2014
GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTT1 genetic variability in Turkish and worldwide populations
Karaca S, Karaca M, Cesuroglu T, Erge S, Polimanti R. GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTT1 genetic variability in Turkish and worldwide populations. American Journal Of Human Biology 2014, 27: 310-316. PMID: 25515186, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman Genome Diversity ProjectGenetic association studiesSequence variationAssociation studiesFunctional variantsHigh linkage disequilibriumFuture genetic association studiesWorldwide populationCommon functional variantsGenetic diversityGenetic variabilityGenome ProjectOxidative stress-related diseasesGST genesLinkage disequilibriumEastern populationsDiversity ProjectGSTP1 functionStress-related diseasesStudy of diseasesGenetic polymorphismsSequenom MassARRAY platformPolymorphismVariantsGlutathione S-transferase variantsGSTA1*‐69C/T and GSTO2*N142D as asthma‐ and allergy‐related risk factors in Italian adult patients
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Iorio A, Cortesi M, Papa F, Rongioletti M, Liumbruno GM, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. GSTA1*‐69C/T and GSTO2*N142D as asthma‐ and allergy‐related risk factors in Italian adult patients. Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology And Physiology 2014, 41: 180-184. PMID: 24471578, DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory allergyNovel susceptibility lociImportant biochemical featuresGSTO2 gene polymorphismsRisk factorsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGlutathione S-transferase enzymesGenomic DNAGST genesMolecular mechanismsCellular protectionItalian adult patientsSusceptibility lociRisk of asthmaPresence of inflammationAdult study populationCommon risk factorsNucleotide polymorphismsFunctional genetic polymorphismsBiochemical featuresAdult patientsAsthmatic childrenGenesLociSubjective symptomsFunctional 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
Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms, asthma susceptibility and confounding variables: a meta-analysis
Piacentini S, Polimanti R, Simonelli I, Donno S, Pasqualetti P, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms, asthma susceptibility and confounding variables: a meta-analysis. Molecular Biology Reports 2013, 40: 3299-3313. PMID: 23307299, DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-2405-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Genetic variability of glutathione S-transferase enzymes in human populations: Functional inter-ethnic differences in detoxification systems
Polimanti R, Carboni C, Baesso I, Piacentini S, Iorio A, De Stefano GF, Fuciarelli M. Genetic variability of glutathione S-transferase enzymes in human populations: Functional inter-ethnic differences in detoxification systems. Gene 2012, 512: 102-107. PMID: 23043933, DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.09.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic association studiesGenetic variabilityAssociation studiesHuman populationFunctional genetic differencesDetoxification genesGlutathione S-transferaseCellular detoxificationEnzymatic functionGlutathione S-transferase enzymesGST genesBiological processesGenetic differencesDetoxification systemGenesGST enzymesS-transferaseFunctional impactLoF variantsFunction variantsGSTEnzymeHapMap databaseGenetic polymorphismsKey role
2011
HapMap-based study of human soluble glutathione S-transferase enzymes
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Fuciarelli M. HapMap-based study of human soluble glutathione S-transferase enzymes. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2011, 21: 665-672. PMID: 21799460, DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e328349da4d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural selectionGST genesGenetic variabilityGlutathione S-transferase enzymesSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversityHuman genome regionsHuman demographic historyHuman genetic variabilityGST SNPsInternational HapMap ProjectSingle nucleotide substitutionChromosomal clustersDemographic historyGenome regionsGenome scanCellular detoxificationCandidate genesHapMap projectNucleotide substitutionsGenesHapMap dataComplex diseasesPopulation differencesF-statisticsSNPsHuman GST Loci as Markers of Evolutionary Forces: GSTO1*E155del and GSTO1*E208K Polymorphisms May Be Under Natural Selection Induced by Environmental Arsenic
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, De Angelis F, De Stefano G, Fuciarelli M. Human GST Loci as Markers of Evolutionary Forces: GSTO1*E155del and GSTO1*E208K Polymorphisms May Be Under Natural Selection Induced by Environmental Arsenic. Disease Markers 2011, 31: 231-239. DOI: 10.1155/2011/124169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGST genesPopulation demographic historyGlutatione S-transferasesAllele frequenciesEvolutionary forcesDemographic historyNatural selectionSelective pressureNull phenotypeNeutral polymorphismsPopulation relationshipsHapMap dataS-transferaseGST SNPsGST lociEnvironmental arsenicGenesWorldwide populationPCR-RFLP methodAfrican populationsPolymorphism
2000
Human GST Loci as Markers of Evolutionary Forces: GSTO1*E155del and GSTO1*E208K Polymorphisms May Be Under Natural Selection Induced by Environmental Arsenic
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, De Angelis F, De Stefano GF, Fuciarelli M. Human GST Loci as Markers of Evolutionary Forces: GSTO1*E155del and GSTO1*E208K Polymorphisms May Be Under Natural Selection Induced by Environmental Arsenic. Disease Markers 2000, 31: 231-239. PMID: 22045430, PMCID: PMC3826775, DOI: 10.3233/dma-2011-0821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArsenicBiotransformationBlack PeopleEcuadorEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental PollutantsEvolution, MolecularGene FrequencyGene-Environment InteractionGenetic MarkersGenotypeGlutathione TransferaseHumansIndians, South AmericanLinkage DisequilibriumMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideSelection, GeneticConceptsGST genesPopulation demographic historyGlutatione S-transferasesAllele frequenciesEvolutionary forcesDemographic historyNatural selectionSelective pressureNull phenotypeNeutral polymorphismsPopulation relationshipsHapMap dataS-transferaseGST SNPsGST lociEnvironmental arsenicGenesWorldwide populationPCR-RFLP methodAfrican populationsPolymorphism