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A map of human genome sequence variation containing 1.42 million single nucleotide polymorphisms

The International SNP Map Working Group, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories:, Sachidanandam, Ravi, Weissman, David, Schmidt, Steven C., Kakol, Jerzy M., Stein, Lincoln D., National Center for Biotechnology Information: +39 more·2001·Nature

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We describe a map of 1.42 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) distributed throughout the human genome, providing an average density on available sequence of one SNP every 1.9 kilobases. These SNPs were primarily discovered by two projects: The SNP Consortium and the analysis of clone overlaps by the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium. The map integrates all publicly available SNPs with described genes and other genomic features. We estimate that 60,000 SNPs fall within exon (coding and untranslated regions), and 85% of exons are within 5 kb of the nearest SNP. Nucleotide diversity varies greatly across the genome, in a manner broadly consistent with a standard population genetic model of human history. This high-density SNP map provides a public resource for defining haplotype variation across the genome, and should help to identify biomedically important genes for diagnosis and therapy.

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  • The SNP Consortium built an initial map of 1.4 million SNPs; this has grown to more than 10 million SNPs and is estimated to contain 80% of all SNPs with frequencies of >10%.

    “A public-private partnership, the SNP Consortium, built an initial map of 1.4 million SNPs (32); this has grown to more than 10 million SNPs (36) and is estimated to contain 80% of all SNPs with frequencies of >10% (37).”

    From Genetic Mapping in Human Disease (2008) · cites this paper as [32]

  • Humans have limited genetic variation: the heterozygosity rate for single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is ~1 in 1000 bases.

    “As predicted by classical theory (29), humans have limited genetic variation: The heterozygosity rate for single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is ~1 in 1000 bases (30–32).”

    From Genetic Mapping in Human Disease (2008) · cites this paper as [32]

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The International SNP Map Working Group, Laboratories:, C. S. H., Sachidanandam, R., Weissman, D., Schmidt, S. C., Kakol, J. M., Stein, L. D., National Center for Biotechnology Information:, Marth, G., Sherry, S., The Sanger Centre:, Mullikin, J. C., Mortimore, B. J., Willey, D. L., Hunt, S. E., Cole, C. G., Coggill, P. C., Rice, C. M., Ning, Z., Rogers, J., Bentley, D. R., Washington University in St. Louis:, Kwok, P.-Y., Mardis, E. R., Yeh, R. T., Schultz, B., Cook, L., Davenport, R., Dante, M., Fulton, L., Hillier, L., Waterston, R. H., McPherson, J. D., Whitehead/MIT Center for Genome Research:, Gilman, B., Schaffner, S., Van Etten, W. J., Reich, D., Higgins, J., Daly, M. J., Blumenstiel, B., Baldwin, J., Stange-Thomann, N., Zody, M. C., Linton, L., Lander, E. S., & Altshuler, D.
Affiliations
  • Wellcome Trust (GB)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
  • Bentley, David R.
  • Altshuler, David
Venue
Nature
Published
2001-02-15
Volume
409
Issue
6822
Pages
928-933
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2061008984
Cited by
2,977
References
46
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FWCI
155.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Keywords
single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNP map, exon coverage, nucleotide diversity, haplotype variation, population genetic models
MeSH terms
Chromosome Mapping, Genetics, Medical, Genetics, Population, Humans, Nucleotides, Genetic Variation, Genome, Human, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide

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