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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Population structure in the Mediterranean basin: A Y chromosome perspective
Annals of Human Genetics, Volume 70, No. 2, Year 2006
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Description
The Mediterranean region has been characterised by a number of pre-historical and historical demographic events whose legacy on the current genetic landscape is still a matter of debate. In order to investigate the degree of population structure across the Mediterranean, we have investigated Y chromosome variation in a large dataset of Mediterranean populations, 11 of which are first described here. Our analyses identify four main clusters in the Mediterranean that can be labelled as North Africa, Arab, Central-East and West Mediterranean. In particular, Near Eastern samples tend to separate according to the presence of Arab Y chromosome lineages, suggesting that the Arab expansion played a major role in shaping the current genetic structuring within the Fertile Crescent. © University College London 2005.
Authors & Co-Authors
Capelli, Cristian
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Italy, Rome
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Roma
United States, Madison
Promega Corporation
Italy, Milan
Promega Italia
Redhead, N.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Romano, Valentino
Italy, Palermo
Università Degli Studi Di Palermo
Calì, Francesco
Italy, Troina
Oasi Research Institute-irccs
Lefranc, Gérard
France, Montpellier
Université de Montpellier
Delague, Valeŕie
Lebanon, Beirut
Université Saint-joseph de Beyrouth
France, Paris
Inserm
Megarbane, Andre
Lebanon, Beirut
Université Saint-joseph de Beyrouth
Felice, A. E.
Malta, Msida
L-università Ta' Malta
Pascali, V. L.
Italy, Rome
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, Campus Di Roma
Neophytou, Pavlos
Cyprus, Nicosia
Mendel Center for Biomedical Sciences
Poulli, Z.
Cyprus, Nicosia
Cyprus Research Center (kykem)
Novelletto, Andrea
Italy, Rende
Università Della Calabria
Malaspina, P.
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Terrenato, L.
Italy, Rome
Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata
Berebbi, A.
Israel, Rehovot
Kaplan Medical Center
Fellous, Marc
France, Paris
Université Paris Cité
Thomas, Mark G.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Goldstein, David B.
United Kingdom, London
University College London
Statistics
Citations: 77
Authors: 18
Affiliations: 16
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.00224.x
e-ISSN:
14691809
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Multi-countries