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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-4
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Association studies of candidate genes with complex traits have generally used one or a few single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), although variation in the extent of linkage disequilibrium (LD) within genes markedly influences the sensitivity and precision of association studies. The extent of LD and the underlying haplotype structure for most candidate genes are still unavailable. We sampled 193 blacks (African-Americans) and 160 whites (European-Americans) and estimated the intragenic LD and the haplotype structure in four genes of the renin-angiotensin system. We genotyped 25 SNPs, with all but one of the pairs spaced between 1 and 20 kb, thus providing resolution at small scale. The pattern of LD within a gene was very heterogeneous. Using a robust method to define haplotype blocks, blocks of limited haplotype diversity were identified at each locus; between these blocks, LD was lost owing to the history of recombination events. As anticipated, there was less LD among blacks, the number of haplotypes was substantially larger, and shorter haplotype segments were found, compared with whites. These findings have implications for candidate-gene association studies and indicate that variation between populations of European and African origin in haplotype diversity is characteristic of most genes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1088-9051
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-African Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Angiotensinogen, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Enzyme Precursors, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-European Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Genetics, Population, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Haplotypes, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Linkage Disequilibrium, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Nuclear Family, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Receptors, Angiotensin, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Renin, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Renin-Angiotensin System, pubmed-meshheading:12566395-Sampling Studies
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Linkage disequilibrium and haplotype diversity in the genes of the renin-angiotensin system: findings from the family blood pressure program.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA. xzhu1@lumc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.