title: 'Other' applications of single nucleotide polymorphisms.
abstract: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most frequent form of sequence variation in the human genome, occurring on average every 300 base pairs. Owing to their high density, SNPs are considered useful for identifying the genes associated with complex diseases. The focus of this Opinion article is the recent applications of SNPs that fall outside of disease association studies. These applications are diverse, ranging from using SNPs as qualitative markers for distinguishing individuals in mixed samples to using SNPs for quantitative genomic DNA and RNA transcript dosage assessment. These are possible owing to the millions of validated SNPs and the variety of robust SNP analysis platforms.
authors.affiliation: Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China. cmding@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Chunming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012313:RNA