2024
CYP2C gene polymorphisms in North African populations
Messaoudi M, Pakstis A, Boussetta S, Ben Ammar Elgaaied A, Kidd K, Cherni L. CYP2C gene polymorphisms in North African populations. Molecular Biology Reports 2024, 51: 1145. PMID: 39532754, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-10093-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth African populationsCYP2C genesHuman CYP2C genesSuperfamily of genesAfrican populationsRegulatory regionsIntronic SNPGenetic variationHaplotype frequenciesChromosome 10Pharmacogenetic markersFunctional consequencesGenesResponse to medical treatmentSNPsTunisian populationCYP2C9Drug metabolismForeign chemicalsCYP2C19North AfricansBackgroundCytochrome P450Clinically useful drugsGene polymorphismsPrincipal component analysis
2008
The complex global pattern of genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium at catechol-O-methyltransferase
Mukherjee N, Kidd K, Pakstis A, Speed W, Li H, Tarnok Z, Barta C, Kajuna S, Kidd J. The complex global pattern of genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium at catechol-O-methyltransferase. Molecular Psychiatry 2008, 15: 216-225. PMID: 18574484, PMCID: PMC2811226, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic variationDiverse evolutionary lineagesFuture association studiesEvolutionary lineagesPromoter regionAssociation studiesGenesLinkage disequilibriumFunctional consequencesUndetected variantsNucleotide polymorphismsCommon haplotypeComplex global patternsGlobal patternsDNA samplesHaplotypesLineagesExonsHaplotypic combinationsKbDNACOMT geneOnly variation