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Cristian Virag

ELTE Research Centre for the HumanitiesORCID 0000-0002-7867-7498Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1

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Olivia CheronetiD· 3 shared Tamás HajduiD· 3 shared Tamás SzeniczeyiD· 3 shared Angela SimalcsikiD· 2 shared Anna Szécsényi‐NagyiD· 2 shared Beatriz GamarraiD· 2 shared David ReichiD· 2 shared Krisztián KissiD· 2 shared

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GenomicsNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedJun 24, 2025

Ancient DNA reveals diverse community organizations in the 5th millennium BCE Carpathian Basin

Anna Szécsényi‐Nagy, Cristian Virag, Kristóf Jakab…·Zsuzsanna Siklósi

This study uses ancient DNA to show genetic continuity and differences in kinship systems among Early Copper Age communities in the Carpathian Basin.

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humanwhole-genome sequencing

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GenomicsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedApr 6, 2022

An integrative skeletal and paleogenomic analysis of prehistoric stature variation suggests relatively reduced health for early European farmers

Stephanie Marciniak, Christina M. Bergey, Ana María Silva…·George H. Perry

This study integrates skeletal and paleogenomic data from ancient Europeans to show that early farmers were shorter than expected based on genetic scores, suggesting poorer health.

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humanbulk RNA-seq

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GeneticsNaturePeer-reviewedFeb 21, 2018

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The Genomic History Of Southeastern Europe

Iain Mathieson, Songül Alpaslan-Roodenberg, Cosimo Posth…·Cristian Virag

Ancient DNA from 223 people (12,000-500 BCE) reveals a west-east hunter-gatherer cline, largely unadmixed farmers, Caucasus-shifted Aegean farmers, and Balkan steppe ancestry almost 2,000 years early.

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humanDNA methylation

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