General Information
- Project ID
- OEP000198
- Project Name
- Limb development genes underlie variation in human fingerprint patterns
- Description
- Genome-wide association scans in Han Chinese individuals and a trans-ethnic meta-analysis reveal genetic regions that are associated with specific fingerprint patterning; functional studies in mouse models confirm a role of EVI1 in early limb development and ridge patterning. GWAS summary results used in this study for each fingerprint pattern include 8 populations: 5 East Asian populations (TZL, NSPT, JD, CKB, and WeGene) and 3 European populations (ALSPAC, QIMR, and Pittsburgh)
- Publications
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Limb development genes underlie variation in human fingerprint patterns
Li J, Glover JD, Zhang H, et al. Limb development genes underlie variation in human fingerprint patterns. Cell. 2022;185(1):95-112.e18.
(PMID: 34995520) (DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.12.008)
Project information
Author Information
- Create Date
- 2018-12-13
- Last Modified
- 2022-01-18
- Submission
- Sijia Wang
- Chinese Academy of Sciences