2017
Population diversity of the genetically determined TTR expression in human tissues and its implications in TTR amyloidosis
Iorio A, De Angelis F, Di Girolamo M, Luigetti M, Pradotto LG, Mazzeo A, Frusconi S, My F, Manfellotto D, Fuciarelli M, Polimanti R. Population diversity of the genetically determined TTR expression in human tissues and its implications in TTR amyloidosis. BMC Genomics 2017, 18: 254. PMID: 28335735, PMCID: PMC5364715, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3646-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenotype-phenotype correlationHuman populationComplex genotype-phenotype correlationsFamilial amyloidotic cardiomyopathyTTR expressionTTR amyloidosisGTEx projectGenome ProjectSkeletal muscle tissueAncestral groupsAncestry diversityRelevant tissuesScandinavian populationsAmyloidotic cardiomyopathyPopulation diversityAncestry groupsExpressionHuman tissuesDiversityMuscle tissueHereditary diseasePolygenic scoresTissueClinical variabilityLesser extent
2015
Dissecting ancestry genomic background in substance dependence genome-wide association studies
Polimanti R, Yang C, Zhao H, Gelernter J. Dissecting ancestry genomic background in substance dependence genome-wide association studies. Pharmacogenomics 2015, 16: 1487-1498. PMID: 26267224, PMCID: PMC4632979, DOI: 10.2217/pgs.15.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAlgorithmsAllelesBlack or African AmericanGene FrequencyGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyHaplotypesHumansMolecular Sequence AnnotationOpioid-Related DisordersSubstance-Related DisordersTobacco Use DisorderWhite PeopleConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenomic backgroundFunctional allelesAssociation studiesCommon functional allelesWide association studyLocal haplotype structureGenetic lociSD traitHaplotype structureRelevant genesGenesLociInteractive partnersPopulation diversityHigh frequency differencesAllelesFrequency differenceGenomeTraitsDiversityRoleVariants