1995
Linkage of congenital, recessive deafness (DFNB4) to chromosome 7q31 and evidence for genetic heterogeneity in the Middle Eastern Druze population
Baldwin C, Weiss S, Farrer L, De Stefano A, Adair R, Franklyn B, Kidd K, Korostishevsky M, Bonné-Tamir B. Linkage of congenital, recessive deafness (DFNB4) to chromosome 7q31 and evidence for genetic heterogeneity in the Middle Eastern Druze population. Human Molecular Genetics 1995, 4: 1637-1642. PMID: 8541853, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/4.9.1637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman chromosome 7q31Genetic linkage analysisNon-syndromic deafnessChromosomal locationGene locationNon-syndromic formsRecessive non-syndromic deafnessLinkage analysisChromosome 7q31Nonallelic mutationsGenetic isolateLarge familyLOD scoreGenetic heterogeneityGenetic causeRecessive deafnessGenesRecognizable phenotypeFirst evidenceDruze familyFamilyAffected individualsSpecific patternsMutationsPhenotype
1986
DNA polymorphisms for the nerve growth factor receptor gene exclude its role in familial dysautonomia.
Breakefield X, Ozelius L, Bothwell M, Chao M, Axelrod F, Kramer P, Kidd K, Lanahan A, Johnson D, Ross A. DNA polymorphisms for the nerve growth factor receptor gene exclude its role in familial dysautonomia. Molecular Biology & Medicine 1986, 3: 483-94. PMID: 2886891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNerve growth factor receptor geneGrowth factor receptor geneFactor receptor geneReceptor geneExcellent genetic markerAshkenazic Jewish populationPolymorphic restriction sitesDNA polymorphismsFamilial dysautonomiaGenetic markersBeta subunitLinkage analysisGenesRestriction sitesChromosome 17qAutosomal recessive modeAllelesPossible roleRecessive modeAffected individualsNeuronal factorsPolymorphismNGF actionCentimorgansMore members
1978
The value of dual mating data in estimating genetic parameters
MATTHYSSE S, KIDD K. The value of dual mating data in estimating genetic parameters. Annals Of Human Genetics 1978, 41: 477-480. PMID: 655637, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1978.tb00919.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research