Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude
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Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude. / Yi, Xin; Liang, Yu; Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia; Jin, Xin; Cuo, Zha Xi Ping; Pool, John E; Xu, Xun; Jiang, Hui; Vinckenbosch, Nicolas; Korneliussen, Thorfinn Sand; Zheng, Hancheng; Liu, Tao; He, Weiming; Li, Kui; Luo, Ruibang; Nie, Xifang; Wu, Honglong; Zhao, Meiru; Cao, Hongzhi; Zou, Jing; Shan, Ying; Li, Shuzheng; Yang, Qi; Asan, George; Ni, Peixiang; Tian, Geng; Xu, Junming; Liu, Xiao; Jiang, Tao; Wu, Renhua; Zhou, Guangyu; Tang, Meifang; Qin, Junjie; Wang, Tong; Feng, Shuijian; Li, Guohong; Huasang, George; Luosang, Jiangbai; Wang, Wei; Chen, Fang; Wang, Yading; Zheng, Xiaoguang; Li, Zhuo; Bianba, Zhuoma; Yang, Ge; Wang, Xinping; Tang, Shuhui; Gao, Guoyi; Yong, Chen; Luo, Zhen; Gusang, Lamu; Cao, Zheng; Zhang, Qinghui; Ouyang, Weihan; Ren, Xiaoli; Liang, Huiqing; Zheng, Huisong; Huang, Yebo; Li, Jingxiang; Bolund, Lars; Kristiansen, Karsten; Li, Yingrui; Zhang, Yong; Zhang, Xiuqing; Li, Ruiqiang; Li, Songgang; Yang, Huanming; Nielsen, Rasmus; Wang, Jun; Wang, Jian.
In: Science, Vol. 329, No. 5987, 02.07.2010, p. 75-8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude
AU - Yi, Xin
AU - Liang, Yu
AU - Huerta-Sanchez, Emilia
AU - Jin, Xin
AU - Cuo, Zha Xi Ping
AU - Pool, John E
AU - Xu, Xun
AU - Jiang, Hui
AU - Vinckenbosch, Nicolas
AU - Korneliussen, Thorfinn Sand
AU - Zheng, Hancheng
AU - Liu, Tao
AU - He, Weiming
AU - Li, Kui
AU - Luo, Ruibang
AU - Nie, Xifang
AU - Wu, Honglong
AU - Zhao, Meiru
AU - Cao, Hongzhi
AU - Zou, Jing
AU - Shan, Ying
AU - Li, Shuzheng
AU - Yang, Qi
AU - Asan, George
AU - Ni, Peixiang
AU - Tian, Geng
AU - Xu, Junming
AU - Liu, Xiao
AU - Jiang, Tao
AU - Wu, Renhua
AU - Zhou, Guangyu
AU - Tang, Meifang
AU - Qin, Junjie
AU - Wang, Tong
AU - Feng, Shuijian
AU - Li, Guohong
AU - Huasang, George
AU - Luosang, Jiangbai
AU - Wang, Wei
AU - Chen, Fang
AU - Wang, Yading
AU - Zheng, Xiaoguang
AU - Li, Zhuo
AU - Bianba, Zhuoma
AU - Yang, Ge
AU - Wang, Xinping
AU - Tang, Shuhui
AU - Gao, Guoyi
AU - Yong, Chen
AU - Luo, Zhen
AU - Gusang, Lamu
AU - Cao, Zheng
AU - Zhang, Qinghui
AU - Ouyang, Weihan
AU - Ren, Xiaoli
AU - Liang, Huiqing
AU - Zheng, Huisong
AU - Huang, Yebo
AU - Li, Jingxiang
AU - Bolund, Lars
AU - Kristiansen, Karsten
AU - Li, Yingrui
AU - Zhang, Yong
AU - Zhang, Xiuqing
AU - Li, Ruiqiang
AU - Li, Songgang
AU - Yang, Huanming
AU - Nielsen, Rasmus
AU - Wang, Jun
AU - Wang, Jian
PY - 2010/7/2
Y1 - 2010/7/2
N2 - Residents of the Tibetan Plateau show heritable adaptations to extreme altitude. We sequenced 50 exomes of ethnic Tibetans, encompassing coding sequences of 92% of human genes, with an average coverage of 18x per individual. Genes showing population-specific allele frequency changes, which represent strong candidates for altitude adaptation, were identified. The strongest signal of natural selection came from endothelial Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain protein 1 (EPAS1), a transcription factor involved in response to hypoxia. One single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at EPAS1 shows a 78% frequency difference between Tibetan and Han samples, representing the fastest allele frequency change observed at any human gene to date. This SNP's association with erythrocyte abundance supports the role of EPAS1 in adaptation to hypoxia. Thus, a population genomic survey has revealed a functionally important locus in genetic adaptation to high altitude.
AB - Residents of the Tibetan Plateau show heritable adaptations to extreme altitude. We sequenced 50 exomes of ethnic Tibetans, encompassing coding sequences of 92% of human genes, with an average coverage of 18x per individual. Genes showing population-specific allele frequency changes, which represent strong candidates for altitude adaptation, were identified. The strongest signal of natural selection came from endothelial Per-Arnt-Sim (PAS) domain protein 1 (EPAS1), a transcription factor involved in response to hypoxia. One single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at EPAS1 shows a 78% frequency difference between Tibetan and Han samples, representing the fastest allele frequency change observed at any human gene to date. This SNP's association with erythrocyte abundance supports the role of EPAS1 in adaptation to hypoxia. Thus, a population genomic survey has revealed a functionally important locus in genetic adaptation to high altitude.
KW - Acclimatization
KW - Altitude
KW - Asian Continental Ancestry Group
KW - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
KW - Bayes Theorem
KW - China
KW - Erythrocyte Count
KW - Ethnic Groups
KW - Exons
KW - Female
KW - Gene Frequency
KW - Genetic Association Studies
KW - Genome, Human
KW - Hemoglobins
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Oxygen
KW - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
KW - Selection, Genetic
KW - Sequence Analysis, DNA
KW - Tibet
U2 - 10.1126/science.1190371
DO - 10.1126/science.1190371
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20595611
VL - 329
SP - 75
EP - 78
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 5987
ER -
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