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
Diversification 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
1998
Short 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 AsiansDifferentiationHumansPolymorphismPopulationTrees
1996
The world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus
Chang F, Kidd J, Livak K, Pakstis A, Kidd K. The world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus. Human Genetics 1996, 98: 91-101. PMID: 8682515, DOI: 10.1007/s004390050166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImperfect tandem repeatsAllele frequenciesDifferent populationsActual allele frequenciesDopamine D4 receptor locusSelective forcesEvolutionary significanceWorld-wide distributionAssociation studiesReceptor locusTandem repeatsThird exonBase pairsAmino acidsFunctional relevanceRepeatsReceptor geneAllelesLociModern humansPolymorphismD4 receptor geneDopamine D4 receptor geneRepeat polymorphismExons