2008
The complex global pattern of genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium at catechol-O-methyltransferase
Mukherjee N, Kidd K, Pakstis A, Speed W, Li H, Tarnok Z, Barta C, Kajuna S, Kidd J. The complex global pattern of genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium at catechol-O-methyltransferase. Molecular Psychiatry 2008, 15: 216-225. PMID: 18574484, PMCID: PMC2811226, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic variationDiverse evolutionary lineagesFuture association studiesEvolutionary lineagesPromoter regionAssociation studiesGenesLinkage disequilibriumFunctional consequencesUndetected variantsNucleotide polymorphismsCommon haplotypeComplex global patternsGlobal patternsDNA samplesHaplotypesLineagesExonsHaplotypic combinationsKbDNACOMT geneOnly variation
2001
A HERV-K provirus in chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, but not humans
Barbulescu M, Turner G, Su M, Kim R, Jensen-Seaman M, Deinard A, Kidd K, Lenz J. A HERV-K provirus in chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas, but not humans. Current Biology 2001, 11: 779-783. PMID: 11378389, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(01)00227-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransposable genetic elementsDNA sequencing studiesHERV-K provirusesUnique insertion sitesAfrican great apesChimpanzee genomeEvolutionary separationPhylogenetic relationshipsOrthologous positionsCommon ancestorHuman genomeModern speciesPreintegration siteGenetic elementsSequencing studiesGenomeEndogenous retrovirusesHuman evolutionGreat apesLineagesGorillasSpeciesHERVInsertion siteChimpanzees
1998
Network Analyses of Y-Chromosomal Types in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia Reveal Specific Patterns of Geographic Distribution
Malaspina P, Cruciani F, Ciminelli B, Terrenato L, Santolamazza P, Alonso A, Banyko J, Brdicka R, García O, Gaudiano C, Guanti G, Kidd K, Lavinha J, Avila M, Mandich P, Moral P, Qamar R, Mehdi S, Ragusa A, Stefanescu G, Caraghin M, Tyler-Smith C, Scozzari R, Novelletto A. Network Analyses of Y-Chromosomal Types in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia Reveal Specific Patterns of Geographic Distribution. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 63: 847-860. PMID: 9718330, PMCID: PMC1377388, DOI: 10.1086/301999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtant human populationsTotal diversityChromosomal lineagesLength variantsDinucleotide microsatellitesY chromosomeCommon descentPhenetic relationshipsGeographic distributionNorthern AfricaHaplotypesHuman populationLineagesDinucleotide unitsRapid generationDiversityWestern AsiaNetwork analysisChromosomesMicrosatellitesSpecific patternsOptimal markerReliable frequency estimatesMutationsExtinction