2016
Evidence of Polygenic Adaptation in the Systems Genetics of Anthropometric Traits
Polimanti R, Yang BZ, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Evidence of Polygenic Adaptation in the Systems Genetics of Anthropometric Traits. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0160654. PMID: 27537407, PMCID: PMC4990182, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic adaptationNatural selectionSystems geneticsProtein interaction networksWide association studyPolygenic mechanismsEuropean populationsPolygenic selectionAnthropometric traitsGene networksHuman genomeEpistatic interactionsInteraction networksEnrichment analysisGenetic signaturesSystems biologyAssociation studiesLipid transportMolecular processesAdaptation signalsLocomotory behaviorTraitsSelective mechanismGeneticsInfection resistance
2013
Functional diversity of the glutathione peroxidase gene family among human populations: implications for genetic predisposition to disease and drug response
Polimanti R, Fuciarelli M, Destro-Bisol G, Battaggia C. Functional diversity of the glutathione peroxidase gene family among human populations: implications for genetic predisposition to disease and drug response. Pharmacogenomics 2013, 14: 1037-1045. PMID: 23837478, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.13.99.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutathione peroxidase gene familyPeroxidase gene familyHuman genetic variationFunctional prediction analysisHigh functional impactHuman populationGenomes Project dataGene familyFunctional diversityRedox regulationGenetic variationDrug responseFunctional differencesFunctional impactAdaptation signalsCommon variantsDiverse responsesGlutathione peroxidaseRare variantsGPX3GPX1Prediction analysisVariantsDiverse susceptibilityDiversity