2021
Forensic Ancestry Inference: Data Requirements, Analysis Methods, and Interpretation of Results
Bulbul O, Kidd K. Forensic Ancestry Inference: Data Requirements, Analysis Methods, and Interpretation of Results. 2021, 225-240. DOI: 10.1201/9781003043027-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard DNA markersSingle nucleotide polymorphismsInformative single nucleotide polymorphismsAncestry informative single nucleotide polymorphismsDNA markersShort tandem repeatsTandem repeatsBiogeographic ancestryDNA profilesCrime scene DNANucleotide polymorphismsParallel sequencing technologiesAncestry informative SNPsShort tandem repeat polymorphismsDifferent populationsSequencing technologiesFuture forensic studiesMost populationsForensic geneticsAncestry assignmentTandem repeat polymorphismDNA samplesRepeatsAncestryDNA
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
2008
The 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