Genetic tracking of mice and other bioproxies to infer human history

EP Jones, HM Eager, SI Gabriel, F Jóhannesdóttir… - Trends in Genetics, 2013 - cell.com
The long-distance movements made by humans through history are quickly erased by time
but can be reconstructed by studying the genetic make-up of organisms that travelled with …

Clinical characteristics of primary carnitine deficiency: A structured review using a case‐by‐case approach

LL Crefcoeur, G Visser… - Journal of inherited …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A broad spectrum of signs and symptoms has been attributed to primary carnitine deficiency
(PCD) since its first description in 1973. Advances in diagnostic procedures have improved …

East–West gradient in the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in Europe: the ECCO-EpiCom inception cohort

J Burisch, N Pedersen, S Čuković-Čavka, M Brinar… - Gut, 2014 - gut.bmj.com
Objective The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in Eastern
Europe. The reasons for these changes remain unknown. The aim of this study was to …

Human milk extracellular vesicle miRNA expression and associations with maternal characteristics in a population-based cohort from the Faroe Islands

A Kupsco, D Prada, D Valvi, L Hu, MS Petersen… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Human milk plays a critical role in infant development and health, particularly in cognitive,
immune, and cardiometabolic functions. Milk contains extracellular vesicles (EVs) that can …

Sedimentary DNA and molecular evidence for early human occupation of the Faroe Islands

L Curtin, WJ D'Andrea, NL Balascio, S Shirazi… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Faroe Islands, a North Atlantic archipelago between Norway and Iceland, were
settled by Viking explorers in the mid-9th century CE. However, several indirect lines of …

The Faroese IBD study: incidence of inflammatory bowel diseases across 54 years of population-based data

T Hammer, KR Nielsen, P Munkholm… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims: Inflammatory bowel diseases [IBDs] include Crohn's disease
[CD], ulcerative colitis [UC], and IBD unclassified [IBDU]. In 2010 and 2011, the ECCO …

A comparison of SNP and STR loci for delineating population structure and performing individual genetic assignment

KA Glover, MM Hansen, S Lien, TD Als, B Høyheim… - BMC genetics, 2010 - Springer
Background Technological advances have lead to the rapid increase in availability of single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a range of organisms, and there is a general optimism …

Carnitine levels in 26,462 individuals from the nationwide screening program for primary carnitine deficiency in the Faroe Islands

J Rasmussen, OW Nielsen, N Janzen, M Duno… - Journal of inherited …, 2014 - Springer
Background Primary carnitine deficiency (PCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of fatty
acid oxidation and has been associated to episodes of sudden death in the Faroe Islands …

Mitochondrial DNA variation in the Viking age population of Norway

M Krzewińska, G Bjørnstad… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The medieval Norsemen or Vikings had an important biological and cultural impact on many
parts of Europe through raids, colonization and trade, from about AD 793 to 1066. To help …

Increased risk of sudden death in untreated primary carnitine deficiency

J Rasmussen, M Dunø, AM Lund… - Journal of inherited …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Primary carnitine deficiency (PCD) affects fatty acid oxidation and is associated with
cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmia, but the risk of sudden death in PCD is unknown …