2013
Haplotype structure and positive selection at TLR1
Heffelfinger C, Pakstis AJ, Speed WC, Clark AP, Haigh E, Fang R, Furtado MR, Kidd KK, Snyder MP. Haplotype structure and positive selection at TLR1. European Journal Of Human Genetics 2013, 22: 551-557. PMID: 24002163, PMCID: PMC3953919, DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 2Toll-like receptor 1Missense variantsInnate immune systemReduced riskMedical conditionsReceptor 2Immune systemReceptor 1Cell surface receptorsSepsisSubsequent activationTLR1Surface receptorsBacterial lipoproteinsLeprosySurface traffickingDiseaseHuman healthRiskHealthMultiple functional allelesRs5743618TuberculosisLipoprotein
2012
Crohn's Disease Risk Alleles on the NOD2 Locus Have Been Maintained by Natural Selection on Standing Variation
Nakagome S, Mano S, Kozlowski L, Bujnicki JM, Shibata H, Fukumaki Y, Kidd JR, Kidd KK, Kawamura S, Oota H. Crohn's Disease Risk Alleles on the NOD2 Locus Have Been Maintained by Natural Selection on Standing Variation. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2012, 29: 1569-1585. PMID: 22319155, PMCID: PMC3697811, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionCrohn DiseaseGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotyping TechniquesHaplotypesHumansModels, GeneticModels, MolecularNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinPhylogenyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRisk FactorsSelection, GeneticSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsDisease risk allelesNatural selectionCD risk allelesGenome-wide association studiesClassical linkage analysisMost recent common ancestorPhylogenetic network analysisRecent common ancestorNOD2 proteinProtein structural predictionRecent genome-wide association studiesHigh-frequency haplotypesSerious conformational changesEuropean populationsAmino acid substitutionsRisk allelesStanding variationDeleterious haplotypesEvolutionary studiesCoalescent simulationsCommon ancestorGenomic regionsNon-European populationsEntire genomeDiploid individuals
2011
A global view of the OCA2-HERC2 region and pigmentation
Donnelly MP, Paschou P, Grigorenko E, Gurwitz D, Barta C, Lu RB, Zhukova OV, Kim JJ, Siniscalco M, New M, Li H, Kajuna SL, Manolopoulos VG, Speed WC, Pakstis AJ, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. A global view of the OCA2-HERC2 region and pigmentation. Human Genetics 2011, 131: 683-696. PMID: 22065085, PMCID: PMC3325407, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-011-1110-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Molecular Origin and Consequences of Escape from miRNA Regulation by HLA-C Alleles
O'hUigin C, Kulkarni S, Xu Y, Deng Z, Kidd J, Kidd K, Gao X, Carrington M. The Molecular Origin and Consequences of Escape from miRNA Regulation by HLA-C Alleles. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2011, 89: 424-431. PMID: 21907013, PMCID: PMC3169826, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.07.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelection on the Human Bitter Taste Gene, TAS2R16, in Eurasian Populations
Li H, Pakstis AJ, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. Selection on the Human Bitter Taste Gene, TAS2R16, in Eurasian Populations. Human Biology 2011, 83: 363-377. PMID: 21740153, DOI: 10.3378/027.083.0303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiversification of the ADH1B Gene during Expansion of Modern Humans
Li H, Gu S, Han Y, Xu Z, Pakstis AJ, Jin L, Kidd JR, Kidd KK. Diversification of the ADH1B Gene during Expansion of Modern Humans. Annals Of Human Genetics 2011, 75: 497-507. PMID: 21592108, PMCID: PMC3722864, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1809.2011.00651.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort tandem repeat polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGeographic patternsAncient DNA samplesADH1B geneSelective forcesRegulatory region variantsUnusual geographic distributionMigration eventsCommon haplogroupsDistinct geographic patternsGeographic distributionGenesNucleotide polymorphismsEast Asian populationsTandem repeat polymorphismDNA samplesHaplogroupsWorldwide setAllelesModern humansRegion variantsRepeat polymorphismPolymorphismEast Asia
2004
The Genetic Architecture of Selection at the Human Dopamine Receptor D4 (DRD4) Gene Locus
Wang E, Ding Y, Flodman P, Kidd J, Kidd K, Grady D, Ryder O, Spence M, Swanson J, Moyzis R. The Genetic Architecture of Selection at the Human Dopamine Receptor D4 (DRD4) Gene Locus. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2004, 74: 931-944. PMID: 15077199, PMCID: PMC1181986, DOI: 10.1086/420854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLittle linkage disequilibriumHuman dopamine receptor D4 genePolymorphic sitesDNA sequence organizationMost polymorphic sitesPatterns of recombinationObserved LD patternRare mutational eventsDRD4 locusGenetic architectureHaplotype diversityPositive selectionMore polymorphismsSequence organizationGene locusTandem repeatsMutational eventsLD patternsLinkage disequilibriumDopamine receptor D4 geneLociPhysiological differencesSame alleleReceptor variantsAlleles
2003
Selective Pressure has not Acted Against Hypercoagulability Alleles in High‐Altitude Amerindians
Rupert J, Monsalve M, Kidd K, Tan C, Hochachka P, Devine D. Selective Pressure has not Acted Against Hypercoagulability Alleles in High‐Altitude Amerindians. Annals Of Human Genetics 2003, 67: 426-432. PMID: 12940916, DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.2003.00043.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAltitudeGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansIndians, South AmericanSelection, GeneticThrombophilia
1996
Dynamics of the haplotype frequencies in populations: study using the Monte Carlo method.
Grigorenko E, Shikanian A, Kidd D, Dorig R, Kidd K. Dynamics of the haplotype frequencies in populations: study using the Monte Carlo method. Генетика 1996, 32: 1705-13. PMID: 9102365.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNatural selectionEffective population sizeRandom genetic driftMonte Carlo methodHaplotype frequenciesGenetic driftRandom matingEvolutionary dynamicsCarlo methodPopulation sizeRecurrent mutationsMutation processHarmonic meanFrequency dynamicsDifferent populationsSimulation resultsExperimental dataDynamicsMatingPopulationMutationsHaplotypesAllelesColonizationNew World colonization
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological EvolutionDNAGene FrequencyGenesHominidaeHumansPolymorphism, GeneticProbabilitySelection, GeneticConceptsDNA polymorphismsEqual evolutionary ratesRandom genetic driftEvolutionary ratesGenetic driftEvolutionary analysisNatural selectionGenetic markersHuman evolutionGene frequenciesEarly admixtureHuman differentiationEvolutionary modelsPolymorphismHigh variationLow variationGenetic polymorphismsMeasures of variationGenesPopulationSpeciesObserved distributionDifferentiationVariationSelection
1975
On the possible magnitudes of selective forces maintaining schizophrenia in the population.
Kidd K. On the possible magnitudes of selective forces maintaining schizophrenia in the population. Proceedings Of The Annual Meeting Of The American Psychopathological Association 1975, 135-45. PMID: 1242221.Peer-Reviewed Original Research