title: High-throughput single-nucleotide polymorphism discovery and the search for candidate genes for long-term SIVmac nonprogression in Chinese rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Genetic differences between Indian and Chinese rhesus macaques contribute to the phenotypic variance of clinical trials, including infection with SIVmac. The completion of the rhesus genome has facilitated the discovery of several thousand markers.
  
  
  METHODS
  We developed a genome-wide SNP map for rhesus macaques containing 3869 validated markers with an average distance of 0.88 Mb and used the program VarLD to identify genomic areas with significant differences in linkage disequilibrium (LD) between Indian-derived and Chinese rhesus macaques.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-one statistically significant differences in LD between Chinese and Indian-origin rhesus were detected on chromosomes 1, 4, 5 and 11. The region of greatest LD difference was located on the proximal end of chromosome one, which also contained the genes ELAVL4, MAST2 and HIVEP3.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These genomic areas provide entry to more detailed studies of gene function. This method is also applicable to the study of differences in biomarkers between regional populations of other species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA. jasatkoski@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: J Satkoski
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Trask
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Garnica
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Malhi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanthaswamy
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D056726:Genetic Association Studies; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing; D007194:India; D015810:Linkage Disequilibrium; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D018401:Sample Size; D016097:Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015302:Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014766:Viremia / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers