2007
Sequence variation and linkage disequilibrium in the GABA transporter-1 gene (SLC6A1) in five populations: implications for pharmacogenetic research
Hirunsatit R, Ilomäki R, Malison R, Räsänen P, Ilomäki E, Kranzler HR, Kosten T, Sughondhabirom A, Thavichachart N, Tangwongchai S, Listman J, Mutirangura A, Gelernter J, Lappalainen J. Sequence variation and linkage disequilibrium in the GABA transporter-1 gene (SLC6A1) in five populations: implications for pharmacogenetic research. BMC Genomic Data 2007, 8: 71. PMID: 17941974, PMCID: PMC2175509, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-8-71.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAsian PeopleBlack or African AmericanFinlandGABA Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumPharmacogeneticsPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticRecombination, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNAThailandWhite PeopleConceptsLinkage disequilibriumGenetic diversityVariable number tandem repeatHigh genetic diversityPopulation-specific variantsTransporter 1 geneProblematic genesRecombination hotspotsGenetic variationSequence variationContinental groupsIntronic regionsGenetic studiesLD blocksTandem repeatsNumber tandem repeatGAT-1 functionCandidate allelesLD patternsPopulation differencesNovel targetTag SNPsSuch variantsGenesTransporter 1
1997
Serotonin transporter protein (SLC6A4) allele and haplotype frequencies and linkage disequilibria in African- and European-American and Japanese populations and in alcohol-dependent subjects
Gelernter J, Kranzler H, Cubells J. Serotonin transporter protein (SLC6A4) allele and haplotype frequencies and linkage disequilibria in African- and European-American and Japanese populations and in alcohol-dependent subjects. Human Genetics 1997, 101: 243-246. PMID: 9402979, DOI: 10.1007/s004390050624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAllelesAsian PeopleBlack PeopleCarrier ProteinsEuropeFemaleGene FrequencyHaplotypesHumansJapanLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsPolymorphism, GeneticSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsPairs of populationsRandom genetic driftHaplotype frequenciesAlters transcriptional activityDifferent behavioral adaptationsAllele frequenciesGenetic driftVariable number tandem repeatGenetic variationSequence polymorphismsTranscriptional activityPromoter regionBehavioral variationNeutral polymorphismsAssociation studiesTandem repeatsNumber tandem repeatSLC6A4 locusDepression-related traitsProtein allelesLinkage disequilibriumLociPopulation differencesPopulation stratificationExon 2