title: MamuSNP: a resource for Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) genomics.
abstract: We developed a novel method for identifying SNPs widely distributed throughout the coding and non-coding regions of a genome. The method uses large-scale parallel pyrosequencing technology in combination with bioinformatics tools. We used this method to generate approximately 23,000 candidate SNPs throughout the Macaca mulatta genome. We estimate that over 60% of the SNPs will be of high frequency and useful for mapping QTLs, genetic management, and studies of individual relatedness, whereas other less frequent SNPs may be useful as population specific markers for ancestry identification. We have created a web resource called MamuSNP to view the SNPs and associated information online. This resource will also be useful for researchers using a wide variety of Macaca species in their research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America. malhi@uiuc.edu
authors.forename: Ripan S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Malhi
authors.forename: Brad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sickler
authors.forename: Dawei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Satkoski
authors.forename: Raul Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Tito
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Sreetharan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanthaswamy
authors.forename: David Glenn
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D023281:Genomics; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000235:genetics*; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D040641:Quantitative Trait Loci