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Interactions Between HERC2, OCA2 and MC1R May Influence Human Pigmentation Phenotype

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Branicki, Wojciech, Brudnik, Urszula, Wojas‐Pelc, Anna·2009·Annals of Human Genetics

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Summary: Human pigmentation is a polygenic trait which may be shaped by different kinds of gene–gene interactions. Recent studies have revealed that interactive effects between HERC2 and OCA2 may be responsible for blue eye colour determination in humans. Here we performed a population association study, examining important polymorphisms within the HERC2 and OCA2 genes. Furthermore, pooling these results with genotyping data for MC1R, ASIP and SLC45A2 obtained for the same population sample we also analysed potential genetic interactions affecting variation in eye, hair and skin colour. Our results confirmed the association of HERC2 rs12913832 with eye colour and showed that this SNP is also significantly associated with skin and hair colouration. It is also concluded that OCA2 rs1800407 is independently associated with eye colour. Finally, using various approaches we were able to show that there is an interaction between MC1R and HERC2 in determination of skin and hair colour in the studied population sample.

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Authors
Branicki, W., Brudnik, U., & Wojas‐Pelc, A.
Affiliations
Jagiellonian University (PL)
Corresponding author
Branicki, Wojciech
Venue
Annals of Human Genetics
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-02-17
Volume
73
Issue
2
Pages
160-170
ISSN
  • 0003-4800 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-1809
OpenAlex
W2037117670
Cited by
108
References
40
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FWCI
4.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Annals of Human Genetics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Jagiellonian University Repository (Jagiellonian University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
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
human pigmentation, HERC2, OCA2, MC1R, gene-gene interaction, epistasis, eye color, skin colour, hair color, ASIP, SLC45A2, polygenic traits
MeSH terms
Antigens, Neoplasm, Epistasis, Genetic, Eye Color, Female, Hair Color, Humans, Male, Poland, Skin Pigmentation, Logistic Models, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, Membrane Transport Proteins, Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 1, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Agouti Signaling Protein

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