One in four individuals of African-American ancestry harbors a 5.5kb deletion at chromosome 11q13.1.
Genomics
; 103(4): 276-87, 2014 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Cloning and sequencing of 5.5 kb deletion at chromosome 11q13.1 from the HeLa cells, tumorigenic hybrids and two fibroblast cell lines have revealed homologous recombination between AluSx and AluY resulting in the deletion of intervening sequences. Long-range PCR of the 5.5 kb sequence in 494 normal lymphocyte samples showed heterozygous deletion in 28.3% of African-American ancestry samples but only in 4.8% of Caucasian samples (p<0.0001). This observation is strengthened by the copy number variation (CNV) data of the HapMap samples which showed that this deletion occurs in 27% of YRI (Yoruba--West African) population but none in non-African populations. The HapMap analysis further identified strong linkage disequilibrium between 5 single nucleotide polymorphisms and the 5.5 kb deletion in people of African ancestry. Computational analysis of 175 kb sequence surrounding the deletion site revealed enhanced flexibility, low thermodynamic stability, high repetitiveness, and stable stem-loop/hairpin secondary structures that are hallmarks of common fragile sites.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Cromossomos Humanos Par 11
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Deleção Cromossômica
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Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Genomics
Assunto da revista:
GENETICA
Ano de publicação:
2014
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos