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Download fileIris pigmentation as a quantitative trait: variation in populations of European, East Asian and South Asian ancestry and association with candidate gene polymorphisms
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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:04 authored by Melissa Edwards, David Cha, S. Krithika, Monique Johnson, Gillian Cook, Esteban J. ParraIn this study, we present a new quantitative method to measure iris colour based on high‐resolution photographs. We applied this method to analyse iris colour variation in a sample of individuals of East Asian, European and South Asian ancestry. We show that measuring iris colour using the coordinates of the CIELAB colour space uncovers a significant amount of variation that is not captured using conventional categorical classifications, such as ‘brown’, ‘blue’ or ‘green’. We tested the association of a selected panel of polymorphisms with iris colour in each population group. Six markers showed significant associations with iris colour in the European sample, three in the South Asian sample and two in the East Asian sample. We also observed that the marker HERC 2 rs12913832, which is the main determinant of ‘blue’ versus ‘brown’ iris colour in European populations, is also significantly associated with central heterochromia in the European sample.
History
Refereed
- Yes
Volume
29Issue number
2Page range
141-162Publication title
Pigment Cell and Melanoma ResearchISSN
1755-148XExternal DOI
Publisher
WileyFile version
- Published version
Language
- eng