2020
The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene
Kidd KK, Pakstis AJ, Donnelly MP, Bulbul O, Cherni L, Gurkan C, Kang L, Li H, Yun L, Paschou P, Meiklejohn KA, Haigh E, Speed WC. The distinctive geographic patterns of common pigmentation variants at the OCA2 gene. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 15433. PMID: 32963319, PMCID: PMC7508881, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72262-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOculocutaneous albinism type 2Genetic variationOCA2 genePopulation genetic variationGeographic patternsNormal pigmentation variationPigmentation variationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPositive selectionHypomorphic proteinEnhancer variantsPigmentation variantsGenesNucleotide polymorphismsDistinctive geographic patternsEye colorStrong selection effectsVariant frequencyPigmentationVariantsProteinAllelesVariationDifferent patternsPolymorphism
2014
Application of six IrisPlex SNPs and comparison of two eye color prediction systems in diverse Eurasia populations
Yun L, Gu Y, Rajeevan H, Kidd KK. Application of six IrisPlex SNPs and comparison of two eye color prediction systems in diverse Eurasia populations. International Journal Of Legal Medicine 2014, 128: 447-453. PMID: 24395150, DOI: 10.1007/s00414-013-0953-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 Research