NCSU Summer Institute of Statistical Genetics, Raleigh 2004: Genome Science Session 3: Genomic Variation
Human Regulatory SNPs
Polymorphism and LD
Human LD Nature 411, (2001)
9.7 kb Human LPL African Finnish Minnesota
LD in Human ApoE
International HapMap Project
Tests of Neutrality Neutral evolution (most genes)Neutral evolution (Ras genes) Recent selective sweep (Ksr)Balanced polymorphism (Adh)
Interval Mapping
Pedigree Mapping
Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping Heritability / relative risk Number of genes and distribution of effects Penetrance and Expressivity Distribution of linkage disequilibrium (LD) Genetic heterogeneity Population stratification Hidden environmental structure Genotype-by-environment interaction Incomplete genotyping
Population stratification Population 1 Population 2 f(A) = 0.8 f(A) = 0.2 f(a) = 0.2 f(a) = 0.8 diabetics = 20%diabetics = 10% P(A)diabetic = (.8x20 +.2x10) = 18% P(a)diabetic = (.2x20 +.8x10) = 12% Stratification may be environmental, cultural or genetic
Case-control and family designs Observed Expected Allele M Allele m Allele M Allele m Affected Unaffected 2 = 14.0 P <0.01 Transmitted Allele Mm Observed7846 Expected6262 2 = 8.2 P <
Hierarchical Association Mapping
Genetic Association Database
SNPs Online Seattle SNPs The SNP Consortium
VDAs: Variant Detector Arrays
Gel-based SBE
Allele-specific primer extension
Pyrosequencing
Homogeneous Assays
The Invader Assay