2021
STAT3 polymorphisms in North Africa and its implication in breast cancer
Ziadi W, Boussetta S, Elkamel S, Pakstis AJ, Kidd KK, Medimegh I, Elgaaied A, Cherni L. STAT3 polymorphisms in North Africa and its implication in breast cancer. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2021, 9: e1744. PMID: 34251094, PMCID: PMC8404238, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth African populationsAfrican populationsSTAT3 regionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRare haplotypesHsa-mirMiR databaseMajor haplotypesGenesNucleotide polymorphismsHaplotypesSNPsSTAT3Allele frequenciesRs7211777Tunisian populationPolymorphismPopulationDiversityNorth AfricaAllelesSignificant frequencyRecombinationAssaysCancerA Distinctive Pattern of Diversity for the TAS2R38 Gene in North Africa
Mourali-Chebil S, Elkamel S, Boussetta S, Pakstis A, Kidd K, Benammar-Elgaaied A, Cherni L. A Distinctive Pattern of Diversity for the TAS2R38 Gene in North Africa. Human Biology 2021, 93: 163-177. PMID: 37733614, DOI: 10.1353/hub.2021.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes in Native American populations
Kidd JR, Friedlaender F, Pakstis AJ, Furtado M, Fang R, Wang X, Nievergelt CM, Kidd KK. Single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes in Native American populations. American Journal Of Biological Anthropology 2011, 146: 495-502. PMID: 21913176, PMCID: PMC3658315, DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsNative American populationsAutosomal markersModern Native American populationsNucleotide polymorphismsOld World populationsEvolutionary relationshipsAmerican populationDifferent small setsDNA polymorphismsEurasian originAncestry inferenceMultiple populationsPolymorphismLarge comprehensive datasetAscertainment biasesNew WorldSmall independent setsMarkersComprehensive datasetClose relationshipPopulationHaplotypesNew informationRare 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
2008
Global patterns of variation in allele and haplotype frequencies and linkage disequilibrium across the CYP2E1 gene
Lee M, Mukherjee N, Pakstis A, Khaliq S, Mohyuddin A, Mehdi S, Speed W, Kidd J, Kidd K. Global patterns of variation in allele and haplotype frequencies and linkage disequilibrium across the CYP2E1 gene. The Pharmacogenomics Journal 2008, 8: 349-356. PMID: 18663376, PMCID: PMC2782390, DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2008.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variationGene expressionAssociation studiesFamily of enzymesDifferent human populationsHaplotype variationHuman population samplesMajor geographical regionsTandem repeatsPolymorphism haplotypesGenesMultiple populationsHaplotypesSusceptibility mutationsGlobal patternsHuman populationAdditional polymorphismsHaplotype frequenciesCentral roleDifferent populationsDiverse patternsEndogenous compoundsDisequilibriumLD dataPolymorphismThe complex global pattern of genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium at catechol-O-methyltransferase
Mukherjee N, Kidd K, Pakstis A, Speed W, Li H, Tarnok Z, Barta C, Kajuna S, Kidd J. The complex global pattern of genetic variation and linkage disequilibrium at catechol-O-methyltransferase. Molecular Psychiatry 2008, 15: 216-225. PMID: 18574484, PMCID: PMC2811226, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2008.64.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic variationDiverse evolutionary lineagesFuture association studiesEvolutionary lineagesPromoter regionAssociation studiesGenesLinkage disequilibriumFunctional consequencesUndetected variantsNucleotide polymorphismsCommon haplotypeComplex global patternsGlobal patternsDNA samplesHaplotypesLineagesExonsHaplotypic combinationsKbDNACOMT geneOnly variation
2001
Mitochondrial DNA variation and biogeography of eastern gorillas
Jensen‐Seaman M, Kidd K. Mitochondrial DNA variation and biogeography of eastern gorillas. Molecular Ecology 2001, 10: 2241-2247. PMID: 11555266, DOI: 10.1046/j.0962-1083.2001.01365.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial DNA variationDNA variationEastern gorillasD-loop haplotypesFirst hypervariable segmentPopulation bottlenecksDistinct cladesGenetic diversityControl regionD-loopHypervariable segmentCladeLast Glacial MaximumGorillasForest reductionHaplotypesGlacial MaximumBiogeographyEast AfricaGlobal coolingDiversityMutationsLow levelsVariationFragmentation
2000
Worldwide Genetic Analysis of the CFTR Region
Mateu E, Calafell F, Lao O, Bonné-Tamir B, Kidd J, Pakstis A, Kidd K, Bertranpetit J. Worldwide Genetic Analysis of the CFTR Region. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 68: 103-117. PMID: 11104661, PMCID: PMC1234903, DOI: 10.1086/316940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneShort tandem repeat polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLinkage disequilibriumHaplotype backgroundTransmembrane conductance regulator geneWorldwide population samplesModern human populationsHaplotype variationHigh heterozygosityCFTR regionOut of AfricaRegulator geneSevere genetic disorderGenetic analysisMutation rateDifferent haplotypesAncestral haplotypeAllele sizeOutcome of differencesSNP haplotypesLD analysisNon-AfricansHaplotypesLD measuresSequence variability and candidate gene analysis in complex disease: association of µ opioid receptor gene variation with substance dependence
Hoehe M, Köpke K, Wendel B, Rohde K, Flachmeier C, Kidd K, Berrettini W, Church G. Sequence variability and candidate gene analysis in complex disease: association of µ opioid receptor gene variation with substance dependence. Human Molecular Genetics 2000, 9: 2895-2908. PMID: 11092766, DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.19.2895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex genotype-phenotype relationshipsGenotype-phenotype relationshipsCandidate genesSequence variabilitySequence variantsGene sequence informationDNA sequence variationCandidate gene analysisSpecific sequence variantsPrime candidate geneCombination of variantsSequence comparisonSequence variationSequence informationHuman mu-opioid receptor geneDifferent haplotypesGene analysisGenesComplex diseasesReceptor geneOpioid receptor geneHaplotypesGene variationMultiple individualsModel system
1999
Linkage Disequilibrium at the ADH2 and ADH3 Loci and Risk of Alcoholism
Osier M, Pakstis A, Kidd J, Lee J, Yin S, Ko H, Edenberg H, Lu R, Kidd K. Linkage Disequilibrium at the ADH2 and ADH3 Loci and Risk of Alcoholism. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1999, 64: 1147-1157. PMID: 10090900, PMCID: PMC1377839, DOI: 10.1086/302317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DehydrogenaseAlcoholismAllelesBase SequenceChinaChromosomes, Human, Pair 4Cloning, MolecularGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHaplotypesHumansIndians, Central AmericanLinkage DisequilibriumMexicoMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRacial GroupsTaiwanConceptsProportion of chromosomesAlcohol dehydrogenase geneDehydrogenase geneChromosome 4Functional variantsChromosomesLinkage disequilibriumADH2Functional polymorphismsADH3Allele frequenciesPairwise disequilibriumGenesIntronic polymorphismDisequilibriumPolymorphismDifferent efficienciesRisk of alcoholismHigher VmaxClass I alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) genesVariantsLociKbHaplotypesPopulation
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 estimatesMutationsExtinction
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. Genetika 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 colonizationMolecular Haplotyping of Genetic Markers 10 kb Apart by Allele-Specific Long-Range PCR
Michalatos-Beloin S, Tishkoff S, Bentley K, Kidd K, Ruano G. Molecular Haplotyping of Genetic Markers 10 kb Apart by Allele-Specific Long-Range PCR. Nucleic Acids Research 1996, 24: 4841-4843. PMID: 8972876, PMCID: PMC146303, DOI: 10.1093/nar/24.23.4841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular haplotypingClassical Mendelian analysisMapping disease genesCD4 locusMolecular haplotypesDisease genesLong-range PCRGenomic samplesFounder effectPolymorphic markersMendelian analysisUnrelated individualsHaplotypingAlu deletionKbRange PCRHaplotypesDiversity researchPopulation samplingPCRChromosomesGenesRepeatsLociDeletionDRD2 Haplotypes Containing the TaqI A1 Allele: Implications for Alcoholism Research
Kidd K, Pakstis A, Castiglione C, Kidd J, Speed W, Goldman D, Knowler W, Lu R, Bonne‐Tamir B. DRD2 Haplotypes Containing the TaqI A1 Allele: Implications for Alcoholism Research. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 1996, 20: 697-705. PMID: 8800387, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01674.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAllelesAnimalsChromosome MappingDeoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-SpecificEthnicityGene FrequencyGenetics, PopulationHaplotypesHumansPolymerase Chain ReactionPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthReceptors, Dopamine D2Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidResearchConceptsGenetic variationAssociation studiesUnrelated control samplesDopamine D2 receptor locusDiversity of haplotypesShort tandem repeat polymorphismsDRD2 locusEvolutionary historyRestriction fragment length polymorphismPopulation geneticsPhylogenetic originFragment length polymorphismAncestral originReceptor locusHomologous regionsIntron 2LociAllelic systemHigher primatesHaplotypesTandem repeat polymorphismAllelesConsiderable diversityDRD2 haplotypesPolymorphism
1984
Identification of a recent recombination event within the human beta-globin gene cluster.
Gerhard D, Kidd K, Kidd J, Egeland J, Housman D. Identification of a recent recombination event within the human beta-globin gene cluster. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1984, 81: 7875-7879. PMID: 6096866, PMCID: PMC392255, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.24.7875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-globin gene clusterHuman beta-globin gene clusterGene clusterRecombination eventsChromosome 11DNA sequence polymorphismsRecent recombination eventsGenetic recombination eventsMeiotic crossingDNA regionsDNA markersC-Ha-rasSequence polymorphismsReference pedigreesCrossover eventsOncogene c-Ha-rasPreproparathyroid hormoneSegment 12PedigreeD11S12HaplotypesInheritanceClustersRegionHot spots