Sequence variation and linkage disequilibrium in the GABA transporter-1 gene (SLC6A1) in five populations: implications for pharmacogenetic research
Hirunsatit R, Ilomäki R, Malison R, Räsänen P, Ilomäki E, Kranzler HR, Kosten T, Sughondhabirom A, Thavichachart N, Tangwongchai S, Listman J, Mutirangura A, Gelernter J, Lappalainen J. Sequence variation and linkage disequilibrium in the GABA transporter-1 gene (SLC6A1) in five populations: implications for pharmacogenetic research. BMC Genomic Data 2007, 8: 71. PMID: 17941974, PMCID: PMC2175509, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-8-71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAsian PeopleBlack or African AmericanFinlandGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumPharmacogeneticsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticRecombination, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNAThailandWhite PeopleConceptsLinkage disequilibriumGenetic diversityVariable number tandem repeatHigh genetic diversityPopulation-specific variantsTransporter 1 geneProblematic genesRecombination hotspotsGenetic variationSequence variationContinental groupsIntronic regionsGenetic studiesLD blocksTandem repeatsNumber tandem repeatGAT-1 functionCandidate allelesLD patternsPopulation differencesNovel targetTag SNPsSuch variantsGenesTransporter 1