| Title | Evaluating potential for whole-genome studies in Kosrae, an isolated population in Micronesia. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Bonnen, PE, Pe'er, I, Plenge, RM, Salit, J, Lowe, JK, Shapero, MH, Lifton, RP, Breslow, JL, Daly, MJ, Reich, DE, Jones, KW, Stoffel, M, Altshuler, D, Friedman, JM |
| Journal | Nat Genet |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 214-7 |
| Date Published | 2006 Feb |
| ISSN | 1061-4036 |
| Keywords | Alleles, Gene Frequency, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genetics, Medical, Genome, Human, Haplotypes, Humans, Linkage Disequilibrium, Micronesia, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide |
| 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'.
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| DOI | 10.1038/ng1712 |
| Alternate Journal | Nat Genet |
| PubMed ID | 16429162 |