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- Title
Evaluating potential for whole-genome studies in Kosrae, an isolated population in Micronesia.
- Authors
Bonnen, Penelope E.; Pe'er, Itsik; Plenge, Robert M.; Salit, Jackie; Lowe, Jennifer K.; Shapero, Michael H.; Lifton, Richard P.; Breslow, Jan L.; Daly, Mark J.; Reich, David E.; Jones, Keith W.; Stoffel, Markus; Altshuler, David; Friedman, Jeffrey M.
- Abstract
Whole-genome association studies are predicted to be especially powerful in isolated populations owing to increased linkage disequilibrium (LD) and decreased allelic diversity, but this possibility has not been empirically tested. We compared genome-wide data on 113,240 SNPs typed on 30 trios from the Pacific island of Kosrae to the same markers typed in the 270 samples from the International HapMap Project. The extent of LD is longer and haplotype diversity is lower in Kosrae than in the HapMap populations. More than 98% of Kosraen haplotypes are present in HapMap populations, indicating that HapMap will be useful for genetic studies on Kosrae. The long-range LD around common alleles and limited diversity result in improved efficiency in genetic studies in this population and augments the power to detect association of 'hidden SNPs'.
- Subjects
ISLANDS of the Pacific; KOSRAE (Micronesia); MICRONESIA; GENOMES; GENOMICS; GENETICS; GENES; POPULATION; ISLANDS
- Publication
Nature Genetics, 2006, Vol 38, Issue 2, p214
- ISSN
1061-4036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ng1712