2014
Inferring population structure and demographic history using Y-STR data from worldwide populations
Xu H, Wang CC, Shrestha R, Wang LX, Zhang M, He Y, Kidd JR, Kidd KK, Jin L, Li H. Inferring population structure and demographic history using Y-STR data from worldwide populations. Molecular Genetics And Genomics 2014, 290: 141-150. PMID: 25159112, DOI: 10.1007/s00438-014-0903-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffective population sizeLarge genetic distancePopulation structureDemographic historyGenetic distanceLarge effective population sizesSmall effective population sizePopulation sizeLow genetic diversitySmall geographical rangesWorldwide population structureOrigin of populationsPopulation genetic studiesClose genetic affinityRecent common ancestorNon-African populationsSerial founder modelGood genetic materialClear geographic patternWorldwide populationEvolutionary historyGenetic diversityCommon ancestorEurasian populationsFuture forensic applications
2000
Short Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism/Alu Haplotype Variation at the PLAT Locus: Implications for Modern Human Origins
Tishkoff S, Pakstis A, Stoneking M, Kidd J, Destro-Bisol G, Sanjantila A, Lu R, Deinard A, Sirugo G, Jenkins T, Kidd K, Clark A. Short Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism/Alu Haplotype Variation at the PLAT Locus: Implications for Modern Human Origins. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 67: 901-925. PMID: 10986042, PMCID: PMC1287905, DOI: 10.1086/303068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaAllelesAlu ElementsAnimalsChromosomes, Human, Pair 8Dinucleotide RepeatsEvolution, MolecularGene FrequencyGenetic VariationHaplotypesHominidaeHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMicronesiaPapua New GuineaPhylogenyPolymorphism, GeneticSequence DeletionTandem Repeat SequencesConceptsNon-African populationsHaplotype variationGene flowLinkage disequilibriumShort tandem repeat polymorphismsHaplotype diversityPLAT locusLarge effective population sizesAncient gene flowEffective population sizeDinucleotide short tandem repeat polymorphismsRecent common ancestryAlu insertion/deletion polymorphismHuman evolutionary historyDiverse human populationsModern human originsEvolutionary historyCommon ancestryAfrican populationsPopulation substructureAlu elementsPolymorphic Alu elementsPopulation sizeRare haplotypesDinucleotide repeats
1998
A Global Haplotype Analysis of the Myotonic Dystrophy Locus: Implications for the Evolution of Modern Humans and for the Origin of Myotonic Dystrophy Mutations
Tishkoff S, Goldman A, Calafell F, Speed W, Deinard A, Bonne-Tamir B, Kidd J, Pakstis A, Jenkins T, Kidd K. A Global Haplotype Analysis of the Myotonic Dystrophy Locus: Implications for the Evolution of Modern Humans and for the Origin of Myotonic Dystrophy Mutations. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1998, 62: 1389-1402. PMID: 9585589, PMCID: PMC1377140, DOI: 10.1086/301861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-African populationsHaplotype diversityMyotonic dystrophy locusRecent African origin modelLinkage disequilibriumMyotonic dystrophy mutationModern human evolutionModern humansGlobal haplotype analysisMutation eventsStrong linkage disequilibriumNonhuman primate speciesPrimate speciesHuman evolutionHuman populationShared pattern
1996
Minisatellite diversity supports a recent African origin for modern humans
Armour J, Anttinen T, May C, Vega E, Sajantila A, Kidd J, Kidd K, Bertranpetit J, Pääbo S, Jeffreys A. Minisatellite diversity supports a recent African origin for modern humans. Nature Genetics 1996, 13: 154-160. PMID: 8640220, DOI: 10.1038/ng0696-154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent African originNon-African populationsModern human diversityAllelic diversityMinisatellite diversityVariable lociAncestral relationshipsHuman chromosomesAllelic structureAfrican originGreat diversityDiversityHuman diversityAfrican chromosomesChromosomesAllele familiesLociModern humansDifferent populationsGlobal Patterns of Linkage Disequilibrium at the CD4 Locus and Modern Human Origins
Tishkoff S, Dietzsch E, Speed W, Pakstis A, Kidd J, Cheung K, Bonné-Tamir B, Santachiara-Benerecetti A, Moral P, Krings M, Pääbo S, Watson E, Risch N, Jenkins T, Kidd K. Global Patterns of Linkage Disequilibrium at the CD4 Locus and Modern Human Origins. Science 1996, 271: 1380-1387. PMID: 8596909, DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5254.1380.Peer-Reviewed Original Research