Pedro Moral
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3664053 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Pedro Moral |
| PRENOMES | Pedro |
| SOBRENOME | Moral |
| ASSINATURA | MORAL P |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Universitat de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5072-5892 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 61 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 42 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 61 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1988 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
UDP-glucuronosyltransferase genetic variation in North African populations
North African populations show a high frequency of carriers of UGT2B15 523Thr , a variant linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer. High Atlas Moroccans and Algerians show low frequency of UGT2B17 del , a variant associated with high concentrations of testosterone and oestradiol
Dinucleotide (CA)n tandem repeats on the human X-chromosome and the history of the Mediterranean populations
Tandem-repeated dinucleotides are a good tool for evidencing population differences here. Forensic parameters indicate that the dinucleotide X-STRs are suitable for forensic use
X-Chromosome Alu Insertions in Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Bahía Blanca is an urban city in a historically and geographically strategic location for the mixture of different populations in Argentina. In the present study, 10 Alu elements from the X chromosome are analyzed to characterize the genetic composition of the city’s population, to compare it with other worldwide populations, and to explore the usefulness of X-chromosome markers for human population genetics purposes. In the Bahía Blanca sample, …
Population variation of LIN28B in the Mediterranean
Objectives The aim of this study is to determine whether the LIN28B gene is differentially distributed in the Mediterranean region through the analysis of the allele distribution of three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), namely rs7759938, rs314277, and rs221639, in 24 populations. These SNPs have been recently related to the age at menarche, pubertal height growth, peripubertal body mass index, levels of prenatal testosterone exposure, and…
X-Chromosome Alu Insertions in Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Bahía Blanca is an urban city in a historically and geographically strategic location for the mixture of different populations in Argentina. In the present study, 10 Alu elements from the X chromosome are analyzed to characterize the genetic composition of the city's population, to compare it with other worldwide populations, and to explore the usefulness of X-chromosome markers for human population genetics purposes. In the Bahía Blanca sample, …
Population structure from NOS genes correlates with geographical differences in coronary incidence across Europe
OBJECTIVES: The population analysis of cardiovascular risk and non-risk genetic variation can help to identify adaptive or random demographic processes that shaped coronary incidence variation across geography. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this study, 114 single nucleotide polymorphisms and 17 tandem repeat polymorphisms from Nitric Oxide Synthases (NOS) regions were analyzed in 1686 individuals from 35 populations from Europe, North Africa, and the …
Inferring the genetic history of lactase persistence along the Italian peninsula from a large genomic interval surrounding the LCT gene
OBJECTIVE: Although genetic variants related to lactase persistence in European populations were supposed to have firstly undergone positive selection in farmers from the Balkans and Central Europe, demographic and evolutionary dynamics that subsequently shaped the distribution of this adaptive trait across the continent have still to be elucidated. To deepen the knowledge about potential routes of diffusion of lactase persistence to Western Euro…
Analysis of 16 STRs of NOS gene regions and around in six sardinian populations (Italy)
OBJECTIVES: The aims of this work are to provide first data on novel STRs at the NOS gene regions in human populations and to test for possible correlations with mortality rate by malaria in different areas of Sardinia (Italy). METHODS: In the present study, 16 STRs (13 analyzed for the first time in human populations) localized on three genes NOS were typed in 213 healthy individuals, unrelated for at least three generations, from six historical…
Distinctive genetic signatures of Alu/STR compound systems revealed by analyses of Mediterranean and Middle East populations
The Middle East and Mediterranean represents one of the most ancient and largest areas of human civilization. Although several genetic studies have been carried out on certain regions of this area, it would be interesting to take advantage of additional global studies, including larger numbers of regions. In this paper we aim to expand previous genetic studies on populations from this area by investigating new populations and providing a global v…
Human Diversity in Jordan
Jordan, located in the Levant region, is an area crucial for the investigation of human migration between Africa and Eurasia. However, the genetic history of Jordanians has yet to be clarified, including the origin of the Bedouins today resident in Jordan. Here, we provide new genetic data on autosomal independent markers in two Jordanian population samples (Bedouins and the general population) to begin to examine the genetic diversity inside thi…
Human Diversity in Jordan
Human Diversity in Jordan:Polymorphic Alu Insertions in General Jordanian and Bedouin Groups Daniela Zanetti, May Sadiq, Robert Carreras-Torres, Omar Khabour, Almuthanna Alkaraki, Esther Esteban, Marc Via, and Pedro Moral abstract Jordan, located in the Levant region, is an area crucial for the investigation of human migration between Africa and Eurasia. However, the genetic history of Jordanians has yet to be clarified, including the origin of t…
Effects of parental reproductive behavior on offspring sex ratio in a pre-industrial western Mediterranean population (La Alpujarra, 1900-1950, SE Spain)
The reproductive behavior of parents of La Alpujarra (Spain) favorable to male offspring during the first half of the 20th century has been studied is this paper. The family size increased as daughters accumulated because mothers had more pregnancies in order to have higher male offspring, and the reproductive rhythm increased (birth interval decreased) when the first deliveries were only daughters. Although male mortality was higher than female …
Ethnic composition and genetic differentiation of the Libyan population
Alu insertions are useful markers to contribute to the reconstruction of human population history at a microgeographic scale, in particular when the analyses include anthropologically well sampled populations. The present results provide new information to improve understanding some aspects of the complex peopling of North Africa
Close genetic relationships in vast territories
Twelve autosomal and 8 X chromosome Alu markers were genotyped for the first time in 161 Central and West Yakuts to test their ability to reconstruct the genetic history of these populations, the northernmost Turkic-speaker ethnic group living in Siberia. Autosomal data revealed that both groups showed extremely close genetic distances to other populations of Siberian origins that occupied areas from Lake Baikal, the ancestral place of origin of …
MtDNA and Y‐chromosome diversity in Aymaras and Quechuas from Bolivia
Two Bolivian samples belonging to the two main Andean linguistic groups (Aymaras and Quechuas) were studied for mtDNA and Y‐chromosome uniparental markers to evaluate sex‐specific differences and give new insights into the demographic processes of the Andean region. mtDNA‐coding polymorphisms, HVI‐HVII control regions, 17 Y‐STRs, and three SNPs were typed in two well‐defined populations with adequate size samples. The two Bolivian samples showed …
Autosomal and X chromosome Alu insertions in Bolivian Aymaras and Quechuas
Thirty‐two polymorphic Alu insertions (18 autosomal and 14 from the X chromosome) were studied in 192 individuals from two Amerindian populations of the Bolivian Altiplano (Aymara and Quechua speakers: the two main Andean linguistic groups), to provide relevant information about their genetic relationships and demographic processes. The main objective was to determine from genetic data whether the expansion of the Quechua language into Bolivia co…
MtDNA variation in the Buryat population of the Barguzin Valley
These results underline the need to use local samples, in addition to pooled samples, to investigate the history of human populations at the micro-evolutionary level
Population relationships in the Mediterranean revealed by autosomal genetic data ( Alu and Alu /STR compound systems)
The variation of 18 Alu polymorphisms and 3 linked STRs was determined in 1,831 individuals from 15 Mediterranean populations to analyze the relationships between human groups in this geographical region and provide a complementary perspective to information from studies based on uniparental markers. Patterns of population diversity revealed by the two kinds of markers examined were different from one another, likely in relation to their differen…
STR genetic diversity in a Mediterranean population from the south of the Iberian Peninsula
Sixteen Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS448, DYS456, DYS458, DYS635 and GATA H4.1) were typed in DNA samples from 52 unrelated men and 15 autosomal STRs (CSF1PO, D2S1338, D3S1358, D5S818, D7S820, D8S1179, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, D19S433, D21S11, FGA, TH01, TPOX, vWA) were also studied for a group of 90 individuals (men and women) from the sam…
New insights into the genetic history of Tunisians
North African populations show a substantial degree of genetic homogeneity, which may reflect the similarity of their origins, mainly when samples from large geographical areas are compared. The relative genetic homogeneity of the whole Mediterranean region probably reflects a common origin and/or remarkable levels of gene flow. However, this gene flow has not yet erased the differentiation between the two Mediterranean shores, as revealed by Alu…
How many populations set foot through the Patagonian door? Genetic composition of the current population of Bahía Blanca (Argentina) based on data from 19 Alu polymorphisms
The city of Bahía Blanca occupies a strategic place in Argentina south of the Pampean region in the north‐east corner of the Patagonia. Since 1828, this city has been the historical and political border between Amerindian lands in the south, and the lands of European colonists. Nowadays, Bahía Blanca is an urban population mainly composed by descendents of immigrants from Spain and other European countries with apparently low admixture with Ameri…
Factors Influencing Prereproductive Mortality in the Isolated and Preindustrial Western Mediterranean Population of La Alpujarra, 1900–1950
We study the effects of several variables on the prereproductive mortality pattern in the isolated and rural population of La Alpujarra, located on the western Mediterranean coast (southeast Spain), in the first half of the 20th century. The study is a retrospective analysis from a total sample of 2,200 deliveries, 2,085 of which were born alive and 171 of which did not survive to the 20th birthday. The potential influences of birthdate of childr…
Inbreeding and surnames
The population of Easter Island is one of the most interesting extant human communities due to its unique demographic history, its geographic isolation, and the development of an incomparable culture characterized by the towering “Moais” and its enigmatic writing. Following the colonization of its population by Polynesians from the Mangarevan Islands in the 5th century AD, the island remained isolated up until the middle of the 20th century. Unde…
Y-Chromosome-Specific STR Haplotype Data on the Rapanui Population (Easter Island)
Located in the south Pacific Ocean, Rapanui is one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world. Cultural and biological data suggest that the initial Rapanui population originated from central Polynesia, although the presence of foreign or exotic genes in the contemporary population, as a result of admixture with Europeans and/or South Americans during the last two centuries, also has to be considered. To estimate the genetic affinities o…
An unexpected wide population variation of the G1733A polymorphism of the androgen receptor gene
The androgen receptor (AR) has been proposed as a candidate gene for several cancers (breast, prostate, uterine endometrium, colon, and esophagus). Ethnicity is considered an associated risk factor for some of these cancers. Several case-control genetic studies have been focused in samples of the main ethnic groups, but little is known about the distribution of risk polymorphisms in current populations with accurate ethnic and/or geographic origi…
MtDNA and Y‐chromosome diversity in Aymaras and Quechuas from Bolivia
Two Bolivian samples belonging to the two main Andean linguistic groups (Aymaras and Quechuas) were studied for mtDNA and Y‐chromosome uniparental markers to evaluate sex‐specific differences and give new insights into the demographic processes of the Andean region. mtDNA‐coding polymorphisms, HVI‐HVII control regions, 17 Y‐STRs, and three SNPs were typed in two well‐defined populations with adequate size samples. The two Bolivian samples showed …
Mitochondrial sequence variation in the Guahibo Amerindian population from Venezuela
New data were obtained on mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from Guahibo from Venezuela, a group so far not studied using molecular data. A population sample (n = 59) was analyzed for mtDNA variation in two control-region hypervariable segments (HV1 and HV2) by sequencing. The presence or absence of a 9-bp polymorphism in the COII/tRNA(Lys) region was studied by direct amplification and electrophoretic identification. Thirty-eight variable sites were det…
La distribution de quatorze marqueurs génétiques dans la population de l'île de Corse (France)
Varesi Laurent, Memmi Marc, Moral Pedro, Mameli Giuseppa Elisa, Succa Valeria, Vona Giuseppe. La distribution de quatorze marqueurs génétiques dans la population de l'île de Corse (France). In: Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, Nouvelle Série. Tome 8 fascicule 1-2, 1996. pp. 5-14
Genetic data on Alghero population (Sardinia)
Data on 20 genetic polymorphisms (61 alleles) in the Algehero population on the northwestern coast of Sardinia are presented and discussed in relation to its linguistic peculiarity inside the island. Since the Aragonese (Spain) conquest of Sardinia in the 13th century, the Catalan language, the same as that spoken in Northeastern Spain and certain districts of Southern France, has been used in Alghero even until today. Analysis for heterogeneity …
Inbreeding and surnames
The population of Easter Island is one of the most interesting extant human communities due to its unique demographic history, its geographic isolation, and the development of an incomparable culture characterized by the towering “Moais” and its enigmatic writing. Following the colonization of its population by Polynesians from the Mangarevan Islands in the 5th century AD, the island remained isolated up until the middle of the 20th century. Unde…
Incidence of ecological factors on the evolution of infant mortality in a Mediterranean population (La Alpujarra, SE Spain)
The infant mortality evolution in the present century has been analyzed in a rural Mediterranean population (La Alpujarra, SE Spain). The “conventional infant mortality rate” shows a decrease from 184.82, in 1900–1904, to 25.16, in 1975–1978. The sexual proportion for all period studied indicates a male supermortality about 1.13. The biometric analysis reveals an excess of exogenous mortality at the first half of the century, attributed to digest…
Effects of parental reproductive behavior on offspring sex ratio in a pre-industrial western Mediterranean population (La Alpujarra, 1900-1950, SE Spain)
The reproductive behavior of parents of La Alpujarra (Spain) favorable to male offspring during the first half of the 20th century has been studied is this paper. The family size increased as daughters accumulated because mothers had more pregnancies in order to have higher male offspring, and the reproductive rhythm increased (birth interval decreased) when the first deliveries were only daughters. Although male mortality was higher than female …
Stillbirth Pattern in an Isolated Mediterranean Population
This study attempted to analyze the effect of several factors on the stillbirth pattern in a relatively isolated rural population, La Alpujarra (Spain), during the first half of the 20th century. The study was a retrospective analysis from a total sample of 2199 births to 525 mothers, allowing for birth year of mother, maternal age, parental inbreeding, family size, birth order, sex, single/twin delivery, and birth interval. Binomial probability …
Study on the variability of seven genetic serum protein markers in Corsica (France)
By this investigation we want to contribute to our knowledge on the genetic characteristics of the Corsican population. The distribution of seven genetic serum protein markers (PI, TF, GC, ORM, HP, C3, PLG) was analyzed in a sample of 291 individuals coming from the central and northern areas of Corsica, i.e. from Corte and Bastia. The two samples do not show significant differences in the distribution of the genetic markers under study. The comp…
Inferring the genetic history of lactase persistence along the Italian peninsula from a large genomic interval surrounding the LCT gene
OBJECTIVE: Although genetic variants related to lactase persistence in European populations were supposed to have firstly undergone positive selection in farmers from the Balkans and Central Europe, demographic and evolutionary dynamics that subsequently shaped the distribution of this adaptive trait across the continent have still to be elucidated. To deepen the knowledge about potential routes of diffusion of lactase persistence to Western Euro…
Human Diversity in Jordan
Jordan, located in the Levant region, is an area crucial for the investigation of human migration between Africa and Eurasia. However, the genetic history of Jordanians has yet to be clarified, including the origin of the Bedouins today resident in Jordan. Here, we provide new genetic data on autosomal independent markers in two Jordanian population samples (Bedouins and the general population) to begin to examine the genetic diversity inside thi…
Population relationships in the Mediterranean revealed by autosomal genetic data ( Alu and Alu /STR compound systems)
The variation of 18 Alu polymorphisms and 3 linked STRs was determined in 1,831 individuals from 15 Mediterranean populations to analyze the relationships between human groups in this geographical region and provide a complementary perspective to information from studies based on uniparental markers. Patterns of population diversity revealed by the two kinds of markers examined were different from one another, likely in relation to their differen…
Red-Green Colour Blindness in the Tormes-Alberche Valley (Ávila-Central Spain)
A population from a Central Spanish region (Tormes-Alberche Valley) has been investigated for the presence of red-green colour vision defects. A sample of 998 subjects (469 male and 529 female) was analyzed. To identify colour vision defects, Ishihara test plates were used. The red-green colour blindness percentage obtained was 4.69 +/- 0.976% for males (2.13% protan and 2.56% deutan types) and none of the females tested were found to be colour b…
Quantitative finger dermatoglyphics in the Mediterranean region of Murcia, Spain
Quantitative finger dermatoglyphics have been analyzed in a Spanish population on the Mediterranean coast, from a sample of 347 individuals (163 males and 184 females) whose four grandparents were born in the studied region (Murcia). From the prints of the sampled individuals, radial, ulnar, and maximal ridge counts have been examined using classical methodology according to the pattern orientation. Kolmogorov test was used to evaluate the normal…
Protein subtype polymorphisms (Gc and Tf) in a Catalan population from Gerona (Northeastern Spain)
The Tf and Gc polymorphic subtype variants have been examined by means of isoelectric focusing in a population sample from two subpyrenean regions in the province of Gerona (Northeast Spain). The estimated allele frequencies were Tf*C1 = 0.774, Tf*C2 = 0.167, TF*C3 = 0.055, TF*B = 0.004; Gc*1F = 0.129, Gc*1S = 0.555 and Gc*2 = 0.316. These values are in general similar to those so far reported in other Spanish populations. The comparisons between…
Mechanisms of natural selection in human rural populations, survey of a Mediterranean region (La Alpujarra, SE Spain)
Measures of fecundity and mortality among 476 women from a Mediterranean population in SE Spain (La Alpujarra) have been used to estimate the possibilities of the action of natural selection, using Crow's Index of Total Selection. The component due to differential fecundity was twice that attributed to mortality. The Crow's index variation in different populations seems to reflect a change in the action model of evolutionary factors from a primit…
Incidence of ecological factors on the evolution of infant mortality in a Mediterranean population (La Alpujarra, SE Spain)
The infant mortality evolution in the present century has been analyzed in a rural Mediterranean population (La Alpujarra, SE Spain). The “conventional infant mortality rate” shows a decrease from 184.82, in 1900–1904, to 25.16, in 1975–1978. The sexual proportion for all period studied indicates a male supermortality about 1.13. The biometric analysis reveals an excess of exogenous mortality at the first half of the century, attributed to digest…
Palmar flexion creases in schizophrenia
Palmar flexion creases have been studied in schizophrenics with a family history of schizophrenia or other psychiatric disorders and without such a background, and compared to a control population. Palmar flexion creases have been analyzed according to the method suggested byBali & Chaube (1971). When compared to controls, differences in the DRBC and TRBC frequencies are significant in the subgroup with no family history, supporting the existence…
Quantitative finger dermatoglyphics in the Mediterranean region of Murcia, Spain
Quantitative finger dermatoglyphics have been analyzed in a Spanish population on the Mediterranean coast, from a sample of 347 individuals (163 males and 184 females) whose four grandparents were born in the studied region (Murcia). From the prints of the sampled individuals, radial, ulnar, and maximal ridge counts have been examined using classical methodology according to the pattern orientation. Kolmogorov test was used to evaluate the normal…
Finger dermatoglyphics in a Mediterranean population (Murcia, Spain)
Finger pattern types and pattern intensity index in 163 males and 184 females from the region of Murcia in southeast Spain show sex and bilateral differences. Comparison of the data with those from other Spanish populations reveal, that the Murcian male values are within the range of Spanish variation, whereas the female sample is characterized by extreme frequencies of arches (maximal) and whorls (minimal). This is significantly different from m…
Genetic data on Alghero population (Sardinia)
Data on 20 genetic polymorphisms (61 alleles) in the Algehero population on the northwestern coast of Sardinia are presented and discussed in relation to its linguistic peculiarity inside the island. Since the Aragonese (Spain) conquest of Sardinia in the 13th century, the Catalan language, the same as that spoken in Northeastern Spain and certain districts of Southern France, has been used in Alghero even until today. Analysis for heterogeneity …
Global Patterns of Linkage Disequilibrium at the CD4 Locus and Modern Human Origins
Haplotypes consisting of alleles at a short tandem repeat polymorphism (STRP) and an Alu deletion polymorphism at the CD4 locus on chromosome 12 were analyzed in more than 1600 individuals sampled from 42 geographically dispersed populations (13 African, 2 Middle Eastern, 7 European, 9 Asian, 3 Pacific, and 8 Amerindian). Sub-Saharan African populations had more haplotypes and exhibited more variability in frequencies of haplotypes than the North…
Dermatoglyphics of inhabitants of Alberche/Tormes valley (Sierra de Gredos-Central Spain)
The incidence of dermatoglyphic finger patterns and pattern intensity in a sample of school children from the Alberche/Tormes valley (northern slope of the Sierra de Gredos, Central Spain) are described. Significant bilateral differences for the overall finger pattern incidence are found in both sexes. The differences between sexes are also statistically significant, except for the left hand. The Pattern Intensity Index significantly differs betw…
Genetics, geography, and culture
An interesting aspect of the island of Sardinia (Italy) is the wide range of genetic variability within the island itself. The variability is widened by the presence of some populations of different ethnic origin who speak a language other than Sardinian. This work deals with the study of the genetic structure of the Carloforte population which inhabits the tiny island of S. Pietro 4 km off the southwest coast of Sardinia. S. Pietro was first pop…
Genetics, geography, and culture
An interesting aspect of the island of Sardinia (Italy) is the wide range of genetic variability within the island itself. The variability is widened by the presence of some populations of different ethnic origin who speak a language other than Sardinian. This work deals with the study of the genetic structure of the Carloforte population which inhabits the tiny island of S. Pietro 4 km off the southwest coast of Sardinia. S. Pietro was first pop…
Human genetic variation in the Sierra de Gredos mountain (Central Spain)
The variation in the third component of human complement (C3) and orosomucoid (ORM1) serum proteins, and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD), adenosine deaminase (ADA), esterase D (ESD), and acid phosphatase (ACP1) red cell enzymes was examined in two samples from autochthonous populations living on either side of the Sierra de Gredos range in Central Spain. These results support only a moderate differentiation between Gredos subpopulations, …
Study on the variability of seven genetic serum protein markers in Corsica (France)
By this investigation we want to contribute to our knowledge on the genetic characteristics of the Corsican population. The distribution of seven genetic serum protein markers (PI, TF, GC, ORM, HP, C3, PLG) was analyzed in a sample of 291 individuals coming from the central and northern areas of Corsica, i.e. from Corte and Bastia. The two samples do not show significant differences in the distribution of the genetic markers under study. The comp…
La distribution de quatorze marqueurs génétiques dans la population de l'île de Corse (France)
Varesi Laurent, Memmi Marc, Moral Pedro, Mameli Giuseppa Elisa, Succa Valeria, Vona Giuseppe. La distribution de quatorze marqueurs génétiques dans la population de l'île de Corse (France). In: Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, Nouvelle Série. Tome 8 fascicule 1-2, 1996. pp. 5-14
Pairwise associations between classical polymorphism in a human population from the Central Pyrenees
Analysis of pairwise associations between 17 genetic systems was performed on a sample of 160 unrelated and autochthonous individuals from the Spanish central Pyrenees. In contrast to other studies, association between ABO-Hp, ACP1-ADA or EsD-C3 systems was not detected. Significant differences between observed and expected frequencies of the joint phenotypes of Gc-P pilymorphisms are described $$\chi ^2 _4 $$ . The significance of this associati…
Genetic study of the population of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain)
Data on six protein polymorphisms (19 alleles) from the human population of Tenerife are presented and discussed along with other classical markers in relation to the origin of the Canarians. Genetic influences from three population groups were considered: the Iberians, and the Berbers and non-Berbers (Arabs) from north Africa. The systems examined show the Tenerife population lies within the limits of variation described for various Iberian grou…
Red-Green Colour Blindness in the Tormes-Alberche Valley (Ávila-Central Spain)
A population from a Central Spanish region (Tormes-Alberche Valley) has been investigated for the presence of red-green colour vision defects. A sample of 998 subjects (469 male and 529 female) was analyzed. To identify colour vision defects, Ishihara test plates were used. The red-green colour blindness percentage obtained was 4.69 +/- 0.976% for males (2.13% protan and 2.56% deutan types) and none of the females tested were found to be colour b…
MtDNA Analysis Reveals a Major Late Paleolithic Population Expansion from Southwestern to Northeastern Europe
Genetic structure of southwestern Corsica (France)
The distribution of nine red cell enzymes (ACP, ADA, AK, DIA, ESD, GLO1, PGM1, PGD, and SOD) and seven plasma proteins (C3, GC, HP, ORM, PI, PLG, and TF) was analyzed in a sample of 274 unrelated individuals from the southwestern area of Corsica (France), specifically from Ajaccio and nearby villages. The aim of the research was to study the genetic structure of Corsica and to add further to our knowledge about microgeographic variability of poly…
Genetic structure of southwestern Corsica (France)
The distribution of nine red cell enzymes (ACP, ADA, AK, DIA, ESD, GLO1, PGM1, PGD, and SOD) and seven plasma proteins (C3, GC, HP, ORM, PI, PLG, and TF) was analyzed in a sample of 274 unrelated individuals from the southwestern area of Corsica (France), specifically from Ajaccio and nearby villages. The aim of the research was to study the genetic structure of Corsica and to add further to our knowledge about microgeographic variability of poly…
Digital dermatoglyphic patterns of Moroccan Arabs
Dermatoglyphic finger patterns and pattern intensity were examined in a sample of 204 (105 males and 99 females) adults from the authochthonous Arab population of south central Morocco. No significant sex differences were found for the overall finger pattern incidence or for the pattern intensity index. A high incidence of arches is the most remarkable characteristic of this population as compared to other Mediterranean groups. The significant di…
Genetic relationships between southeastern Spain and Morocco
The genetic polymorphism of four blood group systems (ABO, RH, MNSs, and DUFFY) was analyzed in two well-defined population samples coming from south-central Morocco and southeastern Spain. Both a controversial ancient common substrate and the long period of coexistence between North Africa and southern Spain during the eight centuries of the Islamic invasion of the Iberian Peninsula suggest a particular genetic relationship between northwestern …
Variation of 1 7 RFLP markers on chromosome 1 3 in Southeastern Spain
The allele frequency distribution of 17 nuclear DNA restriction polymorphisms at 15 loci on chromosome 13 was examined in a sample of 70 unrelated autochthonous individuals from La Alpujarra rural mountainous region in Southeastern Spain. The markers typed, 14 associated with anonymous segments and three located on coding regions, constitute a subset from the battery of the nuclear RFLPs previously proposed for population studies (Bowcock et al. …
Epidemiological transition in Easter Island (1914-1996)
This study describes the mortality patterns during the present century (1914-1996) and investigates the epidemiological transition in a single community, Easter Island (Rapanui), the geographically most isolated inhabited island. Mortality patterns were reconstructed from civil records and included deaths of all island residents. The mean annual number of deaths is 9.3. A steady decline in the mortality rate linked to rapid modernization is the m…
Seventy‐three nuclear DNA polymorphisms in a Spanish population and a comparison with ten other populations
An anthropologically well-defined Spanish sample from La Alpujarra (SE Spain) was analyzed for 73 nuclear DNA polymorphisms. The population was chosen on the basis of available information on its history and demographic characteristics making it suitable for comparisons with data from North African populations. The Moslem invasion in this area was longer than anywhere in the Iberian Peninsula (more than nine centuries). The markers analyzed have …
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