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
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