Functional variation of the transthyretin gene among human populations and its correlation with amyloidosis phenotypes
Polimanti R, Di Girolamo M, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Functional variation of the transthyretin gene among human populations and its correlation with amyloidosis phenotypes. Amyloid 2013, 20: 256-262. PMID: 24111657, DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2013.844689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman populationTTR-related amyloidosisCis-regulatory variantsGenetic variantsNon-coding variantsGenomes Project databaseAdditional genetic variantsDisease-causing mutationsGene functionTranscription factorsKb regionCardiac developmentSilico analysisFunctional variationTTR geneRegulatory functionsGenotype-phenotype correlationGenesFunctional impactDisease phenotypeNon-African individualsSignificant diversityMutationsPhenotypeTransthyretin geneIntronic rs2147363 Variant in ATP7B Transcription Factor-Binding Site Associated with Alzheimer's Disease
Bucossi S, Polimanti R, Ventriglia M, Mariani S, Siotto M, Ursini F, Trotta L, Scrascia F, Callea A, Vernieri F, Squitti R. Intronic rs2147363 Variant in ATP7B Transcription Factor-Binding Site Associated with Alzheimer's Disease. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2013, 37: 453-459. PMID: 23948886, DOI: 10.3233/jad-130431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage disequilibriumDisease-causing variantsCis-regulatory elementsNon-coding regionsObserved genetic associationIntronic single nucleotide polymorphismSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTranscription factorsGenetic variationATP7B variantsSilico analysisRegulatory functionsLD analysisNucleotide polymorphismsGenetic associationSites AssociatedAlzheimer's diseaseAD riskKey roleVariantsATP7B gene