1998
DRD2 Allele Frequencies and Linkage Disequilibria, Including the -141CIns/DelPromoter Polymorphism, in European-American, African-American, and Japanese Subjects
Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Cubells JF, Ichinose H, Nagatsu T. DRD2 Allele Frequencies and Linkage Disequilibria, Including the -141CIns/DelPromoter Polymorphism, in European-American, African-American, and Japanese Subjects. Genomics 1998, 51: 21-26. PMID: 9693029, DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLinkage disequilibriumFunctional variantsSignificant linkage disequilibriumMutational analysis studiesFirst intronKb 5Linkage disequilibriaFrequencies of haplotypesPopulation stratificationGenetic associationDrd2 promoterPhysiological basisAllele frequenciesPhysiological relationshipGenesReceptor allelesEuropean-American subjectsD2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) allelesDisequilibriumBehavioral phenotypesPhenotypeFunctional meaningEuropean originVariantsAmerican population
1997
Serotonin transporter protein (SLC6A4) allele and haplotype frequencies and linkage disequilibria in African- and European-American and Japanese populations and in alcohol-dependent subjects
Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Cubells J. Serotonin transporter protein (SLC6A4) allele and haplotype frequencies and linkage disequilibria in African- and European-American and Japanese populations and in alcohol-dependent subjects. Human Genetics 1997, 101: 243-246. PMID: 9402979, DOI: 10.1007/s004390050624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAllelesAsian PeopleBlack PeopleCarrier ProteinsEuropeFemaleGene FrequencyHaplotypesHumansJapanLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPolymorphism, GeneticSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsPairs of populationsRandom genetic driftHaplotype frequenciesAlters transcriptional activityDifferent behavioral adaptationsAllele frequenciesGenetic driftVariable number tandem repeatGenetic variationSequence polymorphismsTranscriptional activityPromoter regionBehavioral variationNeutral polymorphismsAssociation studiesTandem repeatsNumber tandem repeatSLC6A4 locusDepression-related traitsProtein allelesLinkage disequilibriumLociPopulation differencesPopulation stratificationExon 2