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Ciantar J, Marttila S, Rajić S, Kostiniuk D, Mishra PP, Lyytikäinen LP, Mononen N, Kleber ME, März W, Kähönen M, Raitakari O, Lehtimäki T, Raitoharju E. Identification and functional characterisation of DNA methylation differences between East- and West-originating Finns. Epigenetics 2024; 19:2397297. [PMID: 39217505 PMCID: PMC11382697 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2024.2397297] [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: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/22/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Eastern and Western Finns show a striking difference in coronary heart disease-related mortality; genetics is a known contributor for this discrepancy. Here, we discuss the potential role of DNA methylation in mediating the discrepancy in cardiometabolic disease-risk phenotypes between the sub-populations. We used data from the Young Finns Study (n = 969) to compare the genome-wide DNA methylation levels of East- and West-originating Finns. We identified 21 differentially methylated loci (FDR < 0.05; Δβ >2.5%) and 7 regions (smoothed FDR < 0.05; CpGs ≥ 5). Methylation at all loci and regions associates with genetic variants (p < 5 × 10-8). Independently of genetics, methylation at 11 loci and 4 regions associates with transcript expression, including genes encoding zinc finger proteins. Similarly, methylation at 5 loci and 4 regions associates with cardiometabolic disease-risk phenotypes including triglycerides, glucose, cholesterol, as well as insulin treatment. This analysis was also performed in LURIC (n = 2371), a German cardiovascular patient cohort, and results replicated for the association of methylation at cg26740318 and DMR_11p15 with diabetes-related phenotypes and methylation at DMR_22q13 with triglyceride levels. Our results indicate that DNA methylation differences between East and West Finns may have a functional role in mediating the cardiometabolic disease discrepancy between the sub-populations.
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- Joanna Ciantar
- Molecular Epidemiology (MOLE), Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Molecular Epidemiology (MOLE), Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Gerontology Research Center, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Tays Research Services, Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Molecular Epidemiology (MOLE), Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Molecular Epidemiology (MOLE), Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tays Research Services, Fimlab Laboratories, and Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tays Research Services, Fimlab Laboratories, and Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tays Research Services, Fimlab Laboratories, and Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Vth Department of Medicine (Nephrology, Hypertensiology, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Rheumatology), Medical Faculty of Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- SYNLAB MVZ Humangenetik Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine (Nephrology, Hypertensiology, Endocrinology, Diabetology, Rheumatology), Medical Faculty of Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Synlab Academy, SYNLAB Holding Deutschland GmbH, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Physiology, Tampere University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tays Research Services, Fimlab Laboratories, and Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center Tampere, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Molecular Epidemiology (MOLE), Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Finnish Cardiovascular Research Center Tampere, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Fimlab Laboratories, Tampere, Finland
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Campbell DC, Camak DT, Piller KR. Islands in the desert: assessing fine scale population genomic variation of a group of imperiled desert fishes. CONSERV GENET 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-022-01457-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pirttisalo A, Soilu‐Hänninen M, Sumelahti M, Krökki O, Murtonen A, Hänninen K, Sipilä JOT. Changes in multiple sclerosis epidemiology in Finland over five decades. Acta Neurol Scand 2020; 142:200-209. [PMID: 32500607 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Finland is a high-risk region for multiple sclerosis (MS) with several epidemiological studies on the subject published since 1964, but these have not been comprehensively scrutinized. The objective of this study was to review previous studies of Finnish MS epidemiology, introduce new data on MS prevalence in western parts of Finland and do further analyses on data from previous studies. We performed a systematic search on articles regarding MS epidemiology in Finland in PubMed database, and all relevant articles were included in this review. MS prevalences in the western hospital districts of Vaasa, South Ostrobothnia and Pirkanmaa were calculated in 1980-2007 by using previously unpublished data obtained from a retrospective search from hospital administrative registries. To enhance comparability of the epidemiological figures, we calculated age-standardized prevalence of MS from the new data from western hospital districts and previous data from North Ostrobothnia, Southwest Finland and North Karelia. Marked regional differences in MS epidemiology were confirmed with concentration of the disease in the western and south-western parts of the country. The highest regional age-standardized MS prevalence of 288/100 000 was reported in South Ostrobothnia in 2007. A clear and stable increase in MS prevalence was observed through the decades, but the only marked increase in incidence happened in 1990s. Methodological differences hampered direct comparisons of different studies, highlighting the importance of common principles of reporting and standardizing the epidemiological figures. More comprehensive studies on MS epidemiology are still warranted to yield important information concerning the aetiology of the disease.
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- Anna‐Leena Pirttisalo
- Division of Clinical Neurosciences Turku University Hospital University of Turku Turku Finland
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences Turku University Hospital University of Turku Turku Finland
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation Oulu University Hospital Oulu Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology University of Tampere Tampere Finland
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences Turku University Hospital University of Turku Turku Finland
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences Turku University Hospital University of Turku Turku Finland
- Department of Neurology Siun sote, North Karelia Central Hospital Joensuu Finland
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Murtonen A, Sumelahti M. Multiple sclerosis prevalence in 2000 and 2010 in Western Finland. Acta Neurol Scand 2020; 141:311-318. [PMID: 31838739 DOI: 10.1111/ane.13203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study ten-year change in MS prevalence in the Province of Western Finland in Tampere University Hospital District located in 62.7°N, 23.7°E. METHODS Age-standardized prevalence/105 by using direct standardization in European Standard Population (ESP2013) and crude prevalence/105 with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were assessed among resident MS cases fulfilling Poser criteria by sex and disease course in 31.12.2000 and 31.12.2010. MS-related disability and disease-modifying treatment (DMT) use were estimated in 31.12.2010. RESULTS Crude prevalence increased 49% from 129/105 (95% CI 121-137) in 2000 (N 1080) to 196/105 (187-203) in 2010 (N 1666). Age-standardized prevalence increased 45% from 133/105 (127-140) to 192/105 (184-200) and peaked in 40- to 49-year age-group. Age-standardized prevalence increased 58% among women from 176/105 (171-176) to 277/105 (270-284) and 31% among men from 91/105 (87-95) to 119/105 (115-124). Increase in RRMS was 61% from 111/105 (105-117) to 179/105 (171-186), and decrease in PPMS was 14% from 21/105 (19-24) to 18/105 (15-21). In 2010 among the 52% RRMS cases on DMT, MS-related disability was mild in 50%. In total, cohort disability was mild in 46%, moderate to severe in 47%, and information was not available in 14%. CONCLUSION A significant increase in prevalence was observed in Western Finland. Increase was higher among women and in relapsing-remitting onset MS. Disability showed age- and disease course-specific variation.
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- Annukka Murtonen
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology Tampere University Tampere Finland
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Viljakainen H, Dahlström E, Figueiredo R, Sandholm N, Rounge TB, Weiderpass E. Genetic risk score predicts risk for overweight and obesity in Finnish preadolescents. Clin Obes 2019; 9:e12342. [PMID: 31595703 PMCID: PMC6900004 DOI: 10.1111/cob.12342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Common genetic variants predispose to obesity with varying contribution by age. We incorporated known genetic variants into genetic risk scores (GRSs) and investigated their associations with overweight/obesity and central obesity in preadolescents. Furthermore, we compared GRSs with lifestyle factors, and tested if they predict the change in body size and shape in a 4-year follow-up. We utilized 1142 subjects from the Finnish Health in Teens (Fin-HIT) cohort. Overweight and obesity were defined with age- and gender-specific body mass index (BMI) z-score (BMIz), while central obesity by the waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Background data on parental language, eating habits, leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and sleep duration were included. Genotyping was performed with the Metabochip platform. Weighted, standardized GRSs were derived. Of the11-year-old children, 25.5% were at least overweight and 90.8% had Finnish speaking background. BMI-GRS was associated with higher risk for overweight with odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.39 (1.20; 1.60) and obesity 1.41 (1.08; 1.83), but not with central obesity. BMI-GRS was weakly and inversely associated with the changes in BMIz and WHtR in the 4-year follow-up. Waist-to-hip ratio-GRS was not related to any obesity measures at baseline nor in the follow-up. The effect of BMI-GRS is similar to that of low LTPA on overweight. An interaction between parental language and BMI-GRS was noted (P = .019): BMI-GRS associated more strongly with overweight in Swedish than in Finnish speakers. We further identified two suggestive genetic variants near LOC101926977 and LOC105369677 associated with BMIz in preadolescents which were replicated in the adult population. In preadolescents, known genetic predisposing factors induce a risk for overweight comparable to low LTPA. However, the GRS was poor in predicting short-term changes in BMI or WHtR.
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- Heli Viljakainen
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Food and Nutrition, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Nephrology, Abdominal Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Nephrology, Abdominal Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Institute of Population-based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway
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- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Institute of Population-based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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A genome-wide association study of tramadol metabolism from post-mortem samples. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2019; 20:94-103. [PMID: 30971809 DOI: 10.1038/s41397-019-0088-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Phase I tramadol metabolism requires cytochrome p450 family 2, subfamily D, polypeptide 6 (CYP2D6) to form O-desmethyltramadol (M1). CYP2D6 genetic variants may infer metabolizer phenotype; however, drug ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) and response depend on protein pathway(s), not CYP2D6 alone. There is a paucity of data regarding the contribution of trans-acting proteins to idiosyncratic phenotypes following drug exposure. A genome-wide association study identified five markers (rs79983226/kgp11274252, rs9384825, rs62435418/kgp10370907, rs72732317/kgp3743668, and rs184199168/exm1592932) associated with the conversion of tramadol to M1 (M1:T). These SNPs reside within five genes previously implicated with adverse reactions. Analysis of accompanying toxicological meta-data revealed a significant positive linear relationship between M1:T and degree of sample polypharmacy. Taken together, these data identify candidate loci for potential clinical inferences of phenotype following exposure to tramadol and highlight sample polypharmacy as a possible diagnostic covariate in post-mortem genetic studies.
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Comparison of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Strains Circulating in Finland Demonstrates the Uncoupling of Whole-Genome Relatedness and Phenotypic Outcomes of Viral Infection. J Virol 2019; 93:JVI.01824-18. [PMID: 30760568 PMCID: PMC6450105 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01824-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) infect a majority of adults. Recent data have highlighted the genetic diversity of HSV-1 strains and demonstrated apparent genomic relatedness between strains from the same geographic regions. We used HSV-1 clinical isolates from Finland to test the relationship between viral genomic and geographic relationships, differences in specific genes, and characteristics of viral infection. We found that viral isolates from Finland separated into two distinct groups of genomic and geographic relatedness, potentially reflecting historical patterns of human and viral migration into Finland. These Finnish HSV-1 isolates had distinct infection characteristics in multiple cell types tested, which were specific to each isolate and did not group according to genomic and geographic relatedness. This demonstrates that HSV-1 strain differences in specific characteristics of infection are set by a combination of host cell type and specific viral gene-level differences. A majority of adults in Finland are seropositive carriers of herpes simplex viruses (HSV). Infection occurs at epithelial or mucosal surfaces, after which virions enter innervating nerve endings, eventually establishing lifelong infection in neurons of the sensory or autonomic nervous system. Recent data have highlighted the genetic diversity of HSV-1 strains and demonstrated apparent geographic patterns in strain similarity. Though multiple HSV-1 genomes have been sequenced from Europe to date, there is a lack of sequenced genomes from the Nordic countries. Finland’s history includes at least two major waves of human migration, suggesting the potential for diverse viruses to persist in the population. Here, we used HSV-1 clinical isolates from Finland to test the relationship between viral phylogeny, genetic variation, and phenotypic characteristics. We found that Finnish HSV-1 isolates separated into two distinct phylogenetic groups, potentially reflecting historical waves of human (and viral) migration into Finland. Each HSV-1 isolate harbored a distinct set of phenotypes in cell culture, including differences in the amount of virus production, extracellular virus release, and cell-type-specific fitness. Importantly, the phylogenetic clusters were not predictive of any detectable pattern in phenotypic differences, demonstrating that whole-genome relatedness is not a proxy for overall viral phenotype. Instead, we highlight specific gene-level differences that may contribute to observed phenotypic differences, and we note that strains from different phylogenetic groups can contain the same genetic variations. IMPORTANCE Herpes simplex viruses (HSV) infect a majority of adults. Recent data have highlighted the genetic diversity of HSV-1 strains and demonstrated apparent genomic relatedness between strains from the same geographic regions. We used HSV-1 clinical isolates from Finland to test the relationship between viral genomic and geographic relationships, differences in specific genes, and characteristics of viral infection. We found that viral isolates from Finland separated into two distinct groups of genomic and geographic relatedness, potentially reflecting historical patterns of human and viral migration into Finland. These Finnish HSV-1 isolates had distinct infection characteristics in multiple cell types tested, which were specific to each isolate and did not group according to genomic and geographic relatedness. This demonstrates that HSV-1 strain differences in specific characteristics of infection are set by a combination of host cell type and specific viral gene-level differences.
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Pesonen I, Carlson L, Murgia N, Kaarteenaho R, Sköld CM, Myllärniemi M, Ferrara G. Delay and inequalities in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the case of two Nordic countries. Multidiscip Respir Med 2018; 13:14. [PMID: 29785264 PMCID: PMC5950183 DOI: 10.1186/s40248-018-0126-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by progressive loss of lung function with high mortality within the first 5 years from diagnosis. In 2011-2014, two drugs, pirfenidone and nintedanib, have been approved worldwide for prevention of IPF progression. National IPF-registries have been established in both Finland and Sweden. Our study explored potential differences in the care of IPF in these two countries. Methods Patients included consecutively in the Finnish and Swedish IPF-registries from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016 were included in the study. Data on demographics and lung function at the time of inclusion were collected. Access to antifibrotic drugs and data on disease outcomes, mortality and the proportion of patients who underwent lung transplantation, was collected during a 3-year follow up. Results One-hundred and fifty-two patients from the Finnish and 160 patients from the Swedish IPF-cohorts were included in the study. At inclusion, Finnish patients were significantly older than the Swedish patients (74.6 years vs 72.5 years, p = 0.017). The proportion of non-smokers was significantly higher in the Finnish cohort (41.7% vs 26.9%, p = 0.007). Forced vital capacity (FVC), % of predicted (78.2 vs 71.7 for Finnish and Swedish patients, respectively, p = 0.01) and diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO), % of predicted (53.3 vs 48.2 for Finnish and Swedish patients, respectively, p = 0.002) were significantly higher in the Finnish cohort compared to the Swedish cohort at the time of inclusion. During the 3-year follow up period, 45 (29.6%) Finnish and 111 (69.4%) Swedish patients, respectively, were initiated on treatment with an antifibrotic drug (pirfenidone or nintedanib) (p < 0.001). When comparing possible determinants of treatment, patients with higher FVC % were less likely to start antifibrotic drugs (OR 0.96, 95%CI 0.93-1.00, p < 0.024). To be resident in Sweden was the main determinant for receiving antifibrotic drugs (OR 5.48, 95%CI 2.65-11.33, p < 0.0001). No significant difference in number of deaths and lung transplantation during the follow up period was found. Conclusions This study highlights differences concerning how IPF patients are treated in Finland and Sweden. How these differences will influence the long-term outcome of these patients is unknown.
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- Ida Pesonen
- 1Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.,2Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- 1Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- 3Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.,4Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- 5Research Unit of Internal Medicine, University of Oulu and Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- 1Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.,2Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- 6University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Heart and Lung Center, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.,2Respiratory Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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The Impact of Forced Migration on Mortality: A Cohort Study of 242,075 Finns from 1939-2010. Epidemiology 2018; 28:587-593. [PMID: 28368943 DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The stresses and life changes associated with migration may have harmful long-term health effects, especially for mental health. These effects are exceedingly difficult to establish, because migrants are typically a highly selected group. METHODS We examined the impact of migration on health using "naturally occurring" historical events. In this article, we use the forced migration of 11% of the Finnish population after WWII as such a natural experiment. We observed the date and cause of death starting from 1 January 1971 and ending in 31 December 2010 for the cohort of 242,075 people. Data were obtained by linking individual-level data from the 1950 and 1970 population censuses and the register of death certificates from 1971 to 2010 (10% random sample). All-cause and cause-specific mortalities were modeled using Poisson regression. RESULTS Models with full adjustment for background variables showed that both all-cause mortality (RR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01, 1.05), and ischemic heart disease mortality (RR 1.11, 95% CI 1.08, 1.15) were higher in the displaced population than in the nondisplaced population. Suicide mortality was lower (RR 0.77, 95% CI 0.64, 0.92) in displaced than in the general population. CONCLUSIONS In our long-term follow-up study, forced migration was associated with increased risk of death due to ischemic heart diseases. In contrast, lower suicide mortality was observed in association with forced migration 25 years or more.
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González-Ittig RE, Carletto-Körber FPM, Vera NS, Jiménez MG, Cornejo LS. Population genetic structure and demographic history ofStreptococcus mutans(Bacteria: Streptococcaceae). Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Raúl E. González-Ittig
- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA); CONICET-UNC and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales; Físicas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299 5000 Córdoba Argentina
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- Cátedra de Integral Niños y Adolescentes; Área Odontopediatría ‘A’; Facultad de Odontología; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Haya de La Torre s/n; Ciudad Universitaria; 5000 Córdoba Argentina
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- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (IDEA); CONICET-UNC and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales; Físicas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299 5000 Córdoba Argentina
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- Hospital Universitario de Maternidad y Neonatología; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Rodríguez Peña 285 5000 Córdoba Argentina
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- Cátedra de Biología Celular; Facultad de Odontología; Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Haya de La Torre s/n; Ciudad Universitaria; 5000 Córdoba Argentina
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Exome sequencing in pooled DNA samples to identify maternal pre-eclampsia risk variants. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29085. [PMID: 27384325 PMCID: PMC4935848 DOI: 10.1038/srep29085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Pre-eclampsia is a common pregnancy disorder that is a major cause for maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Variants predisposing to pre-eclampsia might be under negative evolutionary selection that is likely to keep their population frequencies low. We exome sequenced samples from a hundred Finnish pre-eclamptic women in pools of ten to screen for low-frequency, large-effect risk variants for pre-eclampsia. After filtering and additional genotyping steps, we selected 28 low-frequency missense, nonsense and splice site variants that were enriched in the pre-eclampsia pools compared to reference data, and genotyped the variants in 1353 pre-eclamptic and 699 non-pre-eclamptic women to test the association of them with pre-eclampsia and quantitative traits relevant for the disease. Genotypes from the SISu project (n = 6118 exome sequenced Finnish samples) were included in the binary trait association analysis as a population reference to increase statistical power. In these analyses, none of the variants tested reached genome-wide significance. In conclusion, the genetic risk for pre-eclampsia is likely complex even in a population isolate like Finland, and larger sample sizes will be necessary to detect risk variants.
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Vestiges of an Ancient Border in the Contemporary Genetic Diversity of North-Eastern Europe. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0130331. [PMID: 26132657 PMCID: PMC4488853 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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It has previously been demonstrated that the advance of the Neolithic Revolution from the Near East through Europe was decelerated in the northernmost confines of the continent, possibly as a result of space and resource competition with lingering Mesolithic populations. Finland was among the last domains to adopt a farming lifestyle, and is characterized by substructuring in the form of a distinct genetic border dividing the northeastern and southwestern regions of the country. To explore the origins of this divergence, the geographical patterns of mitochondrial and Y-chromosomal haplogroups of Neolithic and Mesolithic ancestry were assessed in Finnish populations. The distribution of these uniparental markers revealed a northeastern bias for hunter-gatherer haplogroups, while haplogroups associated with the farming lifestyle clustered in the southwest. In addition, a correlation could be observed between more ancient mitochondrial haplogroup age and eastern concentration. These results coupled with prior archeological evidence suggest the genetic northeast/southwest division observed in contemporary Finland represents an ancient vestigial border between Mesolithic and Neolithic populations undetectable in most other regions of Europe.
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Increased Female MS Incidence and Differences in Gender-Specific Risk in Medium- and High-Risk Regions in Finland from 1981-2010. Mult Scler Int 2013; 2013:182516. [PMID: 24324888 PMCID: PMC3844161 DOI: 10.1155/2013/182516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background. MS incidence has increased among females, suggesting the presence of environmental effect.
Object. Regional differences and temporal changes in gender-specific MS incidence were studied in Finland.
Methods. Cases from Jan 1, 1981 to Dec 31, 2010 in Pirkanmaa, Seinäjoki and Vaasa districts were included. The standardized incidence rates (SIR),
incidences per 105 person years with 95% confidence intervals (CI), and female-to-male ratios (F/M) were determined by district.
Results. 1617 cases were included. Compared to Pirkanmaa, the MS risk was 1.9-fold (95% CI: 1.7–2.0) greater in
Seinäjoki and 1.2-fold (95% CI: 1.1–1.4) in Vaasa, and the risk was high for both genders.
The incidence trend stabilized in Seinäjoki and Vaasa, accompanied by an increase in the F/M ratio.
A steady increase in Pirkanmaa was accompanied by a high F/M ratio.
Conclusion. A high female preponderance accompanied a general increase
in incidence since the 1990s, suggesting the influence of environmental factors. In high-risk districts,
increased MS risk prevailed in both genders. High risk reflects both genetic and environmental effects.
These effects may be shared with autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes mellitus;
the incidence of which follows MS in Finland. Population-based case-control studies are needed to identify these factor effects.
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Tyynelä P, Goebeler S, Ilveskoski E, Mikkelsson J, Perola M, Lehtimäki T, Karhunen PJ. Age-dependent interaction of apolipoprotein E gene with eastern birthplace in Finland affects severity of coronary atherosclerosis and risk of fatal myocardial infarction--Helsinki Sudden Death Study. Ann Med 2013; 45:213-9. [PMID: 23110590 DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2012.727021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD) has been constantly higher in eastern late settlement regions compared to western early settlements in Finland, unrelated to classical risk factors. In line with this, eastern birthplace was an age-dependent predictor of severe coronary atherosclerosis and pre-hospital sudden coronary death among male residents of Helsinki. We investigated a possible interaction of apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene with birthplace on the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and coronary atherosclerosis. METHOD APOE genotypes were analyzed in the Helsinki Sudden Death Study series comprising out-of-hospital deaths among males aged 33-70 years (n = 577), who were born in high (east, n = 273) or low (west, n = 304) CHD mortality area. RESULTS Eastern-born men ≤ 55 years carried 30% more often (P = 0.017) and older men 40% less often (P = 0.022) the APOE ϵ4 allele compared to western-born men (P = 0.003 for birthplace-by-age interaction). In multivariate analysis, the ϵ4 allele associated with the risk of out-of-hospital MI (odds ratio 2.58; 95% CI 1.20-5.55; P = 0.016) only in eastern-born men and with advanced atherosclerosis in both regions of origin, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Birthplace-bound risk of CHD was age-dependently modified by APOE ϵ4 allele, suggesting genetic differences in CHD susceptibility between early and late settlement regions in Finland and providing one explanation for the eastern high mortality.
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- Petri Tyynelä
- School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
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Elhaik E. Empirical distributions of F(ST) from large-scale human polymorphism data. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49837. [PMID: 23185452 PMCID: PMC3504095 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Studies of the apportionment of human genetic variation have long established that most human variation is within population groups and that the additional variation between population groups is small but greatest when comparing different continental populations. These studies often used Wright's F(ST) that apportions the standardized variance in allele frequencies within and between population groups. Because local adaptations increase population differentiation, high-F(ST) may be found at closely linked loci under selection and used to identify genes undergoing directional or heterotic selection. We re-examined these processes using HapMap data. We analyzed 3 million SNPs on 602 samples from eight worldwide populations and a consensus subset of 1 million SNPs found in all populations. We identified four major features of the data: First, a hierarchically F(ST) analysis showed that only a paucity (12%) of the total genetic variation is distributed between continental populations and even a lesser genetic variation (1%) is found between intra-continental populations. Second, the global F(ST) distribution closely follows an exponential distribution. Third, although the overall F(ST) distribution is similarly shaped (inverse J), F(ST) distributions varies markedly by allele frequency when divided into non-overlapping groups by allele frequency range. Because the mean allele frequency is a crude indicator of allele age, these distributions mark the time-dependent change in genetic differentiation. Finally, the change in mean-F(ST) of these groups is linear in allele frequency. These results suggest that investigating the extremes of the F(ST) distribution for each allele frequency group is more efficient for detecting selection. Consequently, we demonstrate that such extreme SNPs are more clustered along the chromosomes than expected from linkage disequilibrium for each allele frequency group. These genomic regions are therefore likely candidates for natural selection.
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- Eran Elhaik
- Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Cerón-Souza I, Bermingham E, McMillan WO, Jones FA. Comparative genetic structure of two mangrove species in Caribbean and Pacific estuaries of Panama. BMC Evol Biol 2012; 12:205. [PMID: 23078287 PMCID: PMC3543234 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 10/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Mangroves are ecologically important and highly threatened forest communities. Observational and genetic evidence has confirmed the long distance dispersal capacity of water-dispersed mangrove seeds, but less is known about the relative importance of pollen vs. seed gene flow in connecting populations. We analyzed 980 Avicennia germinans for 11 microsatellite loci and 940 Rhizophora mangle for six microsatellite loci and subsampled two non-coding cpDNA regions in order to understand population structure, and gene flow within and among four major estuaries on the Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Panama. Results Both species showed similar rates of outcrossing (t= 0.7 in A. germinans and 0.8 in R. mangle) and strong patterns of spatial genetic structure within estuaries, although A. germinans had greater genetic structure in nuclear and cpDNA markers (7 demes > 4 demes and Sp= 0.02 > 0.002), and much greater cpDNA diversity (Hd= 0.8 > 0.2) than R. mangle. The Central American Isthmus serves as an exceptionally strong barrier to gene flow, with high levels nuclear (FST= 0.3-0.5) and plastid (FST= 0.5-0.8) genetic differentiation observed within each species between coasts and no shared cpDNA haplotypes between species on each coast. Finally, evidence of low ratios of pollen to seed dispersal (r = −0.6 in A. germinans and 7.7 in R. mangle), coupled with the strong observed structure in nuclear and plastid DNA among most estuaries, suggests low levels of gene flow in these mangrove species. Conclusions We conclude that gene dispersal in mangroves is usually limited within estuaries and that coastal geomorphology and rare long distance dispersal events could also influence levels of structure.
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Guillot G, Renaud S, Ledevin R, Michaux J, Claude J. A Unifying Model for the Analysis of Phenotypic, Genetic, and Geographic Data. Syst Biol 2012; 61:897-911. [DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/sys038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Humphreys K, Grankvist A, Leu M, Hall P, Liu J, Ripatti S, Rehnström K, Groop L, Klareskog L, Ding B, Grönberg H, Xu J, Pedersen NL, Lichtenstein P, Mattingsdal M, Andreassen OA, O'Dushlaine C, Purcell SM, Sklar P, Sullivan PF, Hultman CM, Palmgren J, Magnusson PKE. The genetic structure of the Swedish population. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22547. [PMID: 21829632 PMCID: PMC3150368 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Patterns of genetic diversity have previously been shown to mirror geography on a global scale and within continents and individual countries. Using genome-wide SNP data on 5174 Swedes with extensive geographical coverage, we analyzed the genetic structure of the Swedish population. We observed strong differences between the far northern counties and the remaining counties. The population of Dalarna county, in north middle Sweden, which borders southern Norway, also appears to differ markedly from other counties, possibly due to this county having more individuals with remote Finnish or Norwegian ancestry than other counties. An analysis of genetic differentiation (based on pairwise Fst) indicated that the population of Sweden's southernmost counties are genetically closer to the HapMap CEU samples of Northern European ancestry than to the populations of Sweden's northernmost counties. In a comparison of extended homozygous segments, we detected a clear divide between southern and northern Sweden with small differences between the southern counties and considerably more segments in northern Sweden. Both the increased degree of homozygosity in the north and the large genetic differences between the south and the north may have arisen due to a small population in the north and the vast geographical distances between towns and villages in the north, in contrast to the more densely settled southern parts of Sweden. Our findings have implications for future genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with respect to the matching of cases and controls and the need for within-county matching. We have shown that genetic differences within a single country may be substantial, even when viewed on a European scale. Thus, population stratification needs to be accounted for, even within a country like Sweden, which is often perceived to be relatively homogenous and a favourable resource for genetic mapping, otherwise inferences based on genetic data may lead to false conclusions.
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- Keith Humphreys
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Human Genetics Laboratory, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine, Finland, FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Public Health Genomics Unit, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
- Center for Cancer Genomics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Section Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Sørlandet Hospital HF, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, Section Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Genetics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Mathematical Statistics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
- Swedish eScience Research Center, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Salmela E, Lappalainen T, Liu J, Sistonen P, Andersen PM, Schreiber S, Savontaus ML, Czene K, Lahermo P, Hall P, Kere J. Swedish population substructure revealed by genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism data. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16747. [PMID: 21347369 PMCID: PMC3036708 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Accepted: 01/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The use of genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data has recently proven useful in the study of human population structure. We have studied the internal genetic structure of the Swedish population using more than 350,000 SNPs from 1525 Swedes from all over the country genotyped on the Illumina HumanHap550 array. We have also compared them to 3212 worldwide reference samples, including Finns, northern Germans, British and Russians, based on the more than 29,000 SNPs that overlap between the Illumina and Affymetrix 250K Sty arrays. The Swedes--especially southern Swedes--were genetically close to the Germans and British, while their genetic distance to Finns was substantially longer. The overall structure within Sweden appeared clinal, and the substructure in the southern and middle parts was subtle. In contrast, the northern part of Sweden, Norrland, exhibited pronounced genetic differences both within the area and relative to the rest of the country. These distinctive genetic features of Norrland probably result mainly from isolation by distance and genetic drift caused by low population density. The internal structure within Sweden (F(ST) = 0.0005 between provinces) was stronger than that in many Central European populations, although smaller than what has been observed for instance in Finland; importantly, it is of the magnitude that may hamper association studies with a moderate number of markers if cases and controls are not properly matched geographically. Overall, our results underline the potential of genome-wide data in analyzing substructure in populations that might otherwise appear relatively homogeneous, such as the Swedes.
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- Elina Salmela
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Human Genetics, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Umeå University Hospital, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
- Clinical Research Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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Population based allele frequencies of disease associated polymorphisms in the Personalized Medicine Research Project. BMC Genet 2010; 11:51. [PMID: 20565774 PMCID: PMC2908055 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-11-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2010] [Accepted: 06/17/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background There is a lack of knowledge regarding the frequency of disease associated polymorphisms in populations and population attributable risk for many populations remains unknown. Factors that could affect the association of the allele with disease, either positively or negatively, such as race, ethnicity, and gender, may not be possible to determine without population based allele frequencies. Here we used a panel of 51 polymorphisms previously associated with at least one disease and determined the allele frequencies within the entire Personalized Medicine Research Project population based cohort. We compared these allele frequencies to those in dbSNP and other data sources stratified by race. Differences in allele frequencies between self reported race, region of origin, and sex were determined. Results There were 19544 individuals who self reported a single racial category, 19027 or (97.4%) self reported white Caucasian, and 11205 (57.3%) individuals were female. Of the 11,208 (57%) individuals with an identifiable region of origin 8337 or (74.4%) were German. 41 polymorphisms were significantly different between self reported race at the 0.05 level. Stratification of our Caucasian population by self reported region of origin revealed 19 polymorphisms that were significantly different (p = 0.05) between individuals of different origins. Further stratification of the population by gender revealed few significant differences in allele frequencies between the genders. Conclusions This represents one of the largest population based allele frequency studies to date. Stratification by self reported race and region of origin revealed wide differences in allele frequencies not only by race but also by region of origin within a single racial group. We report allele frequencies for our Asian/Hmong and American Indian populations; these two minority groups are not typically selected for population allele frequency detection. Population wide allele frequencies are important for the design and implementation of studies and for determining the relevance of a disease associated polymorphism for a given population.
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The joint analysis of spatial and genetic data is rapidly becoming the norm in population genetics. More and more studies explicitly describe and quantify the spatial organization of genetic variation and try to relate it to underlying ecological processes. As it has become increasingly difficult to keep abreast with the latest methodological developments, we review the statistical toolbox available to analyse population genetic data in a spatially explicit framework. We mostly focus on statistical concepts but also discuss practical aspects of the analytical methods, highlighting not only the potential of various approaches but also methodological pitfalls.
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- Gilles Guillot
- Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modelling, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Lappalainen S, Voutilainen R, Utriainen P, Laakso M, Jääskeläinen J. Genetic variation of FTO and TCF7L2 in premature adrenarche. Metabolism 2009; 58:1263-9. [PMID: 19497595 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2008] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Premature adrenarche (PA) has been associated with increased body mass index. Our aim was to determine whether the obesity-associated variant at fat mass and obesity gene (FTO) is more frequent in PA subjects. Furthermore, we hypothesized that altered Wnt signaling due to genetic variants at transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) could play a role in the polygenic pathogenesis of PA. We genotyped polymorphisms at FTO rs9939609 and at TCF7L2 rs7903146 and rs12255372 in 73 Finnish white prepubertal children with PA and in 97 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. In addition, we investigated the associations of these genetic variations with weight, height, circulating adrenocortical hormone levels, glucose metabolism, lipid profile, and blood pressure. The differences in the minor allele frequencies (MAFs) of rs9939609, rs7903146, and rs12255372 were not statistically significant between the PA and control groups (difference in MAFs [95% confidence interval]: -0.06 [-0.18, 0.05], 0.04 [-0.05, 0.12], and 0.01 [-0.07, 0.10]; P = .3, .4, and .8, respectively). However, the risk allele at TCF7L2 rs7903146 was more frequent in PA subjects than in controls when we restricted the analysis to the subjects with lower weight-for-height than the median of the PA subjects (weight-for-height <108%, corresponding body mass index SD score <0.79; difference in MAFs [95% confidence interval]: 0.12 [-0.001, 0.23]; P = .038). Risk variant at FTO rs9939609 associated with higher weight-for-height in the healthy children (P = .001). In conclusion, the minor variant at FTO rs9939609 seems to play no major role in the increased weight-for-height of PA subjects; but the risk allele at TCF7L2 rs7903146 may have a role in the pathogenesis of PA in lean subjects.
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- Saila Lappalainen
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Kuopio and Kuopio University Hospital, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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Guillot G. On the inference of spatial structure from population genetics data. Bioinformatics 2009; 25:1796-801. [DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The Finnish population in Northern Europe has been a target of extensive genetic studies during the last decades. The population is considered as a homogeneous isolate, well suited for gene mapping studies because of its reduced diversity and homogeneity. However, several studies have shown substantial differences between the eastern and western parts of the country, especially in the male-mediated Y chromosome. This divergence is evident in non-neutral genetic variation also and it is usually explained to stem from founder effects occurring in the settlement of eastern Finland as late as in the 16th century. Here, we have reassessed this population historical scenario using Y-chromosomal, mitochondrial and autosomal markers and geographical sampling covering entire Finland. The obtained results suggest substantial Scandinavian gene flow into south-western, but not into the eastern, Finland. Male-biased Scandinavian gene flow into the south-western parts of the country would plausibly explain the large inter-regional differences observed in the Y-chromosome, and the relative homogeneity in the mitochondrial and autosomal data. On the basis of these results, we suggest that the expression of 'Finnish Disease Heritage' illnesses, more common in the eastern/north-eastern Finland, stems from long-term drift, rather than from relatively recent founder effects.
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Aldinger KA, Sokoloff G, Rosenberg DM, Palmer AA, Millen KJ. Genetic variation and population substructure in outbred CD-1 mice: implications for genome-wide association studies. PLoS One 2009; 4:e4729. [PMID: 19266100 PMCID: PMC2649211 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2008] [Accepted: 01/22/2009] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Outbred laboratory mouse populations are widely used in biomedical research. Since little is known about the degree of genetic variation present in these populations, they are not widely used for genetic studies. Commercially available outbred CD-1 mice are drawn from an extremely large breeding population that has accumulated many recombination events, which is desirable for genome-wide association studies. We therefore examined the degree of genome-wide variation within CD-1 mice to investigate their suitability for genetic studies. The CD-1 mouse genome displays patterns of linkage disequilibrium and heterogeneity similar to wild-caught mice. Population substructure and phenotypic differences were observed among CD-1 mice obtained from different breeding facilities. Differences in genetic variation among CD-1 mice from distinct facilities were similar to genetic differences detected between closely related human populations, consistent with a founder effect. This first large-scale genetic analysis of the outbred CD-1 mouse strain provides important considerations for the design and analysis of genetic studies in CD-1 mice.
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- Kimberly A. Aldinger
- Committee on Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Committee on Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Committee on Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Committee on Neurobiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Human Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Department of Neurology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Lappalainen T, Hannelius U, Salmela E, von Döbeln U, Lindgren CM, Huoponen K, Savontaus ML, Kere J, Lahermo P. Population structure in contemporary Sweden--a Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA analysis. Ann Hum Genet 2008; 73:61-73. [PMID: 19040656 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2008.00487.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A population sample representing the current Swedish population was analysed for maternally and paternally inherited markers with the aim of characterizing genetic variation and population structure. The sample set of 820 females and 883 males were extracted and amplified from Guthrie cards of all the children born in Sweden during one week in 2003. 14 Y-chromosomal and 34 mitochondrial DNA SNPs were genotyped. The haplogroup frequencies of the counties closest to Finland, Norway, Denmark and the Saami region in the north exhibited similarities to the neighbouring populations, resulting from the formation of the Swedish nation during the past millennium. Moreover, the recent immigration waves of the 20th century are visible in haplogroup frequencies, and have led to increased diversity and divergence of the major cities. Signs of genetic drift can be detected in several counties in northern as well as in southern Sweden. With the exception of the most drifted subpopulations, the population structure in Sweden appears mostly clinal. In conclusion, our study yielded valuable information of the structure of the Swedish population, and demonstrated the usefulness of biobanks as a source of population genetic research. Our sampling strategy, nonselective on the current population rather than stratified according to ancestry, is informative for capturing the contemporary variation in the increasingly panmictic populations of the world.
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- T Lappalainen
- Finnish Genome Center, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, P.O. Box 20, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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Salmela E, Lappalainen T, Fransson I, Andersen PM, Dahlman-Wright K, Fiebig A, Sistonen P, Savontaus ML, Schreiber S, Kere J, Lahermo P. Genome-wide analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms uncovers population structure in Northern Europe. PLoS One 2008; 3:e3519. [PMID: 18949038 PMCID: PMC2567036 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background Genome-wide data provide a powerful tool for inferring patterns of genetic variation and structure of human populations. Principal Findings In this study, we analysed almost 250,000 SNPs from a total of 945 samples from Eastern and Western Finland, Sweden, Northern Germany and Great Britain complemented with HapMap data. Small but statistically significant differences were observed between the European populations (FST = 0.0040, p<10−4), also between Eastern and Western Finland (FST = 0.0032, p<10−3). The latter indicated the existence of a relatively strong autosomal substructure within the country, similar to that observed earlier with smaller numbers of markers. The Germans and British were less differentiated than the Swedes, Western Finns and especially the Eastern Finns who also showed other signs of genetic drift. This is likely caused by the later founding of the northern populations, together with subsequent founder and bottleneck effects, and a smaller population size. Furthermore, our data suggest a small eastern contribution among the Finns, consistent with the historical and linguistic background of the population. Significance Our results warn against a priori assumptions of homogeneity among Finns and other seemingly isolated populations. Thus, in association studies in such populations, additional caution for population structure may be necessary. Our results illustrate that population history is often important for patterns of genetic variation, and that the analysis of hundreds of thousands of SNPs provides high resolution also for population genetics.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elina Salmela
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Finnish Genome Center, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Genome Center, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, and Clinical Research Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Neurology, Umeå University Hospital, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, and Clinical Research Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Popgen Biobank, Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Finnish Red Cross Blood Transfusion Center, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Institute for Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, and Clinical Research Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
- Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Biomedicum Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Genome Center, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Guillot G. Inference of structure in subdivided populations at low levels of genetic differentiation--the correlated allele frequencies model revisited. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 24:2222-8. [PMID: 18710873 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btn419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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MOTIVATION This article considers the problem of estimating population genetic subdivision from multilocus genotype data. A model is considered to make use of genotypes and possibly of spatial coordinates of sampled individuals. A particular attention is paid to the case of low genetic differentiation with the help of a previously described Bayesian clustering model where allele frequencies are assumed to be a priori correlated. Under this model, various problems of inference are considered, in particular the common and difficult, but still unaddressed, situation where the number of populations is unknown. RESULTS A Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm and a new post-processing scheme are proposed. It is shown that they significantly improve the accuracy of previously existing algorithms in terms of estimated number of populations and estimated population membership. This is illustrated numerically with data simulated from the prior-likelihood model used in inference and also with data simulated from a Wright-Fisher model. Improvements are also illustrated on a real dataset of eighty-eight wolverines (Gulo gulo) genotyped at 10 microsatellites loci. The interest of the solutions presented here are not specific to any clustering model and are hence relevant to many settings in populations genetics where weakly differentiated populations are assumed or sought. AVAILABILITY The improvements implemented will be made available in version 3.0.0 of the R package Geneland. Informations on how to get and use the software are available from http://folk.uio.no/gillesg/Geneland.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION http://folk.uio.no/gillesg/CFM/SuppMat.pdf.
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- Gilles Guillot
- Department of Biology, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, P.O Box 1066 Blindern, 0316 Oslo, Norway.
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