2009
Twenty-one-base-pair insertion polymorphism creates an enhancer element and potentiates SLC6A1 GABA transporter promoter activity
Hirunsatit R, George ED, Lipska BK, Elwafi HM, Sander L, Yrigollen CM, Gelernter J, Grigorenko EL, Lappalainen J, Mane S, Nairn AC, Kleinman JE, Simen AA. Twenty-one-base-pair insertion polymorphism creates an enhancer element and potentiates SLC6A1 GABA transporter promoter activity. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2009, 19: 53-65. PMID: 19077666, PMCID: PMC2791799, DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e328318b21a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnimalsBase SequenceBlack or African AmericanCase-Control StudiesCell LineDNA PrimersEnhancer Elements, GeneticFemaleGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGene ExpressionHippocampusHumansMaleMiceMiddle AgedMinisatellite RepeatsMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, InsertionalPharmacogeneticsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerSchizophreniaSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTranscriptional ActivationYoung Adult
2007
Sequence variation and linkage disequilibrium in the GABA transporter-1 gene (SLC6A1) in five populations: implications for pharmacogenetic research
Hirunsatit R, Ilomäki R, Malison R, Räsänen P, Ilomäki E, Kranzler HR, Kosten T, Sughondhabirom A, Thavichachart N, Tangwongchai S, Listman J, Mutirangura A, Gelernter J, Lappalainen J. Sequence variation and linkage disequilibrium in the GABA transporter-1 gene (SLC6A1) in five populations: implications for pharmacogenetic research. BMC Genomic Data 2007, 8: 71. PMID: 17941974, PMCID: PMC2175509, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-8-71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAsian PeopleBlack or African AmericanFinlandGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumPharmacogeneticsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticRecombination, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNAThailandWhite PeopleConceptsLinkage disequilibriumGenetic diversityVariable number tandem repeatHigh genetic diversityPopulation-specific variantsTransporter 1 geneProblematic genesRecombination hotspotsGenetic variationSequence variationContinental groupsIntronic regionsGenetic studiesLD blocksTandem repeatsNumber tandem repeatGAT-1 functionCandidate allelesLD patternsPopulation differencesNovel targetTag SNPsSuch variantsGenesTransporter 1