The evolution of human genetic and phenotypic variation in Africa
MC Campbell, SA Tishkoff - Current biology, 2010 - cell.com
Africa is the birthplace of modern humans, and is the source of the geographic expansion of
ancestral populations into other regions of the world. Indigenous Africans are characterized …
ancestral populations into other regions of the world. Indigenous Africans are characterized …
Genetic variation and adaptation in Africa: implications for human evolution and disease
Because modern humans originated in Africa and have adapted to diverse environments,
African populations have high levels of genetic and phenotypic diversity. Thus, genomic …
African populations have high levels of genetic and phenotypic diversity. Thus, genomic …
Ethiopian genetic diversity reveals linguistic stratification and complex influences on the Ethiopian gene pool
L Pagani, T Kivisild, A Tarekegn, R Ekong… - The American journal of …, 2012 - cell.com
Humans and their ancestors have traversed the Ethiopian landscape for millions of years,
and present-day Ethiopians show great cultural, linguistic, and historical diversity, which …
and present-day Ethiopians show great cultural, linguistic, and historical diversity, which …
The first modern human dispersals across Africa
The emergence of more refined chronologies for climate change and archaeology in
prehistoric Africa, and for the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), now make it …
prehistoric Africa, and for the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), now make it …
Evidence of the interplay of genetics and culture in Ethiopia
S López, A Tarekegn, G Band, L van Dorp… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The rich linguistic, ethnic and cultural diversity of Ethiopia provides an unprecedented
opportunity to understand the level to which cultural factors correlate with–and shape …
opportunity to understand the level to which cultural factors correlate with–and shape …
Immunogenetics as a tool in anthropological studies
A Sanchez‐Mazas, M Fernandez‐Viña… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The genes coding for the main molecules involved in the human immune system–
immunoglobulins, human leucocyte antigen (HLA) molecules and killer‐cell immunoglobulin …
immunoglobulins, human leucocyte antigen (HLA) molecules and killer‐cell immunoglobulin …
Variations in hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among Ghanaian migrants living in Amsterdam, Berlin, London, and nonmigrant Ghanaians living in …
Objectives: Hypertension is a major burden among African migrants, but the extent of the
differences in prevalence, treatment, and control among similar African migrants and …
differences in prevalence, treatment, and control among similar African migrants and …
Mapping human dispersals into the Horn of Africa from Arabian Ice Age refugia using mitogenomes
Rare mitochondrial lineages with relict distributions can sometimes be disproportionately
informative about deep events in human prehistory. We have studied one such lineage …
informative about deep events in human prehistory. We have studied one such lineage …
The HLA‐B landscape of Africa: signatures of pathogen‐driven selection and molecular identification of candidate alleles to malaria protection
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes play a key role in the immune response to infectious
diseases, some of which are highly prevalent in specific environments, like malaria in sub …
diseases, some of which are highly prevalent in specific environments, like malaria in sub …
60,000 years of interactions between Central and Eastern Africa documented by major African mitochondrial haplogroup L2
Abstract Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup L2 originated in Western Africa but is
nowadays spread across the entire continent. L2 movements were previously postulated to …
nowadays spread across the entire continent. L2 movements were previously postulated to …