2000
Evolution of exon 1 of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene in primates
Seaman M, Chang F, Deinard A, Quiñones A, Kidd K. Evolution of exon 1 of the dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) gene in primates. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 2000, 288: 32-38. PMID: 10750051, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(20000415)288:1<32::aid-jez4>3.0.co;2-g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh conservationOld World monkeysWorld monkeysTandem repeatsPrimate speciesExon 1Amino acid sequenceReceptor geneGreat apesRelaxed selectionEvolutionary historyD4 receptor geneHomologous exonsInterspecific differencesNew World monkeysDopamine D4 receptor geneAcid sequenceSelective pressureFirst exonTandem duplicationExonsExon 3SpeciesGenesRepeats
1996
The 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
1993
Alleles at the dopamine D4 receptor locus do not contribute to the genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia in a large Swedish kindred
Barr C, Kennedy J, Lichter J, Van Tol H, Wetterberg L, Livak K, Kidd K. Alleles at the dopamine D4 receptor locus do not contribute to the genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia in a large Swedish kindred. American Journal Of Medical Genetics 1993, 48: 218-222. PMID: 8135305, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320480409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosome 11p15.5Receptor geneImperfect direct repeatsDopamine D4 receptor locusD4 receptor geneTyrosine hydroxylase locusDopamine D4 receptor geneSingle haplotypeFirst intronSequence variationCandidate genesG nucleotidesDirect repeatsReceptor locusGenetic markersThird exonLinkage analysisPolymorphic markersGenetic susceptibilityGenesLociClose linkageDRD4 locusAllelesRepeats