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Zeye MMJ, Ouedraogo SY, Bado P, Zoure AA, Djigma FW, Wu X, Simpore J. Forensic autosomal and gonosomal short tandem repeat marker reference database for populations in Burkina Faso. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7369. [PMID: 38548827 PMCID: PMC10979005 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58179-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024] Open
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Tandem repeat genetic profiles used in forensic applications varies between populations. Despite the diversity and security issues in the Sahel that require the identification of victims (soldiers and civilians), Burkina Faso (BF) remains understudied. To fill this information gap, 396 unrelated individuals from BF were genotyped using a MICROREADER 21 ID System kit. All 20 short tandem repeat (STR) loci tested passed the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) test. The combined powers of exclusion for duos (CPE duos) and trios (CPE trios) for the 20 tested loci were 0.9999998 and 0.9999307, respectively. The probability that two individuals would share the same DNA profiles among the BF population was 9.80898 × 10-26. For the X-chromosome STR analysis, 292 individuals were included in this study using a MICROREADER 19X Direct ID System kit. Among the 19 loci, no significant deviations from HWE test were observed in female samples after Bonferroni correction (p < 0.05/19 = 0.0026), except for loci GATA165B12 and DXS7423. The results showed that the combined power of exclusion (CPE) and the combined power of discrimination in females (CPDF) and males (CPDM) were 0.999999760893, 0.999999999992, and 1, respectively. Comparison with other African sub-populations showed that geographical proximity is a reliable indicator of genetic relatedness.
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- Moutanou Modeste Judes Zeye
- Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, No. 172, Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LMBG) (Labiogene), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, CERBA/LABIOGENE, 01, BP 364, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
- Human Evolution, Department of Organismal Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology, School of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Cancer Hospital, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 6699 Qingdao Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan, 250000, Shandong, People's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LMBG) (Labiogene), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, CERBA/LABIOGENE, 01, BP 364, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LMBG) (Labiogene), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, CERBA/LABIOGENE, 01, BP 364, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Biomedical and Public Health, Research Institute of Health Sciences (IRSS/CNRST), 03 BP 7192, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LMBG) (Labiogene), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, CERBA/LABIOGENE, 01, BP 364, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, No. 172, Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics (LMBG) (Labiogene), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, CERBA/LABIOGENE, 01, BP 364, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso.
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Liacini A, Tripathi G, McCollick A, Gravante C, Abdelmessieh P, Shestovska Y, Mathew L, Geier S. Chimerism Testing by Next Generation Sequencing for Detection of Engraftment and Early Disease Relapse in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and an Overview of NGS Chimerism Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11814. [PMID: 37511573 PMCID: PMC10380370 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Chimerism monitoring after allogenic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (allo-HCT) is critical to determine how well donor cells have engrafted and to detect relapse for early therapeutic intervention. The aim of this study was to establish and detect mixed chimerism and minimal residual disease using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) testing for the evaluation of engraftment and the detection of early relapse after allo-HCT. Our secondary aim was to compare the data with the existing laboratory method based on Short Tandem Repeat (STR) analysis. One hundred and seventy-four DNA specimens from 46 individuals were assessed using a commercially available kit for NGS, AlloSeq HCT NGS (CareDx), and the STR-PCR assay. The sensitivity, precision, and quantitative accuracy of the assay were determined using artificially created chimeric constructs. The accuracy and linearity of the assays were evaluated in 46 post-transplant HCT samples consisting of 28 levels of mixed chimerism, which ranged from 0.3-99.7%. There was a 100% correlation between NGS and STR-PCR chimerism methods. In addition, 100% accuracy was attained for the two external proficiency testing surveys (ASHI EMO). The limit of detection or sensitivity of the NGS assay in artificially made chimerism mixtures was 0.3%. We conducted a review of all NGS chimerism studies published online, including ours, and concluded that NGS-based chimerism analysis using the AlloSeq HCT assay is a sensitive and accurate method for donor-recipient chimerism quantification and minimal residual disease relapse detection in patients after allo-HCT compared to STR-PCR assay.
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- Abdelhamid Liacini
- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University and Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, 3401 N. Broad St., Office B242, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University and Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, 3401 N. Broad St., Office B242, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University and Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, 3401 N. Broad St., Office B242, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University and Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, 3401 N. Broad St., Office B242, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Temple Health, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Group, Temple Health, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University and Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, 3401 N. Broad St., Office B242, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Temple University and Hospital, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, 3401 N. Broad St., Office B242, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Cheffi K, El Khair A, Dahbi N, Talbi J, Hilali A, El Ossmani H. Genetic analysis based on 15 autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) in the Chaouia population, western center Morocco, and genetic relationships with worldwide populations. Mol Genet Genomics 2023; 298:931-941. [PMID: 37162566 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-023-02028-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The complex demographic history of human populations in North Africa has resulted in a high degree of genetic heterogeneity across the region. However, little is known about the pattern of these genetic variations in its current populations. The present study provides new data on the genetic background of Chaouia, an Arabic-speaking North African population in the western center of Morocco. A random sample of 150 unrelated healthy individuals from Chaouia was assessed using the AmpFLSTR Identifiler kit. The most polymorphic markers were D21S11 and D18S51, with 23 and 22 alleles, respectively. After Bonferroni's correction, two loci (TH01 and D18S51) deviated from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The phylogeny analysis separated North African populations into northeastern and northwestern groups. The Chaouia population was clustered with northwestern Africans. It was the closest to the Berbers of Azrou. The Chaouia shared close genetic affinities with populations from North Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, particularly Iberians, and to a lesser extent with sub-Saharan populations. The pattern of genetic admixture varied across North African populations without a clear correlation between their geographic (northeastern or northwestern) or linguistic identities (Arab or Berber), however, genetic heterogeneity among Berbers was observed. These findings suggest that the diversity observed in North African populations extends geographical and linguistic boundaries. It is further linked to each population's unique and complex demographic history. Human North African population genetics seems to present an intriguing landscape for future studies in the region and its surrounding populations to trace the origins of the genetic heterogeneity observed in these populations.
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- Khadija Cheffi
- Hassan First University of Settat, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technologies, Settat, Morocco.
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- Hassan First University of Settat, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technologies, Settat, Morocco
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- Hassan First University of Settat, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technologies, Settat, Morocco
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- General Directorate of National Security, National Laboratory of the Scientific and Technical Police, Casablanca, Morocco
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- Hassan First University of Settat, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Laboratory of Health Sciences and Technologies, Settat, Morocco
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- Institut de Criminalistique de la Gendarmerie Royale, Rabat, Morocco
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A reference database of forensic autosomal and gonosomal STR markers in the Tigray population of Ethiopia. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2021; 56:102618. [PMID: 34735940 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Allele frequencies of 21 autosomal STR markers (AmpF/STR GlobalFiler) and haplotype frequencies of 27 Y- and 12 X-STR markers (AmpF/STR YFiler Plus and Investigator Argus X-12, respectively) were investigated in the Tigray population of Ethiopia, representing the main population group in the Tigray regional state of Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea. For autosomal STR allele frequencies, the average random match probability in the Tigray sample was 2.1 × 10-27. The average locus by locus FST distance calculated comparing autosomal STR allele frequencies from Tigray and from a broad regional reference dataset currently available for the Horn of Africa was 0.003. The Tigray male sample displayed high Y-STR diversity, with complete individualization of haplotypes using the AmpF/STR YFiler Plus panel. Analysis of molecular variance did not detect significant heterogeneity between Y-STR haplotypes observed in the present study and those previously reported in the literature for other Tigray population samples from Ethiopia and Eritrea. Study of the X-STR landscape in Tigray evidenced several distinctive features including: the molecular characterization of a novel null allele at locus DXS10146 with frequency > 1%; allele dependency between loci within linkage groups I and III; significant differences in haplotype distribution compared to other Horn of Africa populations, that should be taken into account in kinship analysis. The collected data can be used as a reference STR database by local forensic genetics services and in genetic identification procedures of victims of human trafficking in the Mediterranean Sea, which frequently involve individuals originating from the Horn of Africa.
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Muinde JM, Chandra Bhanu DR, Neumann R, Oduor RO, Kanja W, Kimani JK, Mutugi MW, Smith L, Jobling MA, Wetton JH. Geographical and linguistic structure in the people of Kenya demonstrated using 21 autosomal STRs. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2021; 53:102535. [PMID: 34051692 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Kenya is a diverse and populous nation that employs DNA evidence in its criminal justice system, and therefore requires reliable information on autosomal STR allele frequency variation across the country and in its many ethnic groups. In order to provide reference data and to assess population structure, we analysed the 21 autosomal STRs in the GlobalFiler multiplex in a sample of 510 indigenous Kenyans representing the country's eight former provinces, 43 of its 47 counties, three main linguistic families and all 29 ethnic groups that each comprise >0.5% of the 2019 census population. The indigenous population originated from successive migrations of Cushitic, Nilotic and Bantu speaking groups who settled in regions that suited their distinctive sustenance lifestyles. Consequently, they now largely reside in a patchwork of communities with strong associations with particular counties and provinces and limited degrees of inter-group marriage, as shown by DNA donors' ancestry details. We found significant genetic differentiation between the three Nilotic language sub-families, with Western Nilotes (the Luo ethnic group) showing greater similarity to the Bantu than the Southern and Eastern Nilotes which themselves showed closer affinity to the Cushitic speakers. This concurs with previous genetic, linguistic and social studies. Comparisons with other African populations also showed that linguistic affiliation is a stronger factor than geography. This study revealed several rare off-ladder alleles whose structure was determined by Sanger sequencing. Among the unusual features that could affect profile interpretation were a deletion of Amelogenin Y but no other forensic marker (autosomal or Y-chromosomal), a triallelic pattern at TPOX and an extremely short SE33 allele falling within the expected size range of D7S820. Compared with the currently implemented Identifiler multiplex, Random Match Probabilities decreased from 6.4 × 10-19 to 3.9 × 10-27. The appreciation of local population structure provided by the geographically and ethnically representative sample in this study highlights the structured genetic landscape of Kenya.
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- Jane Mbithe Muinde
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Genetics & Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Criminology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Genetics & Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
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- Department of Genetics & Genome Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
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Dash HR, Rawat N, Vajpayee K, Shrivastava P, Das S. Useful autosomal STR marker sets for forensic and paternity applications in the Central Indian population. Ann Hum Biol 2021; 48:37-48. [PMID: 33470866 DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1877353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many countries have developed their core set of STR loci for forensic application and database generation, which India lacks. AIM To assess the usefulness of various combinations of autosomal STR marker sets for their superior use in the central Indian population for forensic and paternity applications. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 19 STR marker sets were analysed on 200 central Indian populations and 20 paternity cases to assess their usefulness. RESULTS Two marker sets each comprising 19 STR markers are found to be superior to 20 expanded CODIS loci in the studied population. These marker sets also showed their effectiveness in 20 paternity cases having CPI values of 7.62 × 1011 and 7.16 × 1011. Three non-CODIS STR markers Penta E, Penta D, and SE33 showed amplification in 50 challenging samples with >0.80 heterozygosity. CONCLUSION Population-specific STR marker sets are useful in forensic and paternity applications, as well as database generation, and it is envisioned that Penta E, Penta D, and SE33 markers will be included in the list of core STR loci in the central Indian population.
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- DNA Fingerprinting Unit, Forensic Science Laboratory, Bhopal, India.,Department of Forensic Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India
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Borosky A, Rotondo M, Eppel S, Gusmão L, Vullo C. Allele frequency data for 23 aSTR for different ethnic groups from Republic of Zimbabwe. Int J Legal Med 2021; 135:1753-1765. [PMID: 33559001 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-021-02514-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In order to determine the population allele frequencies of autosomal STR markers of forensic interest in the Zimbabwean population, we analyzed a sample of 478 individuals from 19 different ethnic groups using the PowerPlex® Fusion 6C Kit (Promega Corp, Madison, Wisconsin). The data obtained were compared among the different Zimbabwean ethnic groups as well as with several African populations to establish whether significant differences exist among them. No significant differences were found among the ethnic groups in Zimbabwe. Statistically significant differences were observed between allele frequencies in Zimbabwe and some other African populations, although FST with neighboring Bantu populations from South and Southeast regions were low (below 0.005 in most single locus comparisons).
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- Forensic Genetics Laboratory, Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Department of Anthropology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- DNA Diagnostic Laboratory (LDD), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, 20550-900, Brazil
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- LIDMO, EME1, Independencia 644,4A, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Forensic Genetics Laboratory, Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Thami PK, Chimusa ER. Population Structure and Implications on the Genetic Architecture of HIV-1 Phenotypes Within Southern Africa. Front Genet 2019; 10:905. [PMID: 31611910 PMCID: PMC6777512 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The interesting history of Southern Africa has put the region in the spotlight for population medical genetics. Major events including the Bantu expansion and European colonialism have imprinted unique genetic signatures within autochthonous populations of Southern Africa, this resulting in differential allele frequencies across the region. This genetic structure has potential implications on susceptibility and resistance to infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Southern Africa is the region affected worst by HIV. Here, we discuss advances made in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of HIV-1 in the past 12 years and dissect population diversity within Southern Africa. Our findings accentuate that a plethora of factors such as migration, language and culture, admixture, and natural selection have profiled the genetics of the people of Southern Africa. Genetic structure has been observed among the Khoe-San, among Bantu speakers, and between the Khoe-San, Coloureds, and Bantu speakers. Moreover, Southern African populations have complex admixture scenarios. Few GWAS of HIV-1 have been conducted in Southern Africa, with only one of these identifying two novel variants (HCG22rs2535307 and CCNG1kgp22385164) significantly associated with HIV-1 acquisition and progression. High genetic diversity, multi-wave genetic mixture and low linkage disequilibrium of Southern African populations constitute a challenge in identifying genetic variants with modest risk or protective effect against HIV-1. We therefore posit that it is compelling to assess genome-wide contribution of ancestry to HIV-1 infection. We further suggest robust methods that can pin-point population-specific variants that may contribute to the control of HIV-1 in Southern Africa.
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- Prisca K Thami
- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.,Research Laboratory, Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Retshabile G, Mlotshwa BC, Williams L, Mwesigwa S, Mboowa G, Huang Z, Rustagi N, Swaminathan S, Katagirya E, Kyobe S, Wayengera M, Kisitu GP, Kateete DP, Wampande EM, Maplanka K, Kasvosve I, Pettitt ED, Matshaba M, Nsangi B, Marape M, Tsimako-Johnstone M, Brown CW, Yu F, Kekitiinwa A, Joloba M, Mpoloka SW, Mardon G, Anabwani G, Hanchard NA. Whole-Exome Sequencing Reveals Uncaptured Variation and Distinct Ancestry in the Southern African Population of Botswana. Am J Hum Genet 2018; 102:731-743. [PMID: 29706352 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2018.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Large-scale, population-based genomic studies have provided a context for modern medical genetics. Among such studies, however, African populations have remained relatively underrepresented. The breadth of genetic diversity across the African continent argues for an exploration of local genomic context to facilitate burgeoning disease mapping studies in Africa. We sought to characterize genetic variation and to assess population substructure within a cohort of HIV-positive children from Botswana-a Southern African country that is regionally underrepresented in genomic databases. Using whole-exome sequencing data from 164 Batswana and comparisons with 150 similarly sequenced HIV-positive Ugandan children, we found that 13%-25% of variation observed among Batswana was not captured by public databases. Uncaptured variants were significantly enriched (p = 2.2 × 10-16) for coding variants with minor allele frequencies between 1% and 5% and included predicted-damaging non-synonymous variants. Among variants found in public databases, corresponding allele frequencies varied widely, with Botswana having significantly higher allele frequencies among rare (<1%) pathogenic and damaging variants. Batswana clustered with other Southern African populations, but distinctly from 1000 Genomes African populations, and had limited evidence for admixture with extra-continental ancestries. We also observed a surprising lack of genetic substructure in Botswana, despite multiple tribal ethnicities and language groups, alongside a higher degree of relatedness than purported founder populations from the 1000 Genomes project. Our observations reveal a complex, but distinct, ancestral history and genomic architecture among Batswana and suggest that disease mapping within similar Southern African populations will require a deeper repository of genetic variation and allelic dependencies than presently exists.
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- Gaone Retshabile
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; USDA/ARS/Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; Department of Bio-molecular Resources, College of Veterinary Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana; Pediatric Retrovirology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation, Kampala, Uganda
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- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation, Kampala, Uganda; Pediatric Retrovirology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Botswana-Baylor Children's Clinical Centre of Excellence, Gaborone, Botswana; Pediatric Retrovirology, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; USDA/ARS/Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Characterization of a null TPOX allele for AmpFℓSTR ® Identifiler ® Plus kit. Forensic Sci Int Genet 2018; 35:e1-e3. [PMID: 29631895 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2018.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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