctional single nucleotide polymorphismsPromoter variable number tandem repeatRestricted distributionAssociation studiesRare allelesPutative functional single nucleotide polymorphismsPossible functional variationPopulation-specific distributionWide geographic distributionAlleles of interestHealth-related phenotypesAdditional single nucleotide polymorphismsPopulation variationSerotonin transporter gene SLC6A4Transporter geneFunctional variationTandem repeatsNumber tandem repeatSNP rs25531Extent of variationGeographic distributionNucleotide polymorphismsHaplotype background
2000
Worldwide Genetic Analysis of the CFTR Region
Mateu E, Calafell F, Lao O, Bonné-Tamir B, Kidd J, Pakstis A, Kidd K, Bertranpetit J. Worldwide Genetic Analysis of the CFTR Region. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 68: 103-117. PMID: 11104661, PMCID: PMC1234903, DOI: 10.1086/316940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneShort tandem repeat polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLinkage disequilibriumHaplotype backgroundTransmembrane conductance regulator geneWorldwide population samplesModern human populationsHaplotype variationHigh heterozygosityCFTR regionOut of AfricaRegulator geneSevere genetic disorderGenetic analysisMutation rateDifferent haplotypesAncestral haplotypeAllele sizeOutcome of differencesSNP haplotypesLD analysisNon-AfricansHaplotypesLD measures