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A haplotype map of the human genome

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The International HapMap Consortium·2005·Nature

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Inherited genetic variation has a critical but as yet largely uncharacterized role in human disease. Here we report a public database of common variation in the human genome: more than one million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for which accurate and complete genotypes have been obtained in 269 DNA samples from four populations, including ten 500-kilobase regions in which essentially all information about common DNA variation has been extracted. These data document the generality of recombination hotspots, a block-like structure of linkage disequilibrium and low haplotype diversity, leading to substantial correlations of SNPs with many of their neighbours. We show how the HapMap resource can guide the design and analysis of genetic association studies, shed light on structural variation and recombination, and identify loci that may have been subject to natural selection during human evolution.

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  • Haplotype blocks tend to be somewhat shorter in African populations.

    “Haplotype blocks vary somewhat among human populations — they tend to be somewhat shorter in African populations15,20,21.”

    From Linkage disequilibrium--understanding the evolutionary past and mapping the medical future. (2008) · cites this paper as [20]

    In the discussion of haplotype blocks in the ENCODE regions (page unavailable), the paper reports that 67% of sequence in the Yoruba (YRI) panel falls in blocks of four or more SNPs, versus 87% in the CEU panel. This supports a population difference in block structure, but the available passage does not establish that the blocks themselves are shorter; the study also cautions that its Yoruba sample does not represent all African populations. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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  • The frequency of the Asn (risk) allele varies considerably among populations (0%-60%).

    “The frequency of the Asn (risk) allele varies considerably among populations (0%-60%) (10,14).”

    From The N342S MYLIP polymorphism is associated with high total cholesterol and increased LDL receptor degradation in humans (2011) · cites this paper as [10]

    The section ‘Allele frequency distributions within population samples’ reports differences in allele-frequency patterns among the population panels, supporting the general point that frequencies vary. It does not identify an Asn risk allele or give a 0%–60% frequency range for that allele (searched: Asn, risk allele, and 0%–60%). (LLM, conf=0.77)

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  • The first generation HapMap identified over 1 million SNPs in humans and characterized LD in 269 individuals from four ethnically different populations.

    “which in its first generation identified over 1 million SNPs in humans and characterized the LD in 269 individuals in four ethnically different populations (European, Han Chinese, Japanese and Yoruban)20.”
  • Studies in a different population than the discovery population, such as Mexican subjects, can assist in fine-mapping the actual susceptibility variants.

    “As patterns of linkage disequilibrium (LD) vary among populations with different demographic histories (10), studies in a different population than the discovery population, such as Mexican subjects, can assist in fine-mapping the actual susceptibility variants (i.e., trans-ethnic fine-mapping).”
  • Patterns of linkage disequilibrium vary among populations with different demographic histories.

    “As patterns of linkage disequilibrium (LD) vary among populations with different demographic histories (10), studies in a different population than the discovery population, such as Mexican subjects, can assist in fine-mapping the actual susceptibility variants (i.e., trans-ethnic fine-mapping).”

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The International HapMap Consortium
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Venue
Nature
Published
2005-10
Volume
437
Issue
7063
Pages
1299-1320
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2217809488
Cited by
5,858
References
105
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FWCI
369.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
  • Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
  • Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • W. M. Keck Foundation
  • Genome Canada
  • Wellcome Trust
  • University of Oxford
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • University Grants Committee
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Beijing Normal University
  • Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
  • Innovation and Technology Commission
  • National Institutes of Health
  • University of California, San Francisco
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
  • RIKEN
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • National Institute on Aging
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (R01HG001720)
  • National Eye Institute
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
  • National Center for Research Resources
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 › Genetics › Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
Keywords
HapMap, single nucleotide polymorphisms, common genetic variants, linkage disequilibrium, recombination hotspots, haplotype diversity, genetic association studies, structural variants, natural selection, human evolution, population genomics
MeSH terms
DNA, Mitochondrial, Gene Frequency, Haplotypes, Humans, Recombination, Genetic, Selection, Genetic, Linkage Disequilibrium, Genome, Human, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Chromosomes, Human, Y

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