Distinctive distribution of AIM1 polymorphism among major human populations with different skin color
Journal of Human Genetics volume 47, pages 92–94 (2002)Cite this article
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The genetic background for human skin color has been a major topic in human genetics; however, its molecular basis is still unclear. The gene for the AIM-1 protein (AIM1) was recently found to be responsible for the body color of medaka fish. In the search for the genes controlling human skin color variations, we have investigated genetic polymorphisms of this gene, and we have found a single-nucleotide polymorphism that has clear association with major human populations in terms of skin color.
Author information Authors and AffiliationsDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan Tel. +81-3-5841-4633; Fax +81-3-3818-7547 e-mail: tishida@biol.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp, , , , , , JP
K. Nakayama & T. Ishida
Graduate School of Frontier Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan, , , , , , JP
S. Fukamachi
Department of Forensic Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan, , , , , , JP
H. Kimura & Y. Koda
Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia, , , , , , ID
A. Soemantri
Received: October 9, 2001 / Accepted: December 3, 2001
About this article Cite this articleNakayama, K., Fukamachi, S., Kimura, H. et al. Distinctive distribution of AIM1 polymorphism among major human populations with different skin color. J Hum Genet 47, 92–94 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380200007
Issue Date: February 2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100380200007
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