2014
Human pharmacogenomic variation of antihypertensive drugs: from population genetics to personalized medicine
Polimanti R, Iorio A, Piacentini S, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Human pharmacogenomic variation of antihypertensive drugs: from population genetics to personalized medicine. Pharmacogenomics 2014, 15: 157-167. PMID: 24444406, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.13.231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpopulation differencesNext-generation sequencing technologiesAntihypertensive drug responseFunctionality of genesPopulation geneticsGenetic variationSequencing technologiesDrug responseSilico analysisGeographic originPharmacogenomic variationGenetic variantsGeneticsRare variantsPharmacogenesPharmacogenetic variationVariantsGenesPersonalized medicineVariationImportant knowledgeStage
2013
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