A5021987511- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Race, Genetics, and Society
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Romani and Gypsy Studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2021-2025
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
2021-2025
Ibiza (Eivissa) is one of the main Balearic Islands in western Mediterranean. Recent studies have highlighted genetic distinctiveness present-day Eivissans within region and suggested it could be attributed to drift caused by recent demographic events. Whether this emerged from a differential history, or rather bias for sampling small geographic such as Eivissa, remains an open question, together with understanding functional consequences demography island. In order clarify these questions...
Despite being enclosed between the Mediterranean Sea and Sahara Desert, North Africa has been scenario of multiple human migrations that have shaped genetic structure its present-day populations. richness, remains underrepresented in genomic studies. To overcome this, we sequenced analyzed 264 mitogenomes from Algerian Chaoui-speaking Imazighen (a.k.a. Berbers) living Aurès region. The maternal composition is similar to Arab populations region, dominated by West Eurasian lineages with a...
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 Europe eleventh century CE. Their diaspora through is characterized by population bottlenecks and founder events which have contributed to present day genetic cultural diversity. In our study, we focus on effects of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) pool Iberian producing analyzing 144 novel whole mtDNA sequences Roma. Over 60% composed...
Abstract The Resande are a minority ethnic group in Sweden, who were characterized by an itinerant way of life, and they have been suggested to originate from the mixture between Swedish Romani populations. Because population history has scarcely studied, we analyzed genome-wide genotype array data unrelated individuals order shed light on their origins demographic for first time genetic perspective. Our results confirm Romani-related ancestry this suggest admixture event Romani-like general...
Genomic reference databases of residing populations are available in different countries and regions. Since they represent the whole genetic diversity a geographical region, have wide applications, from biomedical studies to forensic identifications. Uniparentally transmitted portions genome specifically highly suitable for kinship analyses, mixed DNA cases ancestry inferences. We sampled 808 individuals currently Catalonia within GCAT cohort, which we generated high-quality mitochondrial...
The general picture of human genetic variation has been vastly depicted in the last years, yet many populations remain broadly understudied. In this work, we analyze for first time Merchero population, a Spanish minority ethnic group that scarcely studied and historically persecuted. Mercheros have roughly characterised by an itinerant history, common traditional occupations, usage their own language.Here, examine demographic history scenario Mercheros, using genome-wide array data, whole...
The use of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the field forensic genetics is widely spread mainly due to its advantages when identifying highly degraded samples. In this sense, massive parallel sequencing has made analysis whole mitogenome more accessible, noticeably increasing informativeness mtDNA haplotypes. civil war (1980-1992) El Salvador caused many deaths and disappearances (including children) all across country economic social instability after forced people emigration. For reason,...