It’s been another busy year for SNPedia. More and more folks not only use
SNPedia, but along with added features in Promethease, there’s more for every
person to learn about themselves. Our genomes become more interesting and
informative every year – DNA is the ultimate gift from our parents that keeps
on giving.
Like the Christmas carol, for each of the next 12 days we’ll
be singing about a SNP that caught our attention in 2012. In some ways this is
a Top 12 List, but it’s also a way for us to call attention and thank many of
you in our community. So here we go!
On the first day of Christmas … we’ve got to think of Santa
and his rs9939609 genotype. This SNP is in the FTO gene, and it
has long been associated with obesity, and in some populations, with Type-2
Diabetes. But just last month the Meyre Lab (McMaster Univ.) reported the
results of studying over 6,000 patients with depression in their Nature paper [PMID 23164817], and lo
and behold, rs9939609 is also associated
with resistance to depression. In fact, the minor A allele increases the
likelihood of both being obese AND being jolly. Perhaps Santa carries the A
allele?! We’ve been unable to get his DNA tested so far, but with the Ho Ho FTO theme in mind, will be leaving him a very special batch of cookies.
- The 12 SNPs of Christmas 2012
- (A;A) Christmas Platypus
- O come all ye faithful
- SNPedia’s Nightmare Before Christmas
- Hurðaskellir
- Christmas in the Heart
- Do you see what I MHC?
- Do you know what I know?
- I'm dreaming of a white (matter) Christmas
- Do they know it’s Christmas?
- Deck the halls with boughs of HOXB
- All I want for Christmas is a cure for HIV
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