2021
STAT3 polymorphisms in North Africa and its implication in breast cancer
Ziadi W, Boussetta S, Elkamel S, Pakstis AJ, Kidd KK, Medimegh I, Elgaaied A, Cherni L. STAT3 polymorphisms in North Africa and its implication in breast cancer. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2021, 9: e1744. PMID: 34251094, PMCID: PMC8404238, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth African populationsAfrican populationsSTAT3 regionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsRare haplotypesHsa-mirMiR databaseMajor haplotypesGenesNucleotide polymorphismsHaplotypesSNPsSTAT3Allele frequenciesRs7211777Tunisian populationPolymorphismPopulationDiversityNorth AfricaAllelesSignificant frequencyRecombinationAssaysCancer
2017
Microhaplotypes for ancestry prediction
Oldoni F, Hart R, Long K, Maddela K, Cisana S, Schanfield M, Wootton S, Chang J, Lagace R, Hasegawa R, Kidd K, Podini D. Microhaplotypes for ancestry prediction. Forensic Science International Genetics Supplement Series 2017, 6: e513-e515. DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2017.09.209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRandom match probabilityAncestry predictionLow mutation rateAllele frequenciesMH allelesMore SNPsParallel sequencingMutation rateAllelic combinationsIon S5Input DNAIon ChefMicrohaplotypesParental haplotypesLociMPS platformsSequencingAllelesMatch probabilityMinor contributorSTR profilesIndividual strands
2013
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 populationGenesGenetics
2011
Analyses of a set of 128 ancestry informative single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a global set of 119 population samples
Kidd JR, Friedlaender FR, Speed WC, Pakstis AJ, De La Vega FM, Kidd KK. Analyses of a set of 128 ancestry informative single-nucleotide polymorphisms in a global set of 119 population samples. Investigative Genetics 2011, 2: 1. PMID: 21208434, PMCID: PMC3025953, DOI: 10.1186/2041-2223-2-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAncestry informative single nucleotide polymorphismsInformative single nucleotide polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTrait association studiesAncestry informative markersForensic ancestry inferencePopulation structureEurasian populationsAdmixture mappingAssociation studiesAncestry inferenceAncestry assignmentInformative markersAdmixture studiesIndividual ancestryHuman populationNumber of individualsAncestryAllele frequenciesMarker panelOriginal selectionPopulation sampleSpecific setStructure programPolymorphism
2007
Motoneuron-specific NR3B gene: No association with ALS and evidence for a common null alleleSYMBOL
Niemann S, Landers J, Churchill M, Hosler B, Sapp P, Speed W, Lahn B, Kidd K, Brown R, Hayashi Y. Motoneuron-specific NR3B gene: No association with ALS and evidence for a common null alleleSYMBOL. Neurology 2007, 70: 666-676. PMID: 17687115, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000271078.51280.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesCase-Control StudiesDNA Mutational AnalysisGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetics, PopulationGenotypeHaplotypesHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMotor Neuron DiseaseMotor NeuronsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSuperoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase-1ConceptsSporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosisAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisSingle nucleotide polymorphismsGRIN3B geneGlutamate-mediated excitotoxicityCase-control studyFamilial amyotrophic lateral sclerosisIonotropic glutamate receptorsNervous system-related genesTag single nucleotide polymorphismsPolymorphic CAG repeatNMDA typeGlutamate receptorsLateral sclerosisReceptor responsesAllele frequenciesCommon polymorphismsUnreported single nucleotide polymorphismsNR3BCAG repeatsGenetic dysfunctionGRIN3BNucleotide polymorphismsNull allelesIndividuals
2003
Selective Pressure has not Acted Against Hypercoagulability Alleles in High‐Altitude Amerindians
Rupert J, Monsalve M, Kidd K, Tan C, Hochachka P, Devine D. Selective Pressure has not Acted Against Hypercoagulability Alleles in High‐Altitude Amerindians. Annals Of Human Genetics 2003, 67: 426-432. PMID: 12940916, DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-1809.2003.00043.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1999
Global variation in the frequencies of functionally different catechol-O-methyltransferase alleles
Palmatier M, Kang A, Kidd K. Global variation in the frequencies of functionally different catechol-O-methyltransferase alleles. Biological Psychiatry 1999, 46: 557-567. PMID: 10459407, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00098-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRestriction site polymorphismsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAllele frequenciesDifferent population frequenciesControl allele frequenciesEnzyme activity levelsAncestral alleleCandidate genesPopulation-based association studyAssociation studiesSite polymorphismFirst global surveyNucleotide polymorphismsAllelesEnzyme activityPopulation frequencyPolymorphismDifferent populationsCOMT enzyme activityActivity alleleLow-activity alleleGenesProteinGlobal variationPopulationLinkage Disequilibrium at the ADH2 and ADH3 Loci and Risk of Alcoholism
Osier M, Pakstis A, Kidd J, Lee J, Yin S, Ko H, Edenberg H, Lu R, Kidd K. Linkage Disequilibrium at the ADH2 and ADH3 Loci and Risk of Alcoholism. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1999, 64: 1147-1157. PMID: 10090900, PMCID: PMC1377839, DOI: 10.1086/302317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DehydrogenaseAlcoholismAllelesBase SequenceChinaChromosomes, Human, Pair 4Cloning, MolecularGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationHaplotypesHumansIndians, Central AmericanLinkage DisequilibriumMexicoMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRacial GroupsTaiwanConceptsProportion of chromosomesAlcohol dehydrogenase geneDehydrogenase geneChromosome 4Functional variantsChromosomesLinkage disequilibriumADH2Functional polymorphismsADH3Allele frequenciesPairwise disequilibriumGenesIntronic polymorphismDisequilibriumPolymorphismDifferent efficienciesRisk of alcoholismHigher VmaxClass I alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) genesVariantsLociKbHaplotypesPopulationAllele Frequencies in a Worldwide Survey of a CA Repeat in the First Intron of the CFTR Gene
Mateu E, Calafell F, Bonné-Tamir B, Kidd J, Casals T, Kidd K, Bertranpetit J. Allele Frequencies in a Worldwide Survey of a CA Repeat in the First Intron of the CFTR Gene. Human Heredity 1999, 49: 15-20. PMID: 9858852, DOI: 10.1159/000022834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCFTR geneIntron 1Allele frequenciesMolecular varianceGenetic varianceFirst intronDinucleotide CACA repeatsGenesCF mutationsHaplotypic analysisMutationsMajor geographical areasAfrican populationsUnknown mutationsAllele distributionPolymorphismCystic fibrosisIntronsChromosomesRepeatsGeographical regionsLociHeterozygosityPopulation
1996
Distribution and frequency of a polymorphicAlu insertion at the plasminogen activator locus in humans
Tishkoff S, Ruano G, Kidd J, Kidd K. Distribution and frequency of a polymorphicAlu insertion at the plasminogen activator locus in humans. Human Genetics 1996, 97: 759-764. PMID: 8641693, DOI: 10.1007/bf02346186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasminogen activator geneHuman populationTissue plasminogen activator geneRestriction fragment length polymorphismActivator geneActivator locusInsertion eventsFragment length polymorphismPLAT locusHuman evolutionPolymerase chain reaction analysisChain reaction analysisLength polymorphismPresence/absenceAllele frequenciesAllelesLociModern humansThe 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