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
2021
A 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 ResearchGenetic diversity of the North African population revealed by the typing of SNPs in the DRD2/ANKK1 genomic region
Mestiri S, Boussetta S, Pakstis AJ, Elkamel S, Elgaaied ABA, Kidd KK, Cherni L. Genetic diversity of the North African population revealed by the typing of SNPs in the DRD2/ANKK1 genomic region. Gene 2021, 777: 145466. PMID: 33524518, DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfrica, NorthernAllelesBlack PeopleEthnicityFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenomicsGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesHaplotypesHeterozygoteHuman MigrationHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Dopamine D2ConceptsNorth African populationsGenetic diversitySingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic structureAncestral gene poolPeculiar genetic structureLowest average heterozygosityNorth African onesAfrican populationsHigh linkage disequilibriumGenetic driftGenomic regionsAverage heterozygosityGene poolSame locusLinkage disequilibriumDisequilibrium analysisGenetic componentGenesNucleotide polymorphismsLociReceptor geneDiversityHuman populationEuropean populations
2019
Usefulness of COMT gene polymorphisms in North African populations
Boussetta S, Cherni L, Pakstis AJ, Ben Salem N, Elkamel S, Khodjet-El-Khil H, Kidd KK, Elgaaied ABA. Usefulness of COMT gene polymorphisms in North African populations. Gene 2019, 696: 186-196. PMID: 30790653, DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Network Analyses of Y-Chromosomal Types in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia Reveal Specific Patterns of Geographic Distribution
Malaspina P, Cruciani F, Ciminelli B, Terrenato L, Santolamazza P, Alonso A, Banyko J, Brdicka R, García O, Gaudiano C, Guanti G, Kidd K, Lavinha J, Avila M, Mandich P, Moral P, Qamar R, Mehdi S, Ragusa A, Stefanescu G, Caraghin M, Tyler-Smith C, Scozzari R, Novelletto A. Network Analyses of Y-Chromosomal Types in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia Reveal Specific Patterns of Geographic Distribution. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 63: 847-860. PMID: 9718330, PMCID: PMC1377388, DOI: 10.1086/301999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtant human populationsTotal diversityChromosomal lineagesLength variantsDinucleotide microsatellitesY chromosomeCommon descentPhenetic relationshipsGeographic distributionNorthern AfricaHaplotypesHuman populationLineagesDinucleotide unitsRapid generationDiversityWestern AsiaNetwork analysisChromosomesMicrosatellitesSpecific patternsOptimal markerReliable frequency estimatesMutationsExtinction