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Whole-exome analysis in Tunisian Imazighen and Arabs shows the impact of demography in functional variation by Lucas-Sánchez, Marcel, Font-Porterias, Neus, Calafell, Francesc, Fadhlaoui-Zid, Karima, Comas, David

“…Human populations are genetically affected by their demographic history, which shapes the distribution of their functional genomic variation. However, the…”
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The place of metropolitan France in the European genomic landscape by Biagini, Simone Andrea, Ramos-Luis, Eva, Comas, David, Calafell, Francesc

“…Unlike other European countries, the human population genetics and demographic history of Metropolitan France is surprisingly understudied. In this work, we…”
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European Roma groups show complex West Eurasian admixture footprints and a common South Asian genetic origin by Font-Porterias, Neus, Arauna, Lara R, Poveda, Alaitz, Bianco, Erica, Rebato, Esther, Prata, Maria Joao, Calafell, Francesc, Comas, David

“…The Roma population is the largest transnational ethnic minority in Europe, characterized by a linguistic, cultural and historical heterogeneity. Comparative…”
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Whole mitogenomes reveal that NW Africa has acted both as a source and a destination for multiple human movements by Aizpurua-Iraola, Julen, Abdeli, Amine, Benhassine, Traki, Calafell, Francesc, Comas, David

“…Despite being enclosed between the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert, North Africa has been the scenario of multiple human migrations that have shaped…”
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Founder lineages in the Iberian Roma mitogenomes recapitulate the Roma diaspora and show the effects of demographic bottlenecks by Aizpurua-Iraola, Julen, Giménez, Aaron, Carballo-Mesa, Annabel, Calafell, Francesc, Comas, David

“…The Roma are the largest ethnic minority in Europe. With a Northwestern Indian origin around ~ 1.5 kya, they travelled throughout West Asia until their arrival…”
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Understanding the genomic heterogeneity of North African Imazighen: from broad to microgeographical perspectives by Vilà-Valls, Laura, Abdeli, Amine, Lucas-Sánchez, Marcel, Bekada, Asmahan, Calafell, Francesc, Benhassine, Traki, Comas, David

“…The strategic location of North Africa has led to cultural and demographic shifts, shaping its genetic structure. Historical migrations brought different…”
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People from Ibiza: an unexpected isolate in the Western Mediterranean by Biagini, Simone Andrea, Solé-Morata, Neus, Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth, Zalloua, Pierre, Comas, David, Calafell, Francesc

“…In this study, we seek to understand and to correlate the genetic patterns observed in the population of the island of Ibiza in the Western Mediterranean basin…”
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Genetic Heterogeneity in Algerian Human Populations by Bekada, Asmahan, Arauna, Lara R, Deba, Tahria, Calafell, Francesc, Benhamamouch, Soraya, Comas, David

“…The demographic history of human populations in North Africa has been characterized by complex processes of admixture and isolation that have modeled its…”
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Autosomal genetics and Y-chromosome haplogroup L1b-M317 reveal Mount Lebanon Maronites as a persistently non-emigrating population by Platt, Daniel E, Artinian, Hovig, Mouzaya, Francis, Khalil, Wissam, Kamar, Francois G, Matisoo-Smith, Elizabeth, Calafell, Francesc, Taleb, Nassim Nicolas, Zalloua, Pierre

“…Currently, there are 18 different religious communities living in Lebanon. While evolving primarily within Lebanon, these communities show a level of local…”
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Admixture Has Shaped Romani Genetic Diversity in Clinically Relevant Variants by Font-Porterias, Neus, Giménez, Aaron, Carballo-Mesa, Annabel, Calafell, Francesc, Comas, David

“…Genetic patterns of inter-population variation are a result of different demographic and adaptive histories, which gradually shape the frequency distribution…”
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Y-chromosome target enrichment reveals rapid expansion of haplogroup R1b-DF27 in Iberia during the Bronze Age transition by García-Fernández, Carla, Lizano, Esther, Telford, Marco, Olalde, Íñigo, de Cid, Rafael, Larmuseau, Maarten H. D., M. de Pancorbo, Marian, Calafell, Francesc

“…The Y chromosome can yield a unique perspective into the study of human demographic history. However, due to the repetitive nature of part of its sequence,…”
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Genetic origin, admixture, and asymmetry in maternal and paternal human lineages in Cuba by Mendizabal, Isabel, Sandoval, Karla, Berniell-Lee, Gemma, Calafell, Francesc, Salas, Antonio, Martínez-Fuentes, Antonio, Comas, David

“…Before the arrival of Europeans to Cuba, the island was inhabited by two Native American groups, the Tainos and the Ciboneys. Most of the present…”
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Balancing Selection Is the Main Force Shaping the Evolution of Innate Immunity Genes by Ferrer-Admetlla, Anna, Bosch, Elena, Sikora, Martin, Marques-Bonet, Tomas, Ramirez-Soriano, Anna, Muntasell, Aura, Navarro, Arcadi, Lazarus, Ross, Calafell, Francesc, Bertranpetit, Jaume, Casals, Ferran

“…The evolutionarily recent geographic expansion of humans, and the even more recent development of large, relatively dense human settlements, has exposed our…”
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Analysis of the R1b-DF27 haplogroup shows that a large fraction of Iberian Y-chromosome lineages originated recently in situ by Solé-Morata, Neus, Villaescusa, Patricia, García-Fernández, Carla, Font-Porterias, Neus, Illescas, María José, Valverde, Laura, Tassi, Francesca, Ghirotto, Silvia, Férec, Claude, Rouault, Karen, Jiménez-Moreno, Susana, Martínez-Jarreta, Begoña, Pinheiro, Maria Fátima, Zarrabeitia, María T., Carracedo, Ángel, de Pancorbo, Marian M., Calafell, Francesc

“…Haplogroup R1b-M269 comprises most Western European Y chromosomes; of its main branches, R1b-DF27 is by far the least known, and it appears to be highly…”
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A new method for extracting skin microbes allows metagenomic analysis of whole-deep skin by Garcia-Garcerà, Marc, Garcia-Etxebarria, Koldo, Coscollà, Mireia, Latorre, Amparo, Calafell, Francesc

“…In the last decade, an extensive effort has been made to characterize the human microbiota, due to its clinical and economic interests. However, a metagenomic…”
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Reconstructing the Indian origin and dispersal of the European Roma: a maternal genetic perspective by Mendizabal, Isabel, Valente, Cristina, Gusmão, Alfredo, Alves, Cíntia, Gomes, Verónica, Goios, Ana, Parson, Walther, Calafell, Francesc, Alvarez, Luis, Amorim, António, Gusmão, Leonor, Comas, David, Prata, Maria João

“…Previous genetic, anthropological and linguistic studies have shown that Roma (Gypsies) constitute a founder population dispersed throughout Europe whose…”
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The Genetic Legacy of Religious Diversity and Intolerance: Paternal Lineages of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula by Adams, Susan M., Bosch, Elena, Balaresque, Patricia L., Ballereau, Stéphane J., Lee, Andrew C., Arroyo, Eduardo, López-Parra, Ana M., Aler, Mercedes, Grifo, Marina S. Gisbert, Brion, Maria, Carracedo, Angel, Lavinha, João, Martínez-Jarreta, Begoña, Quintana-Murci, Lluis, Picornell, Antònia, Ramon, Misericordia, Skorecki, Karl, Behar, Doron M., Calafell, Francesc, Jobling, Mark A.

“…Most studies of European genetic diversity have focused on large-scale variation and interpretations based on events in prehistory, but migrations and…”
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The unexpected co-occurrence of GRN and MAPT p.A152T in Basque families: Clinical and pathological characteristics by Moreno, Fermin, Indakoetxea, Begoña, Barandiaran, Myriam, Caballero, María Cristina, Gorostidi, Ana, Calafell, Francesc, Gabilondo, Alazne, Tainta, Mikel, Zulaica, Miren, Martí Massó, José F, López de Munain, Adolfo, Sánchez-Juan, Pascual, Lee, Suzee E

“…The co-occurrence of the c.709-1G>A GRN mutation and the p.A152T MAPT variant has been identified in 18 Basque families affected by frontotemporal dementia…”
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Direct squencing from the minimal number of DNA molecules needed to fill a 454 picotiterplate by Džunková, Mária, Garcia-Garcerà, Marc, Martínez-Priego, Llúcia, D'Auria, Giussepe, Calafell, Francesc, Moya, Andrés

“…The large amount of DNA needed to prepare a library in next generation sequencing protocols hinders direct sequencing of small DNA samples. This limitation is…”
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The genetic landscape of Mediterranean North African populations through complete mtDNA sequences by Font-Porterias, Neus, Solé-Morata, Neus, Serra-Vidal, Gerard, Bekada, Asmahan, Fadhlaoui-Zid, Karima, Zalloua, Pierre, Calafell, Francesc, Comas, David

“…Background: The genetic composition of human North African populations is an amalgam of different ancestral components coming from the Middle East, Europe,…”
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