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To evaluate linkage disequilibrium dynamics in small populations without demographic expansion and propose a genetic drift-based method for mapping common disease alleles.

January 1, 1998Human HeredityOpen Access

Mapping Genes through the Use of Linkage Disequilibrium Generated by Genetic Drift: ‘Drift Mapping’ in Small Populations with No Demographic Expansion

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JTJoseph D. TerwilligerPennsylvania State University SZSebastian ZöllnerUniversity of Michigan MLMaris LaanUniversity of Tartu

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Population genetics modeling demonstrates that genetic drift sustains linkage disequilibrium in small, constant-sized populations, suggesting an effective strategy to map common disease genes.

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To evaluate linkage disequilibrium dynamics in small populations without demographic expansion and propose a genetic drift-based method for mapping common disease alleles.
Formulated theoretical and mathematical models comparing linkage disequilibrium behavior in expanding versus constant-size populations.
Evaluated empirical genetic data and population simulations to test mapping efficiency under conditions driven by genetic drift rather than founder effects.
Genetic drift continuously generates linkage disequilibrium over time in small populations of stable size, in contrast to expanded populations where disequilibrium progressively decays.
Drift mapping can effectively identify complex disease alleles exhibiting high allelic heterogeneity, overcoming key limitations of traditional founder-effect mapping in expanded isolates.

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Terwilliger et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0cb340a36b1d7944e8adac https://doi.org/10.1159/000022794

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Population genetics modeling demonstrates that genetic drift sustains linkage disequilibrium in small, constant-sized populations, suggesting an effective strategy to map common disease genes.

Mapping Genes through the Use of Linkage Disequilibrium Generated by Genetic Drift: ‘Drift Mapping’ in Small Populations with No Demographic Expansion

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