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ArticleForensic science, medicine, and pathology2023

Evaluation of facial hair-associated SNPs: a pilot study on male Pakistani Punjabi population.

Muhammad Jawad, Atif Adnan, Rahat Abdul Rehman, Shahid Nazir, Oyenike A Adeyemo, S A M Amer, Sibte Hadi, Fan Liu, Chuan-Chao Wang, Allah Rakha

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Muhammad Jawad *Department of Forensic Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Atif Adnan *Department of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. mirzaatifadnan@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4537-0059
Rahat Abdul RehmanDepartment of Forensic Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Shahid NazirDepartment of Forensic Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Oyenike A AdeyemoDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos, AkokaLagos, Yaba, Nigeria.
S A M AmerDepartment of Forensic Sciences, College of Criminal Justice, Naif Arab University of Security Sciences, Riyadh, 11452, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sibte HadiDepartment of Forensic Sciences, College of Criminal Justice, Naif Arab University of Security Sciences, Riyadh, 11452, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fan LiuDepartment of Forensic Sciences, College of Criminal Justice, Naif Arab University of Security Sciences, Riyadh, 11452, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Chuan-Chao WangDepartment of Anthropology and Ethnology, Institute of Anthropology, School of Sociology and Anthropology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. wang@xmu.edu.cn.
Allah RakhaDepartment of Forensic Sciences, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan. dnaexpert@me.com.
University of Health Sciences Lahore · PKNaif Arab University for Security Sciences · SAXiamen University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNUniversity of Lagos · NG

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Abstract

Variation in facial hair is one of the most conspicuous features of facial appearance, particularly in South Asia and Middle East countries. A genome-wide association study in Latin Americans has identified multiple genetic variants at distinct loci being associated with facial hair traits including eyebrow thickness, beard thickness, and monobrow. In this pilot study, we have evaluated 16 SNPs associated with facial hair traits in 58 male individuals from the Punjabi population of Pakistan. In our sample, rs365060 in EDAR and rs12597422 in FTO showed significant association with monobrow, rs6684877 in MACF1 showed significant association with eyebrow thickness, and two SNPs in LOC105379031 (rs9654415 and rs7702331) showed significant association with beard thickness. Our results also suggest that genetic association may vary between ethnic groups and geographic regions. Although more data are needed to validate our results, our findings are of value in forensic molecular photofitting research in Pakistan.

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EthnicityGenome-Wide Association StudyAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOHairHumansMalePakistanPilot ProjectsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOFTO protein, humanForensicsGenotypingMolecular photofittingPunjab PakistanSNaPshotSNP association

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