Reconstructing the genetic history of Italians: new insights from a male (Y-chromosome) perspective

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 44-56

  Grugni, Viola ^a   Raveane, Alessandro ^a   Mattioli, Francesca ^a   Battaglia, Vincenza ^a   Sala, Cinzia ^b   Toniolo, Daniela ^b   Ferretti, Luca ^a   Gardella, Rita ^c   Achilli, Alessandro ^a   Olivieri, Anna ^a   Torroni, Antonio ^a   Passarino, Giuseppe ^d   Semino, Ornella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

genetic history of Italy; haplogroups; Italian population; Y chromosome variation

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MALE;

BALKANS; EUROPE; ITALIAN PENINSULA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE EAST; TUSCANY; WESTERN EUROPE;

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; Y CHROMOSOME;

CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 85041455218     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2017.1409801     Document Type: Article

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