| Literature DB >> 19319666 |
Stephen J Fuller1, Leanne Stokes, Kristen K Skarratt, Ben J Gu, James S Wiley.
Abstract
The P2RX7 gene is highly polymorphic, and many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) underlie the wide variation observed in P2X7 receptor responses. We review the discovery of those non-synonymous SNPs that affect receptor function and compare their frequencies in different ethnic populations. Analysis of pairwise linkage disequilibrium (LD) predicts a limited range of haplotypes. The strong LD between certain functional SNPs provides insight into published studies of the association between SNPs and human disease.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 19319666 PMCID: PMC2686826 DOI: 10.1007/s11302-009-9136-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Purinergic Signal ISSN: 1573-9538 Impact factor: 3.765