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
2012
Human genetic variation of CYP450 superfamily: analysis of functional diversity in worldwide populations
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M. Human genetic variation of CYP450 superfamily: analysis of functional diversity in worldwide populations. Pharmacogenomics 2012, 13: 1951-1960. PMID: 23215887, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.12.163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic diversityHuman genetic diversityHuman genetic variationHuman Genome Diversity ProjectFunctional differencesHuman populationRole of CYP450Functional diversityGenetic variationRelated clinical phenotypesHigh differentiationCYP450 genesHapMap dataDiversity ProjectHuman adaptationF-statisticsDiversityGenesWorldwide populationDrug responseComputational analysisClinical phenotypeAdaptationCYP450Interethnic differences
2011
HapMap-based study of human soluble glutathione S-transferase enzymes
Polimanti R, Piacentini S, Fuciarelli M. HapMap-based study of human soluble glutathione S-transferase enzymes. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2011, 21: 665-672. PMID: 21799460, DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0b013e328349da4d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural selectionGST genesGenetic variabilityGlutathione S-transferase enzymesSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversityHuman genome regionsHuman demographic historyHuman genetic variabilityGST SNPsInternational HapMap ProjectSingle nucleotide substitutionChromosomal clustersDemographic historyGenome regionsGenome scanCellular detoxificationCandidate genesHapMap projectNucleotide substitutionsGenesHapMap dataComplex diseasesPopulation differencesF-statisticsSNPs