2022
Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers
Liu YC, Hunter-Anderson R, Cheronet O, Eakin J, Camacho F, Pietrusewsky M, Rohland N, Ioannidis A, Athens JS, Douglas MT, Ikehara-Quebral RM, Bernardos R, Culleton BJ, Mah M, Adamski N, Broomandkhoshbacht N, Callan K, Lawson AM, Mandl K, Michel M, Oppenheimer J, Stewardson K, Zalzala F, Kidd K, Kidd J, Schurr TG, Auckland K, Hill AVS, Mentzer AJ, Quinto-Cortés CD, Robson K, Kennett DJ, Patterson N, Bustamante CD, Moreno-Estrada A, Spriggs M, Vilar M, Lipson M, Pinhasi R, Reich D. Ancient DNA reveals five streams of migration into Micronesia and matrilocality in early Pacific seafarers. Science 2022, 377: 72-79. PMID: 35771911, PMCID: PMC9983687, DOI: 10.1126/science.abm6536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsian PeopleChildDNA, AncientDNA, MitochondrialFemaleHistory, AncientHuman MigrationHumansMaleMicronesiaOceaniaConceptsEast Asian sourcesStreams of migrationSouthwest Pacific populationsPapuan ancestryRemote OceaniaGenome-wide dataAncient DNAModern individualsNew BritainAsian sourcesMariana ArchipelagoNew GuineansMicronesiaEast AsiansPacific populationsMale migrantsAncestryBritainMatrilocalityOceanianPolynesiansOceaniaCommunityArchipelagoSeafarers
2021
Genetic diversity of the North African population revealed by the typing of SNPs in the DRD2/ANKK1 genomic region
Mestiri S, Boussetta S, Pakstis AJ, Elkamel S, Elgaaied ABA, Kidd KK, Cherni L. Genetic diversity of the North African population revealed by the typing of SNPs in the DRD2/ANKK1 genomic region. Gene 2021, 777: 145466. PMID: 33524518, DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfrica, NorthernAllelesBlack PeopleEthnicityFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenomicsGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesHaplotypesHeterozygoteHuman MigrationHumansLinkage DisequilibriumMaleMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Dopamine D2ConceptsNorth African populationsGenetic diversitySingle nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic structureAncestral gene poolPeculiar genetic structureLowest average heterozygosityNorth African onesAfrican populationsHigh linkage disequilibriumGenetic driftGenomic regionsAverage heterozygosityGene poolSame locusLinkage disequilibriumDisequilibrium analysisGenetic componentGenesNucleotide polymorphismsLociReceptor geneDiversityHuman populationEuropean populations
2019
Genetic history of the population of Crete
Drineas P, Tsetsos F, Plantinga A, Lazaridis I, Yannaki E, Razou A, Kanaki K, Michalodimitrakis M, Perez‐Jimenez F, De Silvestro G, Renda MC, Stamatoyannopoulos JA, Kidd KK, Browning BL, Paschou P, Stamatoyannopoulos G. Genetic history of the population of Crete. Annals Of Human Genetics 2019, 83: 373-388. PMID: 31192450, PMCID: PMC6851683, DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistorical recordsCretan populationMedieval historyMedieval periodArab occupationMultiple warsSmall genetic contributionContemporary recordsMiddle AgesGenetic historyIsland of CreteEastern EuropeansPopulation of CreteHistoriansCreteVenetiansOccupationCretanBiased interpretationLocal populationHistoryGenetic perspectiveRecordsIslandsConquerors