2022
North Asian population relationships in a global context
Kidd KK, Evsanaa B, Togtokh A, Brissenden JE, Roscoe JM, Dogan M, Neophytou PI, Gurkan C, Bulbul O, Cherni L, Speed WC, Murtha M, Kidd JR, Pakstis AJ. North Asian population relationships in a global context. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 7214. PMID: 35508562, PMCID: PMC9068624, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10706-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation genetic studiesPhylogenetic tree analysisAutosomal variationSex chromosomesGenetic variationMost populationsGenetic studiesExtensive variationPopulation relationshipsGenome ConsortiumK projectNorth AsiaRefinement of analysisAsian ethnic groupsGlobal contextAutosomesTree analysisChromosomesAsia populationEthnic groupsMitochondriaPopulationMicrohaplotypesSmall subsetNative Americans
2020
Validation of novel forensic DNA markers using multiplex microhaplotype sequencing
Gandotra N, Speed WC, Qin W, Tang Y, Pakstis AJ, Kidd KK, Scharfe C. Validation of novel forensic DNA markers using multiplex microhaplotype sequencing. Forensic Science International Genetics 2020, 47: 102275. PMID: 32305739, PMCID: PMC10131188, DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2020.102275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMH lociMultiplex sequencingNovel single nucleotide polymorphismsSmall DNA amountsSingle MiSeq runMultiple single nucleotide polymorphismsHigher effective numberBiogeographic variationDNA markersGenomic sequencesNovel lociGenome ProjectDNA amountMiSeq runDifferent world populationsNucleotide polymorphismsLociSequencingMicrohaplotypesEffective numberDiverse range
2017
Microhaplotypes for ancestry prediction
Oldoni F, Hart R, Long K, Maddela K, Cisana S, Schanfield M, Wootton S, Chang J, Lagace R, Hasegawa R, Kidd K, Podini D. Microhaplotypes for ancestry prediction. Forensic Science International Genetics Supplement Series 2017, 6: e513-e515. DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2017.09.209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRandom match probabilityAncestry predictionLow mutation rateAllele frequenciesMH allelesMore SNPsParallel sequencingMutation rateAllelic combinationsIon S5Input DNAIon ChefMicrohaplotypesParental haplotypesLociMPS platformsSequencingAllelesMatch probabilityMinor contributorSTR profilesIndividual strands
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