2020
The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene
Kidd KK, Pakstis AJ, Donnelly MP, Bulbul O, Cherni L, Gurkan C, Kang L, Li H, Yun L, Paschou P, Meiklejohn KA, Haigh E, Speed WC. The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 15433. PMID: 32963319, PMCID: PMC7508881, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72262-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOculocutaneous albinism type 2Genetic variationOCA2 genePopulation genetic variationGeographic patternsNormal pigmentation variationPigmentation variationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPositive selectionHypomorphic proteinEnhancer variantsPigmentation variantsGenesNucleotide polymorphismsDistinctive geographic patternsEye colorStrong selection effectsVariant frequencyPigmentationVariantsProteinAllelesVariationDifferent patternsPolymorphism
2019
Genetic relationships of European, Mediterranean, and SW Asian populations using a panel of 55 AISNPs
Pakstis AJ, Gurkan C, Dogan M, Balkaya HE, Dogan S, Neophytou PI, Cherni L, Boussetta S, Khodjet-El-Khil H, Ben Ammar ElGaaied A, Salvo NM, Janssen K, Olsen GH, Hadi S, Almohammed EK, Pereira V, Truelsen DM, Bulbul O, Soundararajan U, Rajeevan H, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. Genetic relationships of European, Mediterranean, and SW Asian populations using a panel of 55 AISNPs. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2019, 27: 1885-1893. PMID: 31285530, PMCID: PMC6871633, DOI: 10.1038/s41431-019-0466-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Application of six IrisPlex SNPs and comparison of two eye color prediction systems in diverse Eurasia populations
Yun L, Gu Y, Rajeevan H, Kidd KK. Application of six IrisPlex SNPs and comparison of two eye color prediction systems in diverse Eurasia populations. International Journal Of Legal Medicine 2014, 128: 447-453. PMID: 24395150, DOI: 10.1007/s00414-013-0953-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
A global view of the OCA2-HERC2 region and pigmentation
Donnelly MP, Paschou P, Grigorenko E, Gurwitz D, Barta C, Lu RB, Zhukova OV, Kim JJ, Siniscalco M, New M, Li H, Kajuna SL, Manolopoulos VG, Speed WC, Pakstis AJ, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. A global view of the OCA2-HERC2 region and pigmentation. Human Genetics 2011, 131: 683-696. PMID: 22065085, PMCID: PMC3325407, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-1110-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh altitude adaptation in Daghestani populations from the Caucasus
Pagani L, Ayub Q, MacArthur DG, Xue Y, Baillie JK, Chen Y, Kozarewa I, Turner DJ, Tofanelli S, Bulayeva K, Kidd K, Paoli G, Tyler-Smith C. High altitude adaptation in Daghestani populations from the Caucasus. Human Genetics 2011, 131: 423-433. PMID: 21904933, PMCID: PMC3312735, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-1084-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiversification of the ADH1B Gene during Expansion of Modern Humans
Li H, Gu S, Han Y, Xu Z, Pakstis AJ, Jin L, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. Diversification of the ADH1B Gene during Expansion of Modern Humans. Annals Of Human Genetics 2011, 75: 497-507. PMID: 21592108, PMCID: PMC3722864, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2011.00651.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort tandem repeat polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGeographic patternsAncient DNA samplesADH1B geneSelective forcesRegulatory region variantsUnusual geographic distributionMigration eventsCommon haplogroupsDistinct geographic patternsGeographic distributionGenesNucleotide polymorphismsEast Asian populationsTandem repeat polymorphismDNA samplesHaplogroupsWorldwide setAllelesModern humansRegion variantsRepeat polymorphismPolymorphismEast Asia
2010
Additional support for the association of SLITRK1 var321 and Tourette syndrome
O'Roak B, Morgan T, Fishman D, Saus E, Alonso P, Gratacòs M, Estivill X, Teltsh O, Kohn Y, Kidd K, Cho J, Lifton R, State M. Additional support for the association of SLITRK1 var321 and Tourette syndrome. Molecular Psychiatry 2010, 15: 447-450. PMID: 20351724, PMCID: PMC3292207, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2009.105.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1996
Minisatellite diversity supports a recent African origin for modern humans
Armour J, Anttinen T, May C, Vega E, Sajantila A, Kidd J, Kidd K, Bertranpetit J, Pääbo S, Jeffreys A. Minisatellite diversity supports a recent African origin for modern humans. Nature Genetics 1996, 13: 154-160. PMID: 8640220, DOI: 10.1038/ng0696-154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent African originNon-African populationsModern human diversityAllelic diversityMinisatellite diversityVariable lociAncestral relationshipsHuman chromosomesAllelic structureAfrican originGreat diversityDiversityHuman diversityAfrican chromosomesChromosomesAllele familiesLociModern humansDifferent populationsThe world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus
Chang F, Kidd J, Livak K, Pakstis A, Kidd K. The world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus. Human Genetics 1996, 98: 91-101. PMID: 8682515, DOI: 10.1007/s004390050166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImperfect tandem repeatsAllele frequenciesDifferent populationsActual allele frequenciesDopamine D4 receptor locusSelective forcesEvolutionary significanceWorld-wide distributionAssociation studiesReceptor locusTandem repeatsThird exonBase pairsAmino acidsFunctional relevanceRepeatsReceptor geneAllelesLociModern humansPolymorphismD4 receptor geneDopamine D4 receptor geneRepeat polymorphismExons
1991
Study of an additional 58 DNA markers in five human populations from four continents.
Bowcock A, Hebert J, Mountain J, Kidd J, Rogers J, Kidd K, Cavalli-Sforza L. Study of an additional 58 DNA markers in five human populations from four continents. Gene Geography 1991, 5: 151-73. PMID: 1841601.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1987
Population genetics of a disease
Kidd K. Population genetics of a disease. Nature 1987, 327: 282-283. PMID: 2884567, DOI: 10.1038/327282a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of 47 DNA markers in five populations from four continents.
Bowcock A, Bucci C, Hebert J, Kidd J, Kidd K, Friedlaender J, Cavalli-Sforza L. Study of 47 DNA markers in five populations from four continents. Gene Geography 1987, 1: 47-64. PMID: 2908691.Peer-Reviewed Original Research