2024
Genetic diversity of North African populations in the 17q21 genomic region
Messaoudi M, Pakstis A, Ezzaher T, Boussetta S, Ben Ammar Elgaaied A, Kidd K, Cherni L. Genetic diversity of North African populations in the 17q21 genomic region. Mammalian Genome 2024, 35: 445-460. PMID: 38965090, DOI: 10.1007/s00335-024-10051-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorth African populationsSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic structureGenetic diversityDemographic history of human populationsHaplotype analysisAutosomal single-nucleotide polymorphismsHistory of human populationsAfrican populationsSouthwest Asian populationsComplex demographic historyHeterogeneous genetic structureNorth AfricaAutosomal markersDemographic historyGenetic flowGenomic regionsGenome ProjectGenetic compositionGenetic heterogeneityGlobal contextHistory of North AfricaMigration processNorth AfricansCultural factors
2021
STAT3 polymorphisms in North Africa and its implication in breast cancer
Ziadi W, Boussetta S, Elkamel S, Pakstis AJ, Kidd KK, Medimegh I, Elgaaied A, Cherni L. STAT3 polymorphisms in North Africa and its implication in breast cancer. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2021, 9: e1744. PMID: 34251094, PMCID: PMC8404238, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth African populationsAfrican populationsSTAT3 regionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRare haplotypesHsa-mirMiR databaseMajor haplotypesGenesNucleotide polymorphismsHaplotypesSNPsSTAT3Allele frequenciesRs7211777Tunisian populationPolymorphismPopulationDiversityNorth AfricaAllelesSignificant frequencyRecombinationAssaysCancerA Distinctive Pattern of Diversity for the TAS2R38 Gene in North Africa
Mourali-Chebil S, Elkamel S, Boussetta S, Pakstis A, Kidd K, Benammar-Elgaaied A, Cherni L. A Distinctive Pattern of Diversity for the TAS2R38 Gene in North Africa. Human Biology 2021, 93: 163-177. PMID: 37733614, DOI: 10.1353/hub.2021.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research