Carles Lalueza-Fox

Targeted retrieval and analysis of five neandertal mtDNA genomes (2009)

Briggs, Adrian W., Good, Jeffrey M., Green, Richard E., Krause, Johannes, Maricic, Tomislav, Stenzel, Udo, ...

4 pages, 2 figures, 1 table.-- Supporting information available (Materials and Methods, Suppl. figs S1-S14, Suppl. tables S1-S8, Suppl refs, 1 appendix, 37 pages) at:...

Paleogenòmica (2009)

Carles Lalueza-Fox

Des que es va recuperar per primer cop DNA d'una espècie extingida, l'any 1984, la paleogenòmica ha experimentat una autèntica revolució, gràcies a les tècniques d'ultraseqüenciació...

Genetic characterization of the ABO blood group in Neandertals (2008)

Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Gigli, Elena, Rasilla, Marco De La, Fortea, Javier, Rosas, Antonio, Bertranpetit, Jaume, ...

20 pages, 1 table.-- Supplementary data file available (16 pages): Clone sequences generated for the ABO blood group gene and mtDNA fragments in Neandertals.

Genetic characterization of the ABO blood group in Neandertals (2008)

Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Gigli, Elena, De La Rasilla, Marco, Fortea, Javier, Rosas, Antonio, Bertranpetit, Jaume, ...

Abstract Background The high polymorphism rate in the human ABO blood group gene seems to be related to susceptibility to different pathogens. It has been estimated that all genetic variation...

Statistical analysis of post mortemDNA damage-derived miscoding lesions in Neandertal mitochondrial DNA (2008)

Vives, Sergi, Gilbert, M Thomas, Arenas, Conchita, Gigli, Elena, Lao, Oscar, Lalueza-Fox, Carles

Abstract Background We have analysed the distribution of post mortem DNA damage derived miscoding lesions from the datasets of seven published Neandertal specimens that have extensive cloned sequence...

Tracking Down Human Contamination in Ancient Human Teeth (2006)

Sampietro, María Lourdes, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Lao, Oscar, Caramelli, David, Lari, Martina, Bertranpetit, Jaume, ...

DNA contamination arising from the manipulation of ancient calcified tissue samples is a poorly understood, yet fundamental problem that affects the reliability of ancient DNA studies. We have typed...

Tracking down Human Contamination in Ancient Human Teeth (2006)

Sampietro, María Lourdes, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Lao, Oscar, Caramelli, David, Lari, Martina, Bertranpetit, Jaume, ...

DNA contamination arising from the manipulation of ancient calcified tissue samples is a poorly understood, yet fundamental, problem that affects the reliability of ancient DNA (aDNA) studies. We...

Molecular dating of caprines using ancient DNA sequences of Myotragus balearicus, an extinct endemic Balearic mammal (2005)

Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Castresana, Jose, Sampietro, Lourdes, Marquès-Bonet, Tomàs, Alcover, Josep Antoni, Bertranpetit, Jaume

Abstract Background Myotragus balearicus was an endemic bovid from the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) that became extinct around 6,000-4,000 years ago. The Myotragus evolutionary lineage...

Molecular dating of caprines using ancient DNA sequences of Myotragus balearicus, an extinct endemic Balearic mammal (2005)

Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Castresana, José, Sampietro, Lourdes, Marquès-Bonet, Tomàs, Alcover, Josep Antoni, Bertranpetit, Jaume

Background: Myotragus balearicus was an endemic bovid from the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) that became extinct around 6,000-4,000 years ago. The Myotragus evolutionary lineage became...

Neandertal Evolutionary Genetics; Mitochondrial DNA Data from the Iberian Peninsula (2005)

Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Sampietro, María Lourdes, Caramelli, David, Puder, Yvonne, Lari, Martina, Calafell, Francesc, ...

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was retrieved for the first time from a Neandertal from the Iberian Peninsula, excavated from the El Sidrón Cave (Asturias, North of Spain), and dated to circa 43,000 YA....

Neandertal Evolutionary Genetics: Mitochondrial DNA Data from the Iberian Peninsula (2005)

Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Sampietro, María Lourdes, Caramelli, David, Puder, Yvonne, Lari, Martina, Calafell, Francesc, ...

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was retrieved for the first time from a Neandertal from the Iberian Peninsula, excavated from the El Sidrón Cave (Asturias, North of Spain), and dated to ca. 43,000 years...

Neandertal Evolutionary Genetics; Mitochondrial DNA Data from the Iberian Peninsula (2005)

Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Sampietro, María Lourdes, Caramelli, David, Puder, Yvonne, Lari, Martina, Calafell, Francesc, ...

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was retrieved for the first time from a Neandertal from the Iberian Peninsula, excavated from the El Sidrón Cave (Asturias, North of Spain), and dated to circa 43,000 YA....

Evidence for a genetic discontinuity between Neandertals and 24,000-year-old anatomically modern Europeans

Caramelli, David, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Vernesi, Cristiano, Lari, Martina, Casoli, Antonella, Mallegni, Francesco, ...

During the late Pleistocene, early anatomically modern humans coexisted in Europe with the anatomically archaic Neandertals for some thousand years. Under the recent variants of the multiregional...

The origin of European cattle: Evidence from modern and ancient DNA

Beja-Pereira, Albano, Caramelli, David, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Vernesi, Cristiano, Ferrand, Nuno, Casoli, Antonella, ...

Cattle domestication from wild aurochsen was among the most important innovations during the Neolithic agricultural revolution. The available genetic and archaeological evidence points to at least...

Evidence for a genetic discontinuity between Neandertals and 24,000-year-old anatomically modern Europeans

Caramelli, David, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Vernesi, Cristiano, Lari, Martina, Casoli, Antonella, Mallegni, Francesco, ...

During the late Pleistocene, early anatomically modern humans coexisted in Europe with the anatomically archaic Neandertals for some thousand years. Under the recent variants of the multiregional...

The Genetic Origins of the Andaman Islanders

Endicott, Phillip, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Stringer, Chris, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Willerslev, Eske, Hansen, Anders J., ...

Mitochondrial sequences were retrieved from museum specimens of the enigmatic Andaman Islanders to analyze their evolutionary history. D-loop and protein-coding data reveal that phenotypic...

The Etruscans: A Population-Genetic Study

Vernesi, Cristiano, Caramelli, David, Dupanloup, Isabelle, Bertorelle, Giorgio, Lari, Martina, Cappellini, Enrico, ...

The origins of the Etruscans, a non-Indo-European population of preclassical Italy, are unclear. There is broad agreement that their culture developed locally, but the Etruscans’ evolutionary and...

The origin of European cattle: Evidence from modern and ancient DNA

Beja-Pereira, Albano, Caramelli, David, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Vernesi, Cristiano, Ferrand, Nuno, Casoli, Antonella, ...

Cattle domestication from wild aurochsen was among the most important innovations during the Neolithic agricultural revolution. The available genetic and archaeological evidence points to at least...

Paleobiology and comparative morphology of a late Neandertal sample from El Sidrón, Asturias, Spain

Rosas, Antonio, Martínez-Maza, Cayetana, Bastir, Markus, García-Tabernero, Antonio, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Huguet, Rosa, ...

Fossil evidence from the Iberian Peninsula is essential for understanding Neandertal evolution and history. Since 2000, a new sample ≈43,000 years old has been systematically recovered at the El...

Sequences From First Settlers Reveal Rapid Evolution in Icelandic mtDNA Pool

Helgason, Agnar, Lalueza-Fox, Carles, Ghosh, Shyamali, Sigurðardóttir, Sigrún, Sampietro, Maria Lourdes, Gigli, Elena, ...

A major task in human genetics is to understand the nature of the evolutionary processes that have shaped the gene pools of contemporary populations. Ancient DNA studies have great potential to shed...