Interactions between SNP alleles at multiple loci contribute to skin color differences between caucasoid and mongoloid subjects

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-86

  Anno, Sumiko ^a   Abe, Takashi ^b   Yamamoto, Takushi ^c  

^a SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NAGAHAMA INSTITUTE OF BIO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c SHIMADZU CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Haplotype; Linkage disequilibrium; Polygene; SNP

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI PROTEIN; MELANOCORTIN 1 RECEPTOR; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MYOSIN VA; TYROSINASE RELATED PROTEIN 1; AGOUTI SIGNALING PROTEIN, HUMAN; CARRIER PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MITF PROTEIN, HUMAN; MYO5A PROTEIN, HUMAN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN V; OCA2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; TYRP1 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONGOLOID RACE; OCULOCUTANEOUS ALBINISM; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN COLOR; UNITED STATES; ALLELE; ASIAN; BACK; CHEEK; GENETICS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

AGOUTI;

AGOUTI SIGNALING PROTEIN; ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BACK; CHEEK; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; JAPAN; LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN TYPE V; OHIO; OXIDOREDUCTASES; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 1; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 43549111377     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.4.81     Document Type: Article

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