2024
Genetic diversity of North African populations in the 17q21 genomic region
Messaoudi M, Pakstis A, Ezzaher T, Boussetta S, Ben Ammar Elgaaied A, Kidd K, Cherni L. Genetic diversity of North African populations in the 17q21 genomic region. Mammalian Genome 2024, 35: 445-460. PMID: 38965090, DOI: 10.1007/s00335-024-10051-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorth African populationsSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic structureGenetic diversityDemographic history of human populationsHaplotype analysisAutosomal single-nucleotide polymorphismsHistory of human populationsAfrican populationsSouthwest Asian populationsComplex demographic historyHeterogeneous genetic structureNorth AfricaAutosomal markersDemographic historyGenetic flowGenomic regionsGenome ProjectGenetic compositionGenetic heterogeneityGlobal contextHistory of North AfricaMigration processNorth AfricansCultural factors
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
1978
Research Designs for the Study of Gene-Environment Interactions in Psychiatric Disorders: Report of a Foundations Fund for Research in Psychiatry Panel
Kidd K, Matthysee S. Research Designs for the Study of Gene-Environment Interactions in Psychiatric Disorders: Report of a Foundations Fund for Research in Psychiatry Panel. JAMA Psychiatry 1978, 35: 925-932. PMID: 678045, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1978.01770320019001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variantsUnrelated individualsIndividual genetic variantsGenetic variationDifferent genetic variantsExtended pedigreesGenetic heterogeneityGene-environment interactionsGenetic hypothesisPhenotypeDiagnostic phenotypesFamilyGeneticsVariantsTraitsIndividual susceptibilitySpecific hypothesesSuch studiesHypothesisEnvironmental contributionsPedigreeGenotypesSusceptibility