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Candidate single nucleotide polymorphism selection using publicly available tools: a guide for epidemiologists.

Parveen Bhatti1, Deanna M Church, Joni L Rutter

  • 1Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892-7238, USA.

American Journal of Epidemiology
|August 23, 2006
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Selecting single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for complex disease studies is challenging. This guide simplifies variant selection using computational tools for DNA repair genes, aiding genetic analyses.

Area of Science:

  • Genetics
  • Bioinformatics
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) represent common human genetic variations, but identifying those with significant disease association is difficult.
  • Advancements in SNP discovery and genome annotation provide vast data, necessitating efficient selection strategies for complex disease analyses.
  • Existing methods for coding SNPs are insufficient for noncoding variants, highlighting the need for accessible tools for broader genomic regions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a simplified guide for selecting predictive single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for complex disease association studies.
  • To demonstrate the application of publicly available computational tools for assessing polymorphic variants in noncoding regions.
  • To develop a semiquantitative relative ranking strategy for prioritizing SNPs in genetic analyses.

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Main Methods:

  • Applied multiple computational tools to evaluate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within DNA double-strand break repair genes.
  • Focused on a preexisting set of 57 validated assays and 83 potential SNPs in the DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit.
  • Utilized a semiquantitative relative ranking strategy to eliminate variants with low or neutral predictions from 140 total SNPs.

Main Results:

  • Successfully reduced 140 evaluated SNPs to 21 variants with high predictive potential, eliminating 119 low or neutral predictions.
  • Demonstrated a practical application of bioinformatics tools for selecting candidate SNPs in a real-world genetic study.
  • Validated a strategy for both a priori SNP selection and post hoc evaluation of variants from genome-wide scans.

Conclusions:

  • Existing computational methods, combined with a developed ranking strategy, can effectively prioritize SNPs for genetic studies.
  • The approach is adaptable for selecting candidate variants in large-scale epidemiologic studies and genetic analyses.
  • This methodology aids researchers in navigating complex genomic data for disease association studies.