Very little is known about the genes and mechanisms affecting skin lightening in Asian populations. In this study, two coding SNPs, c.G1129A (R163Q) at the MC1R (melanocortin 1 receptor) gene and c.A1962G (H615R) at the OCA2 (oculocutaneous albinism type II) gene, were investigated in a total of 1,809 individuals in 16 populations from various areas. The Q163 and R615 alleles prevailed almost exclusively in East and Southeast Asian populations. Wright’s F ST was 0.445 for R163Q and 0.385 for H615R among the 16 populations. The frequency of the Q163 allele was higher in Northeast Asians than in Southeast Asians. The frequency of the R615 allele was highest in South China and unlikely to be associated with levels of ultraviolet radiation. This allele may be a good marker to study the genetic affinity among East Asians because of its restricted distribution and marked difference in allele frequency.
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Division of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, 683-8503, Japan
I. Yuasa
Department of Experimental and Forensic Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
K. Umetsu
Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
S. Harihara
Department of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Nakakoma, Japan
A. Kido
Department of Forensic Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
A. Miyoshi
Division of Population Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Japan
N. Saitou
Institute of Biological Sciences, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaan Baator, Mongolia
B. Dashnyam
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
F. Jin
Center of Molecular Neurogenetics, Paris, France
G. Lucotte
Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences, Defence Colony, New Delhi, India
P. K. Chattopadhyay
Institut für Blutgruppenforschung, Cologne, Germany
L. Henke & J. Henke
Correspondence to I. Yuasa.
About this article Cite this articleYuasa, I., Umetsu, K., Harihara, S. et al. Distribution of Two Asian-Related Coding SNPs in the MC1R and OCA2 Genes. Biochem Genet 45, 535–542 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-007-9095-9
Received: 23 January 2007
Accepted: 02 March 2007
Published: 15 June 2007
Issue Date: August 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10528-007-9095-9
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