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Table 1 A summary of candidate genes of human adaptation on pigmentation

From: Adaptation of human skin color in various populations

Gene

SNP

Population

Skin color

Hair color

Eye color

References

APBA2

rs4424881

√

  

[68]

ASIP

rs6058017

√

 

√

[71, 72, 74, 118]

rs4911442

√

 

√

[40, 118]

DCT

rs1325611

√

  

[49]

rs1407995

√

  

[40, 49, 74]

rs9516418

√

  

[49]

rs3782974

√

  

[50]

rs2031526

√

  

[38]

GRM5

rs10831469

√

  

[68]

HERC2

rs79097182

 

√

 

[60]

IRF4

rs12203592

√

√

 

[40, 118]

rs1540771

 

√

 

[60, 118]

KITLG

rs1881227

√

  

[56, 119]

rs642742

√

  

[61, 118]

rs12821256

 

√

 

[40, 60, 118]

MC1R

rs885479

√

√

 

[40, 74, 118, 119]

rs1805005

√

√

 

[29, 74, 118, 120]

rs1805006

√

√

 

[74, 118]

rs1805007

√

√

 

[57, 74, 118, 121]

rs1805008

√

√

 

[57, 74, 118]

rs1805009

 

√

 

[118]

rs2228479

√

√

 

[74, 107, 118]

rs2353688

 

√

 

[60]

rs146972365

 

√

 

[60]

rs8063160

 

√

 

[60]

rs11547464

√

 

√

[118]

rs1110400

√

√

 

[118]

OCA2

rs12913832

√

 

√

[23, 40, 68, 118]

rs1800404

√

  

[48]

rs1800407

√

 

√

[118]

rs1800414

√

 

√

[40, 47, 50, 118, 122]

rs74653330

√

  

[40, 48]

rs150335311

√

  

[48]

rs1448484

√

  

[50]

rs1667394

√

  

[57]

SLC24A4

rs12896399

√

√

√

[57, 118]

rs8014907

 

√

 

[60]

SLC24A5

rs1426654

√

  

[17, 23, 40, 61, 68, 72, 75, 118]

rs2470102

√

 

√

[68]

SLC45A2

rs16891982

√

  

[17, 18, 21, 23, 27, 40, 50, 61, 112, 118]

rs26722

√

  

[18, 27, 118]

rs11568737

√

  

[48]

rs35395

√

  

[68]

TPCN2

rs72930659

 

√

 

[60]

rs35264875

√

  

[118]

rs3829241

√

  

[118]

TYR

rs1042602

√

  

[40, 57, 68, 118]

rs1393350

√

  

[57]

rs13312741

√

  

[48]

rs10831469

√

  

[68]

rs1126809

√

  

[40, 118]

rs1800422

√

  

[118]

TYRP1

rs2733832

√

 

√

[49, 118]

rs2733831

√

  

[61]

rs10809814

√

  

[49]

rs2762464

√

  

[50]

rs1408799

√

 

√

[40, 118]

  1. The derived allele is associated with pigmentation in European populations
  2. The derived allele is associated with pigmentation in East Asian populations