Imperfect units of an extended microsatellite structure involving single nucleotide changes

W. Wang; A.H. Bittles

doi:10.1002/1522-2683()22:6<1095::AID-ELPS1095>3.0.CO;2-A

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Imperfect units of an extended microsatellite structure involving single nucleotide changes

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Imperfect units of an extended microsatellite structure involving single nucleotide changes

W. Wang and A.H. Bittles

Electrophoresis, Vol.22(6), pp.1095-1097

2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/1522-2683()22:6<1095::AID-ELPS1095>3.0.CO;2-A

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Abstract

Short tandem repeats (STRs) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are widely used as markers in human genome studies. We have characterized a highly polymorphic STR locus (D20S85) with (AAAG)n repeats, by a combination of direct DNA sequencing and single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. Eight STR alleles were first identified on denaturing gels, and SSCP gels were then used to demonstrate the existence of previously indistinguishable multiple alleles at the locus on the basis of variable allelic flanking sequences. This was confirmed by direct sequencing of the alleles. Four transitions, two G to A and two A to G in the 5 32-flanking region of the locus at positions 14, 22, 24, and 26 effectively subdivided the STR alleles into two groups, with frequencies of 0.431 and 0.569, respectively. The mutational processes that generated the polymorphisms involved both simple changes in the number of AAAG repeats and single nucleotide mutations in the region flanking the repeat. The findings have potential application in the avoidance of false linkage and association. A composite locus of this nature, with separate STR and SNP evolutionary histories and resulting from different mutational processes, also could have wide application in studies of selection, drift, migration and inbreeding.

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Title: Imperfect units of an extended microsatellite structure involving single nucleotide changes
Authors/Creators: W. Wang (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
A.H. Bittles (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
Publication Details: Electrophoresis, Vol.22(6), pp.1095-1097
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Identifiers: 991005539975107891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.189 Genome Studies; 1.189.1853 Human Genetic Diversity
Web Of Science research areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Chemistry, Analytical
ESI research areas: Chemistry