An historical perspective on “The world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus”
Kidd KK, Pakstis AJ, Yun L. An historical perspective on “The world-wide distribution of allele frequencies at the human dopamine D4 receptor locus”. Human Genetics 2013, 133: 431-433. PMID: 24162668, DOI: 10.1007/s00439-013-1386-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThousands of lociGene frequency patternsPatterns of divergenceRandom genetic driftHuman population geneticsLow-frequency allelesDopamine D4 receptor locusGenetic driftPopulation geneticsImportant genesPopulation variationWorld-wide distributionReceptor locusFrequency allelesDifferent allelesLociDistinct populationsNative American populationsEast Asian populationsAllelesAllele frequenciesSame populationAmerican populationGenesGeneticsWorldwide Population Variation and Haplotype Analysis at the Serotonin Transporter Gene SLC6A4 and Implications for Association Studies
Murdoch JD, Speed WC, Pakstis AJ, Heffelfinger CE, Kidd KK. Worldwide Population Variation and Haplotype Analysis at the Serotonin Transporter Gene SLC6A4 and Implications for Association Studies. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 879-889. PMID: 23510579, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariable number tandem repeatSingle nucleotide polymorphismsFunctional single nucleotide polymorphismsPromoter variable number tandem repeatRestricted distributionAssociation studiesRare allelesPutative functional single nucleotide polymorphismsPossible functional variationPopulation-specific distributionWide geographic distributionAlleles of interestHealth-related phenotypesAdditional single nucleotide polymorphismsPopulation variationSerotonin transporter gene SLC6A4Transporter geneFunctional variationTandem repeatsNumber tandem repeatSNP rs25531Extent of variationGeographic distributionNucleotide polymorphismsHaplotype background