Author:
Soejima Mikiko,Koda Yoshiro
Abstract
AbstractSeveral genetic polymorphisms of the haptoglobin gene (HP) or haptoglobin-related gene (HPR) were reported to show a population-specific distribution and to be associated with not only serum haptoglobin (HP) but also cholesterol levels. For such association studies, it is important to know the distribution of polymorphisms or their haplotypes in the populations concerned. However, no comprehensive genetic studies have explored this in Latin Americans, and not every human variation or genotype is available in a database. In this study, we determined the genotypes of common HP (HP1 and HP2), HPdel, rs5471, rs5472, and rs2000999 in several Latin American populations. Haplotypes of rs5472-common HP-rs2000999 polymorphisms were estimated. We did not encounter any HPdel, and the frequencies of rs5471 A, rs5472 A, HP1, and rs2000999 G were higher than their counterpart alleles in studied populations. All of the alleles with higher frequency in the Latin Americans are associated with higher serum HP and lower cholesterol levels. Both A-1-G (probably HP1S) and G-1-G (probably HP1F) haplotypes were higher in Latin American populations than those in other geographic regions. In addition, the genetic influx from populations of other continents into Peruvians seems to be relatively lower than that into other Latin Americans.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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