Distinctive distribution of AIM1 polymorphism among major human populations with different skin color
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The genetic background for human skin color has been a major topic in human genetics; however, its molecular basis is still unclear. The gene for the AIM-1 protein (AIM1) was recently found to be responsible for the body color of medaka fish. In the search for the genes controlling human skin color variations, we have investigated genetic polymorphisms of this gene, and we have found a single-nucleotide polymorphism that has clear association with major human populations in terms of skin color.
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The SLC45A2 SNP rs16891982 displays a gradient of increasing minor-allele frequency in European populations from north to south and has been significantly associated with subjectively measured skin color in a population of European ancestry.
“In contrast to the TYR SNP, the SLC45A2 SNP rs16891982 displays a gradient of increasing minor-allele frequency in European populations from north to south 13,26,52 and has been significantly associated with subjectively measured skin color in a population of European ancestry.19”
From A Genomewide Association Study of Skin Pigmentation in a South Asian Population (2007) · cites this paper as [52]
The MATP allele encoding 374L is found at a higher frequency in non-Caucasian populations than the 374F allele and is associated with darker pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes in populations of European ancestry.
“The MATP allele encoding 374L was found at a higher frequency in non-Caucasian populations than the 374F allele, and also to be associated with darker pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes in populations of European ancestry”
From Analysis of Cultured Human Melanocytes Based on Polymorphisms within the SLC45A2/MATP, SLC24A5/NCKX5, and OCA2/P Loci (2009) · cites this paper as Nakayama et al., 2002
SNPs within the MATP coding region specifying E272K and L374F, and polymorphisms within the promoter, are associated with normal variation in human skin coloration.
“Later, SNPs within the MATP coding region of the SLC45A2 gene specifying amino acids at position E272K (rs26722) and L374F (rs16891982), and also polymorphisms within the promoter, were shown to be associated with normal variation in human skin coloration”
From Analysis of Cultured Human Melanocytes Based on Polymorphisms within the SLC45A2/MATP, SLC24A5/NCKX5, and OCA2/P Loci (2009) · cites this paper as Nakayama et al., 2002
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- Authors
- Nakayama, K., Fukamachi, S., Kimura, H., Koda, Y., Soemantri, A., & Ishida, T.
- Affiliations
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- Kurume University (JP)
- Diponegoro University (ID)
- Venue
- Journal of Human Genetics
- Published
- 2002-02
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 92-94
- ISSN
- 1434-5161 (ISSN-L)
- 1435-232X
- OpenAlex
- W1488989967
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Human Genetics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
- Keywords
- AIM1, skin color, single nucleotide polymorphisms, genetic polymorphism, human populations, population genetics
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Pan troglodytes, Crystallins, Gene Frequency, Genetics, Population, Ghana, Gorilla gorilla, Humans, Japan, Macaca, Membrane Proteins, New Guinea, Pongo pygmaeus, Proteins, Skin Pigmentation, South Africa, Pan paniscus, Mutation, Missense, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, White People, Racial Groups
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