Association mapping by pooled sequencing identifies TOLL 11 as a protective factor against Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae
Redmond S, Eiglmeier K, Mitri C, Markianos K, Guelbeogo W, Gneme A, Isaacs A, Coulibaly B, Brito-Fravallo E, Maslen G, Mead D, Niare O, Traore S, Sagnon N, Kwiatkowski D, Riehle M, Vernick K. Association mapping by pooled sequencing identifies TOLL 11 as a protective factor against Plasmodium falciparum in Anopheles gambiae. BMC Genomics 2015, 16: 779. PMID: 26462916, PMCID: PMC4603968, DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-2009-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic mappingFounder coloniesHigh nucleotide diversityNon-model genomesLow linkage disequilibriumPhenotype-genotype mappingPopulation stratificationParasite infection levelsHuman malaria parasiteGenotyping of SNPsNucleotide diversityPooled sequencesAssociation mappingGenomic lociLinkage mappingPlasmodium falciparumSignificant SNPsMosquito systemMarker densityDNA poolsAnopheles gambiaeNatural variationIndividual mosquitoesLinkage disequilibriumSequencing identifies