2013
An historical perspective on “The world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus”
Kidd KK, Pakstis AJ, Yun L. An historical perspective on “The world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus”. Human Genetics 2013, 133: 431-433. PMID: 24162668, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1386-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThousands of lociGene frequency patternsPatterns of divergenceRandom genetic driftHuman population geneticsLow-frequency allelesDopamine D4 receptor locusGenetic driftPopulation geneticsImportant genesPopulation variationWorld-wide distributionReceptor locusFrequency allelesDifferent allelesLociDistinct populationsNative American populationsEast Asian populationsAllelesAllele frequenciesSame populationAmerican populationGenesGenetics
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