Synonymous SNP: Rare versus frequent codon can cause Phenotypic changes in the human genome

Abstract

Since the initial sequencing of the human genome, many projects are underway to understand the effects of genetic variation and phenotypic changes between individuals. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are an increasingly important tool for genetic and biomedical research. Synonymous Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (sSNP) is an important source of human genome variability. It does not produce altered coding sequences therefore expected not to change the function of protein in which they occur. Examination of synonymous SNPs that change a rarely used codon into a frequently used one or vice versa may help in predicting their phenotypic effect on the individual carrying the change. Detail information of Human Synonymous Single-nucleotide-polymorphism may accelerate the research of personalized medicine since it has the crucial impact in the field of non-synonymous SNP.