2015
Mongolians in the Genetic Landscape of Central Asia: Exploring the Genetic Relations among Mongolians and Other World Populations
Brissenden JE, Kidd JR, Evsanaa B, Togtokh AJ, Pakstis AJ, Friedlaender F, Kidd KK, Roscoe JM. Mongolians in the Genetic Landscape of Central Asia: Exploring the Genetic Relations among Mongolians and Other World Populations. Human Biology 2015, 87: 73-91. PMID: 26829292, DOI: 10.13110/humanbiology.87.2.0005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Structural diversity and African origin of the 17q21.31 inversion polymorphism
Steinberg KM, Antonacci F, Sudmant PH, Kidd JM, Campbell CD, Vives L, Malig M, Scheinfeldt L, Beggs W, Ibrahim M, Lema G, Nyambo TB, Omar SA, Bodo JM, Froment A, Donnelly MP, Kidd KK, Tishkoff SA, Eichler EE. Structural diversity and African origin of the 17q21.31 inversion polymorphism. Nature Genetics 2012, 44: 872-880. PMID: 22751100, PMCID: PMC3408829, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2335.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
The 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 Research
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
2001
Modern African Ape Populations as Genetic and Demographic Models of the Last Common Ancestor of Humans, Chimpanzees, and Gorillas
Jensen-Seaman M, Deinard A, Kidd K. Modern African Ape Populations as Genetic and Demographic Models of the Last Common Ancestor of Humans, Chimpanzees, and Gorillas. Journal Of Heredity 2001, 92: 475-480. PMID: 11948214, DOI: 10.1093/jhered/92.6.475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaAnimalsCell NucleusDNA, MitochondrialEvolution, MolecularGenetic VariationGenetics, PopulationGorilla gorillaHumansPan troglodytesPhylogenyConceptsLast common ancestorEffective population sizeNucleotide diversityCommon ancestorStrong female philopatryStrong geographic structuringPopulation sizeHuman evolutionary historyNuclear lociGeographic structuringModern humansFemale philopatryEvolutionary historyAncestral populationsGorilla lineageMolecular dataNuclear DNAClose relativesDemographic modelsAfrican ape speciesApe populationsApe speciesNatal groupSpeciesDispersal system
2000
Haplotype Evolution and Linkage Disequilibrium: A Simulation Study
Calafell F, Grigorenko E, Chikanian A, Kidd K. Haplotype Evolution and Linkage Disequilibrium: A Simulation Study. Human Heredity 2000, 51: 85-96. PMID: 11096275, DOI: 10.1159/000022963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism/Alu Haplotype Variation at the PLAT Locus: Implications for Modern Human Origins
Tishkoff S, Pakstis A, Stoneking M, Kidd J, Destro-Bisol G, Sanjantila A, Lu R, Deinard A, Sirugo G, Jenkins T, Kidd K, Clark A. Short Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism/Alu Haplotype Variation at the PLAT Locus: Implications for Modern Human Origins. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 67: 901-925. PMID: 10986042, PMCID: PMC1287905, DOI: 10.1086/303068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAlu ElementsAnimalsChromosomes, Human, Pair 8Dinucleotide RepeatsEvolution, MolecularGene FrequencyGenetic VariationHaplotypesHominidaeHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMicronesiaPapua New GuineaPhylogenyPolymorphism, GeneticSequence DeletionTandem Repeat SequencesConceptsNon-African populationsHaplotype variationGene flowLinkage disequilibriumShort tandem repeat polymorphismsHaplotype diversityPLAT locusLarge effective population sizesAncient gene flowEffective population sizeDinucleotide short tandem repeat polymorphismsRecent common ancestryAlu insertion/deletion polymorphismHuman evolutionary historyDiverse human populationsModern human originsEvolutionary historyCommon ancestryAfrican populationsPopulation substructureAlu elementsPolymorphic Alu elementsPopulation sizeRare haplotypesDinucleotide repeats
1999
Tandem duplication polymorphism upstream of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4)
Seaman M, Fisher J, Chang F, Kidd K. Tandem duplication polymorphism upstream of the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4). American Journal Of Medical Genetics 1999, 88: 705-709. PMID: 10581493, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8628(19991215)88:6<705::aid-ajmg22>3.0.co;2-f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllelesAnimalsCodon, InitiatorConsensus SequenceDatabases, FactualEvolution, MolecularGene FrequencyGenetic VariationGorilla gorillaHumansPan troglodytesPolymorphism, GeneticPongo pygmaeusReceptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, Dopamine D4Response ElementsSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidTandem Repeat SequencesTranscription FactorsEvolution of the HOXB6 intergenic region: Motif conservation at the lateral plate mesoderm (LPM) enhancer element
Deinard A, Dorit R, Castiglione C, Jiang Z, Becker D, Ruddle F, Schugart K, Kidd K. Evolution of the HOXB6 intergenic region: Motif conservation at the lateral plate mesoderm (LPM) enhancer element. Journal Of Experimental Zoology 1999, 285: 170-176. PMID: 10440728, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(19990815)285:2<170::aid-jez9>3.0.co;2-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolution of a HOXB6 intergenic region within the great apes and humans
Deinard A, Kidd K. Evolution of a HOXB6 intergenic region within the great apes and humans. Journal Of Human Evolution 1999, 36: 687-703. PMID: 10330333, DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1999.0298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon ancestorGenetic variationGenetic dataIntraspecific genetic variationHomo-Pan cladeGreat apesNuclear lociGreat ape speciesMolecular evolutionIntraspecific dataPhylogenetic reconstructionIntergenic regionIntraspecific variationDNA sequencesNucleotide substitutionsGenetic polymorphismsHomo-PanPygmy chimpanzeesApe speciesCommon chimpanzeesCladeHomo sapiens sapiensAncestorGorillasLoci
1998
Network Analyses of Y-Chromosomal Types in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia Reveal Specific Patterns of Geographic Distribution
Malaspina P, Cruciani F, Ciminelli B, Terrenato L, Santolamazza P, Alonso A, Banyko J, Brdicka R, García O, Gaudiano C, Guanti G, Kidd K, Lavinha J, Avila M, Mandich P, Moral P, Qamar R, Mehdi S, Ragusa A, Stefanescu G, Caraghin M, Tyler-Smith C, Scozzari R, Novelletto A. Network Analyses of Y-Chromosomal Types in Europe, Northern Africa, and Western Asia Reveal Specific Patterns of Geographic Distribution. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 63: 847-860. PMID: 9718330, PMCID: PMC1377388, DOI: 10.1086/301999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtant human populationsTotal diversityChromosomal lineagesLength variantsDinucleotide microsatellitesY chromosomeCommon descentPhenetic relationshipsGeographic distributionNorthern AfricaHaplotypesHuman populationLineagesDinucleotide unitsRapid generationDiversityWestern AsiaNetwork analysisChromosomesMicrosatellitesSpecific patternsOptimal markerReliable frequency estimatesMutationsExtinctionGenetic Structure of the Ancestral Population of Modern Humans
Ziętkiewicz E, Yotova V, Jarnik M, Korab-Laskowska M, Kidd K, Modiano D, Scozzari R, Stoneking M, Tishkoff S, Batzer M, Labuda D. Genetic Structure of the Ancestral Population of Modern Humans. Journal Of Molecular Evolution 1998, 47: 146-155. PMID: 9694663, DOI: 10.1007/pl00006371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsDystrophinEvolution, MolecularGene FrequencyHominidaeHumansModels, GeneticMutagenesisMutationPolymorphism, GeneticRacial GroupsTimeConceptsNucleotide diversityAncestral populationsNeutral DNA polymorphismsOverall nucleotide diversityPopulation-specific variantsOld polymorphismsGenetic structureAncestral stateHuman divergenceOrthologous sitesGenetic variabilityDNA polymorphismsNew allelesHuman variantsPolymorphic sitesNon-AfricansWorldwide sampleGreat apesEffective sizeModern humansHuman groupsDiversityPolymorphismDivergenceNew GuineaA Global Haplotype Analysis of the Myotonic Dystrophy Locus: Implications for the Evolution of Modern Humans and for the Origin of Myotonic Dystrophy Mutations
Tishkoff S, Goldman A, Calafell F, Speed W, Deinard A, Bonne-Tamir B, Kidd J, Pakstis A, Jenkins T, Kidd K. A Global Haplotype Analysis of the Myotonic Dystrophy Locus: Implications for the Evolution of Modern Humans and for the Origin of Myotonic Dystrophy Mutations. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 62: 1389-1402. PMID: 9585589, PMCID: PMC1377140, DOI: 10.1086/301861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsEvolution, MolecularGene FrequencyHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMutationMyotonic DystrophyPrimatesTrinucleotide RepeatsConceptsNon-African populationsHaplotype diversityMyotonic dystrophy locusRecent African origin modelLinkage disequilibriumMyotonic dystrophy mutationModern human evolutionModern humansGlobal haplotype analysisMutation eventsStrong linkage disequilibriumNonhuman primate speciesPrimate speciesHuman evolutionHuman populationShared patternShort tandem repeat polymorphism evolution in humans
Calafell F, Shuster A, Speed W, Kidd J, Kidd K. Short tandem repeat polymorphism evolution in humans. European Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 6: 38-49. PMID: 9781013, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDinucleotide short tandem repeat polymorphismsStepwise mutation modelSet of populationsPrivate allelesShort tandem repeat polymorphismsGenetic distanceHigh heterozygosityGenetic variationLinkage analysisMutation modelPolymorphism evolutionTandem repeat polymorphismEuropean populationsModern humansHeterozygosityAllelesRepeat polymorphismAfrican sampleReplacement hypothesisEast AsiansDifferentiationHumansPolymorphismPopulationTreesAnalyses of Cross Species Polymerase Chain Reaction Products to Infer the Ancestral State of Human Polymorphisms
Iyengar S, Seaman M, Deinard A, Rosenbaum H, Sirugo G, Castiglione C, Kidd J, Kidd K. Analyses of Cross Species Polymerase Chain Reaction Products to Infer the Ancestral State of Human Polymorphisms. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 1998, 8: 317-327. PMID: 10993602, DOI: 10.3109/10425179809034076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-strand conformational polymorphismSequence dataUntranslated regionHuman polymorphismsSingle ancestral allelePolymorphic allelesRestriction enzyme sitesAncestral stateExtant populationsGenomic regionsAncestral statusAncestral onesAncestral alleleHuman sequenceHuman allelesStrand conformational polymorphismPCR-RFLPsRestriction fragment length analysisPolymorphic sitesNumerous populationsEnzyme sitesAllelesSpeciesConformational polymorphismPolymerase chain reaction productsEvolution of a D2 Dopamine Receptor Intron Within the Great Apes and Humans
Deinard A, Kidd K. Evolution of a D2 Dopamine Receptor Intron Within the Great Apes and Humans. Mitochondrial DNA Part A 1998, 8: 289-301. PMID: 10993600, DOI: 10.3109/10425179809034074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDenaturing Gradient Gel ElectrophoresisGenetic variationComparative phylogenetic analysisDNA sequence variationSequence comparative analysisCross-species comparisonsGreat apesEvolutionary relationshipsGradient gel electrophoresisPhylogenetic analysisGeographical rangeSequence variationPygmy chimpanzeesCommon chimpanzeesDNA sequencingDirect DNA sequencingIntronsGel electrophoresisSpeciesChimpanzeesApesSequencingComparative analysisHumansVariation
1997
Concerted evolution of the tandemly repeated genes encoding human U2 snRNA (the RNU2 locus) involves rapid intrachromosomal homogenization and rare interchromosomal gene conversion
Liao D, Pavelitz T, Kidd J, Kidd K, Weiner A. Concerted evolution of the tandemly repeated genes encoding human U2 snRNA (the RNU2 locus) involves rapid intrachromosomal homogenization and rare interchromosomal gene conversion. The EMBO Journal 1997, 16: 588-598. PMID: 9034341, PMCID: PMC1169662, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.3.588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceChromosomesCloning, MolecularDNA, SatelliteElectrophoresis, Agar GelEvolution, MolecularGenetic MarkersHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMolecular Sequence DataPedigreePolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthPrimatesRecombination, GeneticRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRNA, Small NuclearSequence AnalysisConceptsU2 tandem arrayTandem arraysConcerted evolutionIntrachromosomal homogenizationU2 snRNAInterchromosomal gene conversionHuman U2 snRNARepeat unitsGenetic exchangeU2 genesGene conversionChromosome lineagesIndependent assortmentFlanking markersDiverse panelGenesMicrosatellite polymorphismSnRNACT alleleSacISacI polymorphismPolymorphismAllelesChromatid exchangesPrimary driving force
1996
Interpretations of multiregional evolution.
Wolpoff; M, Tishkoff S, Kidd K, Risch N. Interpretations of multiregional evolution. Science 1996, 274: 704-7. PMID: 8966550, DOI: 10.1126/science.274.5288.704d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistribution and frequency of a polymorphicAlu insertion at the plasminogen activator locus in humans
Tishkoff S, Ruano G, Kidd J, Kidd K. Distribution and frequency of a polymorphicAlu insertion at the plasminogen activator locus in humans. Human Genetics 1996, 97: 759-764. PMID: 8641693, DOI: 10.1007/bf02346186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator geneHuman populationTissue plasminogen activator geneRestriction fragment length polymorphismActivator geneActivator locusInsertion eventsFragment length polymorphismPLAT locusHuman evolutionPolymerase chain reaction analysisChain reaction analysisLength polymorphismPresence/absenceAllele frequenciesAllelesLociModern humans