2021
Genetic relationships of Southwest Asian and Mediterranean populations
Kidd KK, Bulbul O, Gurkan C, Dogan M, Dogan S, Neophytou PI, Cherni L, Gurwitz D, Speed WC, Murtha M, Kidd JR, Pakstis AJ. Genetic relationships of Southwest Asian and Mediterranean populations. Forensic Science International Genetics 2021, 53: 102528. PMID: 34020230, DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2021.102528.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Population genetic data of 74 microhaplotypes in four major U.S. population groups
Oldoni F, Yoon L, Wootton SC, Lagacé R, Kidd KK, Podini D. Population genetic data of 74 microhaplotypes in four major U.S. population groups. Forensic Science International Genetics 2020, 49: 102398. PMID: 33045522, DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102398.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Proposed nomenclature for microhaplotypes
Kidd KK. Proposed nomenclature for microhaplotypes. Human Genomics 2016, 10: 16. PMID: 27316555, PMCID: PMC4912715, DOI: 10.1186/s40246-016-0078-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsHUGO Gene Nomenclature CommitteeGene Nomenclature CommitteeGroup of genesGene familyPopulation geneticsChromosome numberChromosome 1Related genesGenetic markersNucleotide polymorphismsNomenclature CommitteeGenesMicrohaplotypesRootsChromosomesFamilyLociUnique characterStandardized nomenclatureGeneticsNomenclatureSequencePolymorphism
2015
Genetic markers for massively parallel sequencing in forensics
Kidd K, Speed W, Wootton S, Lagace R, Langit R, Haigh E, Chang J, Pakstis A. Genetic markers for massively parallel sequencing in forensics. Forensic Science International Genetics Supplement Series 2015, 5: e677-e679. DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort tandem repeat polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsParallel sequencingSingle single-nucleotide polymorphismSequence readsMore haplotypesSNP panelGenetic markersMultiple allelesAncestry inferenceNucleotide polymorphismsCodominant systemsTandem repeat polymorphismMicrohaplotypesLociSequencingIndividual identificationRepeat polymorphismPolymorphismField of forensicsDNAHaplotypesReadsPhenotypeAlleles
2011
Rare BRCA1 haplotypes including 3’UTR SNPs associated with breast cancer risk
Pelletier C, Speed WC, Paranjape T, Keane K, Blitzblau R, Hollestelle A, Safavi K, van den Ouweland A, Zelterman D, Slack FJ, Kidd KK, Weidhaas JB. Rare BRCA1 haplotypes including 3’UTR SNPs associated with breast cancer risk. Cell Cycle 2011, 10: 90-99. PMID: 21191178, PMCID: PMC3048078, DOI: 10.4161/cc.10.1.14359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic markersRare haplotypesNew genetic markersBRCA1 3'UTRSequence mutationsMicroRNA bindingFunctional variantsSuch polymorphismsHaplotypesMutationsBRCA1Haplotype analysisPolymorphismSNPsRegion polymorphismsVariantsFunctional polymorphismsBreast cancer subtypesCancer subtypesMarkersBRCA1 haplotypeMiRNALarge populationBRCA1 mutationsBinding
2010
A Variant in a MicroRNA complementary site in the 3′ UTR of the KIT oncogene increases risk of acral melanoma
Godshalk SE, Paranjape T, Nallur S, Speed W, Chan E, Molinaro AM, Bacchiocchi A, Hoyt K, Tworkoski K, Stern DF, Sznol M, Ariyan S, Lazova R, Halaban R, Kidd KK, Weidhaas JB, Slack FJ. A Variant in a MicroRNA complementary site in the 3′ UTR of the KIT oncogene increases risk of acral melanoma. Oncogene 2010, 30: 1542-1550. PMID: 21119596, PMCID: PMC3069149, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2010.536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMessenger RNAsComplementary sitesNovel genetic markersKIT oncogeneTarget genesRegulatory relationshipsUntranslated regionGenetic markersHeritable riskFunctional variantsGenetic variantsOncogeneMultifaceted roleProtein levelsProtein expressionVariant resultsComplementary sequencesReporter dataUTRMelanoma pathogenesisMiR-221KIT variantsSeed regionExpressionVariants
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
1991
Drift, admixture, and selection in human evolution: a study with DNA polymorphisms.
Bowcock A, Kidd J, Mountain J, Hebert J, Carotenuto L, Kidd K, Cavalli-Sforza L. Drift, admixture, and selection in human evolution: a study with DNA polymorphisms. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1991, 88: 839-843. PMID: 1992475, PMCID: PMC50909, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.3.839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA polymorphismsEqual evolutionary ratesRandom genetic driftEvolutionary ratesGenetic driftEvolutionary analysisNatural selectionGenetic markersHuman evolutionGene frequenciesEarly admixtureHuman differentiationEvolutionary modelsPolymorphismHigh variationLow variationGenetic polymorphismsMeasures of variationGenesPopulationSpeciesObserved distributionDifferentiationVariationSelection
1990
Extensive sequence polymorphisms associated with chromosome 10 alpha satellite DNA and its close linkage to markers from the pericentromeric region
Wu J, Kidd K. Extensive sequence polymorphisms associated with chromosome 10 alpha satellite DNA and its close linkage to markers from the pericentromeric region. Human Genetics 1990, 84: 279-282. PMID: 1968036, DOI: 10.1007/bf00200575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha satellite DNAExtensive sequence polymorphismSatellite DNAPericentromeric regionSequence polymorphismsExcellent genetic markerCentromeric regionsDNA markersGenetic markersEnzyme PstILOD scoreClose linkagePositive lod scoresLinkage studiesDNAType 2AIndependent supportPolymorphismCentromeresMorphsMarkersRBP3LociDistance relationshipsEcoRV
1989
One Form of Bipolar Affective Disorder is Mapped to Chromosome 11
Kidd K, Egeland J, Gerhard D, Pauls D, Sussex J, Allen C, Hostetter A, Kidd J, Pakstis A, Housman D. One Form of Bipolar Affective Disorder is Mapped to Chromosome 11. 1989, 184-187. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-3524-8_41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex human disordersGenetic linkageGenetic markersHuman disordersComplex traitsRestriction fragment length polymorphismHuman genomeFragment length polymorphismMajor locusChromosome 11Length polymorphismBipolar affective disorderGenomeLociTraitsDNAMarkersLinkageGeneticistsPolymorphismLarge numberDiscoveryFirst step
1988
Predicting genotypes at loci for autosomal recessive disorders using linked genetic markers: application to Wilson's disease
Farrer L, Bonne-Tamir B, Frydman M, Magazanik A, Kidd K, Bowcock A, Cavalli-Sforza L. Predicting genotypes at loci for autosomal recessive disorders using linked genetic markers: application to Wilson's disease. Human Genetics 1988, 79: 109-117. PMID: 3164701, DOI: 10.1007/bf00280547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWilson disease locusDisease locusUnaffected individualsChromosome 13 markersWND locusMultipoint linkage analysisDisease familiesWilson disease familiesGenetic markersLinkage analysisChromosome 13Long armLociSources of variationAutosomal recessive disorderMore variationGenotypesCopper concentrationRecessive disorderNormal homozygotesWilson's diseaseFamilial componentMarkersCopper levelsSubsequent analysis
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
1982
GENETIC LINKAGE MARKERS IN THE STUDY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Kidd K. GENETIC LINKAGE MARKERS IN THE STUDY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. 1982, 459-466. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-027987-9.50049-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research