title: Identification of 156 novel SNPs in 29 genes encoding G-protein coupled receptors.
abstract: We have been performing extensive screening on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in and around genes encoding drug metabolizing enzymes, transporters, and receptors and have constructed the high-density SNP maps of such gene regions. In addition to genetic information reported earlier, we identified a total of 390 genetic variations, 358 SNPs and 32 genetic variations of other types, detected in 29 genes encoding G-protein coupled receptors in Japanese populations. Following a comparison of our data with SNPs in the dbSNP database in the US National Center for Biotechnology Information, 156 SNPs from these gene loci are considered to be novel. The fine-scale SNP maps constructed in this study should serve an important resource for studies of linkage-disequilibrium mapping for complex genetic diseases and drug-response phenotypes.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Pharmacogenetics, Research Group of Personalized Medicine, RIKEN SNP Research Center, c/o RIKEN Yokohama Institute, 1-7-22 Suenhiro-cho Tsurumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan. iidaari@src.riken.go.jp.
authors.forename: Aritoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Human Genome Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics*; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000235:genetics; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D011955:Receptors, Drug; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D004247:DNA