Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene

Genetic polymorphism in the NAT2 gene is responsible for pronounced interindividual differences in the acetylation activity of the N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) enzyme, which plays a crucial role in the metabolism of many clinically useful drugs and exogenous chemicals. Up to now, most association st...

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Main Authors: Audrey Sabbagh, Pierre Darlu, André Langaney, Estella S. Poloni
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Language:English
Published: Société d'Anthropologie de Paris 2007-12-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/5223
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author Audrey Sabbagh
Pierre Darlu
André Langaney
Estella S. Poloni
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description Genetic polymorphism in the NAT2 gene is responsible for pronounced interindividual differences in the acetylation activity of the N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) enzyme, which plays a crucial role in the metabolism of many clinically useful drugs and exogenous chemicals. Up to now, most association studies that have attempted to relate the acetylation phenotype in NAT2 to a variety of complex human disorders have led to contradictory results in different populations. Some of these inconsistencies may result from a poor knowledge of linkage patterns at NAT2 and their geographic variation. Using data from an extensive survey of the literature, we investigated the worldwide haplotype diversity and linkage disequilibrium structure of NAT2. For 28 population samples (including 3,994 individuals) from four continental regions (Africa, Europe, Asia, America), we evaluated haplotype tagging efficiency at NAT2 and defined population-specific sets of haplotype tagging SNPs (htSNPs) to be used for future association studies. Tagging common haplotypes yielded 2- to 3-fold savings in European and East Asian samples, while no gains from tagging were observed in samples of African ancestry, which displayed high haplotype diversity at NAT2. htSNPs sets appeared to be portable among populations from a same continent, provided that the continent-specific htSNPs sets were selected with a stringent criterion. A “cosmopolitan” htSNPs set suitable for all human populations could not be identified for the NAT2 gene, but a single four-htSNP set proved to perform successfully in all the non-African populations investigated.
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spelling doaj-art-3188148305054cb5b8b153f64f06de332025-01-30T11:27:40ZengSociété d'Anthropologie de ParisBulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris1777-54692007-12-0119423324110.4000/bmsap.5223Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 geneAudrey SabbaghPierre DarluAndré LanganeyEstella S. PoloniGenetic polymorphism in the NAT2 gene is responsible for pronounced interindividual differences in the acetylation activity of the N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) enzyme, which plays a crucial role in the metabolism of many clinically useful drugs and exogenous chemicals. Up to now, most association studies that have attempted to relate the acetylation phenotype in NAT2 to a variety of complex human disorders have led to contradictory results in different populations. Some of these inconsistencies may result from a poor knowledge of linkage patterns at NAT2 and their geographic variation. Using data from an extensive survey of the literature, we investigated the worldwide haplotype diversity and linkage disequilibrium structure of NAT2. For 28 population samples (including 3,994 individuals) from four continental regions (Africa, Europe, Asia, America), we evaluated haplotype tagging efficiency at NAT2 and defined population-specific sets of haplotype tagging SNPs (htSNPs) to be used for future association studies. Tagging common haplotypes yielded 2- to 3-fold savings in European and East Asian samples, while no gains from tagging were observed in samples of African ancestry, which displayed high haplotype diversity at NAT2. htSNPs sets appeared to be portable among populations from a same continent, provided that the continent-specific htSNPs sets were selected with a stringent criterion. A “cosmopolitan” htSNPs set suitable for all human populations could not be identified for the NAT2 gene, but a single four-htSNP set proved to perform successfully in all the non-African populations investigated.https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/5223association studieslinkage disequilibriumhaplotype taggingpopulation geneticsNAT2
spellingShingle Audrey Sabbagh
Pierre Darlu
André Langaney
Estella S. Poloni
Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene
Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris
association studies
linkage disequilibrium
haplotype tagging
population genetics
NAT2
title Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene
title_full Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene
title_fullStr Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene
title_full_unstemmed Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene
title_short Haplotype tagging efficiency and tagSNP sets portability in worldwide populations in NAT2 gene
title_sort haplotype tagging efficiency and tagsnp sets portability in worldwide populations in nat2 gene
topic association studies
linkage disequilibrium
haplotype tagging
population genetics
NAT2
url https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/5223
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