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ArticlePloS one2008

Intriguing balancing selection on the intron 5 region of LMBR1 in human population.

Fang He, Dong-Dong Wu, Qing-Peng Kong, Ya-Ping Zhang

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Article in PloS one, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fang HeState Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.
Dong-Dong Wu
Qing-Peng Kong
Ya-Ping Zhang
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNKunming Institute of Zoology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe intron 5 of gene LMBR1 is the cis-acting regulatory module for the sonic hedgehog (SHH) gene. Mutation in this non-coding region is associated with preaxial polydactyly, and may play crucial roles in the evolution of limb and skeletal system. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL

findingsWe sequenced a region of the LMBR1 gene intron 5 in East Asian human population, and found a significant deviation of Tajima's D statistics from neutrality taking human population growth into account. Data from HapMap also demonstrated extended linkage disequilibrium in the region in East Asian and European population, and significantly low degree of genetic differentiation among human populations. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE: We proposed that the intron 5 of LMBR1 was presumably subject to balancing selection during the evolution of modern human.

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Genetic VariationLinkage DisequilibriumSelection, GeneticAsia, EasternAsian PeopleBlack PeopleDNA PrimersHumansIntronsMembrane ProteinsWhite PeopleDNA PrimersLMBR1 protein, humanMembrane Proteins

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PMID18698406
PMCPMC2492787
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