Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in LPA explain most of the ancestry-specific variation in Lp(a) levels in African Americans. by Rahul C Deo, James G Wilson, Chao Xing, Kim Lawson, W H Linda Kao, David Reich, Arti Tandon, Ermeg Akylbekova, Nick Patterson, Thomas H Mosley, Eric Boerwinkle, Herman A Taylor

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Genetic diversity and population structure analyses of tropical maize inbred lines using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism markers. by Rodreck Gunundu, Hussein Shimelis, Seltene Abady Tesfamariam

“…Of the SNP markers used, 82% of the 1201 markers and 84% of the 1484 markers exhibited polymorphism information content ranging from 0.25 to 0.50. …”
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Association between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and athletic performance in Chinese male youth soccer players by Shidong Yang, Wei Zhang, Meng Jia, Haichun Chen

“…One-way analysis of variance and Bonferroni’s post hoc test were implemented to analyze the differences in parameters among groups, and statistical significance was set at p ≤ 0.05. …”
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The MiBlend Randomized Trial: Investigating Genetic Polymorphisms in Personalized Responses to Fruit and Vegetable Interventions for Chronic Disease Prevention by Julia N. DeBenedictis, Na Xu, Theo M. de Kok, Simone G. van Breda

“…Conclusions: Stratifying participants by relevant genetic polymorphisms can reveal predisposed responses to nutrients and guide efforts to personalize disease prevention strategies.…”
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Study of the <i>MTHFR</i> 677C>T Polymorphism in Children and Adolescents with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: An Original Case–Control Study by Savvas Kolanis, Elisavet Georgiou, Eleni P. Kotanidou, Vasiliki Rengina Tsinopoulou, Evdoxia Sapountzi, Emmanouel Hatzipantelis, Liana Fidani, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou

“…<b>Methods</b>: This case–control study included 130 children and adolescents with HT and 130 healthy controls. The 677C>T polymorphism of the <i>MTHFR</i> gene was studied in all participants with Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) methodology for genetic variance analysis. …”
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Integrating quantitative traits and growth hormone gene polymorphism in Indonesian crossbred chickens for genetic improvement and marker-assisted selection by Depison Depison, Gushairiyanto Gushairiyanto, Ratna Sholatia Harahap, Raden Abdul Muthalib, Abdul Azis, Yun Alwi, Sarwo Edy Wibowo

“…Egg traits were monitored for 4 weeks. GH gene polymorphism was identified in 500 crossbred individuals using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) with the AluI enzyme restriction. …”
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Diversity of Sweet Basil Accessions from Croatian National Plant Gene Bank Based on Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Markers by Filip Varga, Monika Vidak, Zlatko Liber, Klaudija Carović-Stanko, Zlatko Šatović

“…AFLP analysis using extracted genomic DNA revealed high levels of polymorphism, particularly within the True basil morphotype, which displayed 95.6% polymorphic markers. …”
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Selection for Growth Performance in <i>Oreochromis niloticus</i> Across Different Aquatic Environments Using Growth Hormone Gene Polymorphisms by Fawzia S. Ali, Simone T. Awad, Mohamed Ismail, Shabaan A. Hemeda, Abeer F. El Nahas, Eman M. Abbas, Ahmed Mamoon, Hani Nazmi, Ehab El-Haroun

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The impact of CYP2C9, VKORC1, and CYP4F2 polymorphisms on warfarin dose requirement in Saudi patients by Salha Jokhab, Maha M. AlRasheed, Dana Bakheet, Abdulkareem AlMomen, Nouf AlAboud, Farhad Kamali

“…CYP4F2 polymorphism had no effect on warfarin dose requirement. …”
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SSR_VibraProfiler: a Python package for accurate classification of varieties using SSRs with intra-variety specificity and inter-variety polymorphism by Chenhao Jiang, Chuan Dong, Zhenzhen Wu, Chenyi Shi, Qiannan Ye, Xiaopei Wu, Siyi Ma, Yuming Wen, Guoping Yu, Jiasheng Wu, Chengjun Zhang

“…Using a formula, we measure the variance of these numerical characteristics both within and among varieties, and select SSRs that exhibit intra-variety specificity and inter-variety polymorphism, forming a 0,1 matrix. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA D-Loop Polymorphisms among the Galla Goats Reveals Multiple Maternal Origins with Implication on the Functional Diversity of the HSP70 Gene by Ednah M. Masila, Stephen O. Ogada, Irene N. Ogali, Grace M. Kennedy, Eric K. Too, Cecily S. Ommeh

“…Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed considerable variation within populations at 94.39%, evidence of high genetic diversity. …”
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Long-range regulatory polymorphisms affecting a GABA receptor constitute a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for social behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. by Andres Bendesky, Jason Pitts, Matthew V Rockman, William C Chen, Man-Wah Tan, Leonid Kruglyak, Cornelia I Bargmann

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An integrated approach using morphological, biochemical, and RAPD markers to assess the genetic diversity of Olive (Olea Europaea L.) cultivars in India by Smita Sisodiya, Mousumi Debnath, Devendra Jain, Surinder Singh Shekhawat

“…These results demonstrate the molecular variance allowing the genetic diversity between the seven exotic cultivars imported from Israel. …”
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Genetic Characterization of Spring Wheat Cultivars from a High-Altitude Region in China Using a 100K Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Panel by Yanlin Yao, Na Liu, Wenyan Ma, Yunlong Liang, Yun Li, Dong Cao, Baolong Liu

“…Here, a liquid 100K single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip panel, integrating markers of known function, was selected and used to analyze genetic characteristics for 115 spring wheat cultivars from a high-altitude region of China. …”
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Polymorphisms CYP2R1 rs10766197 and CYP27B1 rs10877012 in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case-Control Study by A. Martinez-Hernandez, E. E. Perez-Guerrero, M. A. Macias-Islas, C. A. Nava-Valdivia, A. Villagomez-Vega, B. Contreras-Haro, Y. E. Garcia-Ortega, Y. Esparza-Guerrero, S. G. Gallardo-Moya, J. I. Gamez-Nava, L. Gonzalez-Lopez, E. Oliva-Flores, N. A. Rodriguez-Jimenez, F. Cortes-Enriquez, A. M. Saldaña-Cruz

“…Low vitamin D levels have been reported to be a risk factor for MS, and genetic variances could be implicated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of MS with rs10766197 polymorphism of CYP2R1 gene and rs10877012 polymorphism of CYP27B1 gene. …”
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Looking for Genetic Diversity in Iranian Apple Cultivars (Malus × domestica Borkh.) by Sh. Fazeli, M. Sheidai, F. Farahani2, Z. Noormohammadi

“…In present study, ten ISSR primers produced 85% polymorphism. (AGC)5GG and (GA)9C primers produced the highest number of bands, while primers (GA)9A, (GA)9A and UBC 807 produced the lowest number. …”
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The impact of TNF-α 308G>A gene polymorphism on children’s overweight risk and an assessment of biochemical variables: A cross-sectional single-center experience by Cristina Oana Mărginean, Claudiu Mărginean, Mihaela Iancu, Valeriu G. Moldovan, Lorena Elena Melit, Claudia Bănescu

“…The final logistic multivariable included five independent variables (TNF-α genotype, gender, cholesterol, ASAT, and ALAT), which were statistically significant predictors with negative/positive effects on children's overweight risk; this model explained 30% of the variance in the outcome variable. Conclusion: The variant genotype of TNF-α 308G>A gene polymorphism was more frequent among normal weight children. …”
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Differential effects of antiemetic serotonin receptor antagonist Ondansetron on nausea associated with CHRM3 rs2165870 and TACR1 rs3755468 single-nucleotide polymorphisms by Yuna Kang, Seii Ohka, Daisuke Nishizawa, Junko Hasegawa, Kyoko Nakayama, Kaori Yoshida, Kyotaro Koshika, Tatsuya Ichinohe, Kazutaka Ikeda

“…The cholinergic receptor muscarinic 3 (CHRM3) rs2165870 and tachykinin receptor 1 (TACR1) rs3755468 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been reported to be involved in PONV. …”
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FORMATION OF POTENTIAL HETEROTIC GROUPS OF MAIZE INBRED LINES USING VARIATION AT SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT LOCI by Neyaz R. Mustafa, Sakar A. Kakarash, Namam B. Ismael, Sebar D. Abdulazeez

“…Analysis of the molecular variance (AMOVA) indicated higher divergence among the maize lines, suggesting the existence of different groups. …”
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Optimization of commercial SNP arrays and the generation of a high-efficiency GenoBaits Peanut 10K panel by Yaran Zhao, Y. M. Nevame Adedze, Jiahui Dong, Renxu Zhang, Songan Zheng, Haofa Lan, Yurong Li, Song Liu, Yanfen Xu, Jianan Zhang

“…However, PHR0301_Ah10K demonstrated superior performance compared to the others in terms of variance explained in the PCA analysis while the outcomes of the genetic analyses confirmed its genotyping ability in peanut. …”
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