2015
Genetic diversity of disease-associated loci in Turkish population
Karaca S, Cesuroglu T, Karaca M, Erge S, Polimanti R. Genetic diversity of disease-associated loci in Turkish population. Journal Of Human Genetics 2015, 60: 193-198. PMID: 25716910, DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2015.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related traitsGenetic diversityNon-European ancestryHuman genetic variationDisease-associated lociGenetic structureComplex traitsGenetic variationTraitsEuropean individualsGenesEast populationDiversityGenetic featuresAncestryPolygenic scoresMiddle East populationLociPopulationPeculiar genetic featuresGenetic predispositionHuman groupsLarge numberTurkish populationLast finding
2014
Functional variability of glutathione S‐transferases in basque populations
Iorio A, Piacentini S, Polimanti R, De Angelis F, Calderon R, Fuciarelli M. Functional variability of glutathione S‐transferases in basque populations. American Journal Of Human Biology 2014, 26: 361-366. PMID: 24677736, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman Genome Diversity ProjectGlutathione S-transferaseS-transferaseFunctional variabilityGenetic structureGenetic association studiesCellular detoxificationGenetic variabilityGenome ProjectGST genesAssociation studiesHigh differentiationDiversity ProjectMediterranean populationsGenesCorrespondence analysisBasque populationEnzyme activityHuman populationDNA extractionPCR multiplexWorldwide populationPCR-RFLP methodPolymorphic variantsDrug response
2013
Linkage Disequilibrium and Haplotype Analysis of the ATP7B Gene in Alzheimer's Disease
Squitti R, Polimanti R, Bucossi S, Ventriglia M, Mariani S, Manfellotto D, Vernieri F, Cassetta E, Ursini F, Rossini PM. Linkage Disequilibrium and Haplotype Analysis of the ATP7B Gene in Alzheimer's Disease. Rejuvenation Research 2013, 16: 3-10. PMID: 22950421, PMCID: PMC3582274, DOI: 10.1089/rej.2012.1357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopper-binding domainSingle nucleotide polymorphismsInformative single nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesLD blocksRole of ATP7BWide association studyLinkage disequilibrium analysisGenetic structureVariants/haplotypesGenetic association analysisTransmembrane domainSignificant lociGene sequencesGenetic association studiesATP7B geneGene regionAssociation analysisGenesDisequilibrium analysisLinkage disequilibriumNovel insightsCopper dyshomeostasisStrong LDMultiple testing correction