Forensic and Genetic Research

The paper analyzes ROH in admixed populations and finds that deleterious homozygotes are more common in ROH overlapping African ancestry segments.

The paper analyzes genome-wide data from Corsicans and finds they are genetically closer to Northern and Central Italians than to Sardinians.

The paper uses ancient DNA data to trace the genetic origins and spread of Indo-European languages in South and Central Asia.

The paper analyzes the genetic structure of modern-day Italians to reveal ancient and archaic ancestries shaping Southern European populations and Neanderthal DNA distribution.

This paper introduces a method to estimate genome-wide genealogies for thousands of samples, revealing new insights into human evolutionary history and selection.

This paper introduces a likelihood method to estimate present-day human contamination in ancient DNA samples using low-depth haploid chromosome data, showing improved accuracy compared to existing methods.

The paper analyzes 21 autosomal STRs from 543 Bahraini males using the GlobalFiler kit to assess genetic diversity and forensic parameters, finding most loci in HWE and SE33 as the most polymorphic marker.

The paper examines mtDNA heteroplasmy sharing between human liver lobes, finding higher sharing in the control region and suggesting selection influences this pattern.

This paper shows reference bias affects ancient DNA studies and suggests filtering strategies to reduce its impact on population genomic analyses.

This study analyzes runs of homozygosity in sub-Saharan African populations to uncover demographic history and health-related genetic variation.

The paper challenges previous interpretations of biparental mtDNA inheritance, proposing a model where paternal mtDNA undergoes selective fixation due to initial low copy number and a selective advantage.

The paper evaluates common misuses of PCA in SNP data analysis and recommends best practices for improving population structure elucidation.

This study analyzes genetic admixture in Argentinian Patagonia using 46 ancestry informative markers, revealing regional variations in Native American, European, and African ancestry contributions.

The paper develops a likelihood-based framework to infer demographic history using two-locus statistics, showing that models including archaic admixture better explain genetic diversity patterns.

This paper analyzes ancient genomes from northeastern Siberia to reveal complex population migrations and admixture events over the past 40,000 years.

This paper introduces an algorithm to infer ancestry segments and admixture events without prior knowledge of mixing groups, showing improved accuracy over existing methods.

ALStructure estimates population structure using a likelihood-free method that combines principal components analysis with admixture model constraints, outperforming existing methods in accuracy and speed.

The paper identifies phenotypic cues and genetic architecture underlying ancestry-based assortative mating in admixed Latin American populations using genome-wide haplotype analysis.

The paper analyzes paternal and maternal genetic histories of Thai and Lao populations, finding contrasting patterns of male and female genetic variation and demographic expansions.

The paper analyzes ancient mitogenomes from the Canary Islands to trace the origin and migration patterns of indigenous populations, identifying new lineages and supporting a model of two distinct migrations.

The paper confirms a positive selection signal at the ABCA12 gene in Europeans and East-Asians and refines its genomic location, finding no direct effect on gene expression but tracing the T allele's trajectory in human history.

The paper analyzes ancient genomes from Anatolia to show genetic continuity between hunter-gatherers and early farmers, suggesting limited migration in the origin of farming in central Anatolia.

This paper introduces GTM for ancestry classification and visualization, showing it can better capture ancestry substructures than PCA by estimating class probabilities and explaining more variance.

The paper estimates admixture dates and identifies source populations for genetic components in Indian Austroasiatic speakers using genome-wide data.

The paper uses Approximate Bayesian Computation to infer demographic history of Ashkenazi Jews, finding population differentiation between Eastern and Western groups ~400 years ago due to differing growth rates.

The paper introduces three methods to estimate individual DNA contributions in forensic SNP mixtures using HTS/MPS data.

The paper presents the whole genome sequences of 11 Mapuche-Huilliche individuals, identifying novel variants and structural events, and highlights their potential relevance to disease susceptibility in admixed populations.

The paper analyzes genetic data from prehistoric individuals in the North Caucasus to explore the origins of Eurasian steppe ancestry and its relationship to cultural innovations.

The paper analyzes genome-wide data from Spanish individuals to reveal fine-scale genetic structure and historical population movements, including North African ancestry from the Muslim period.

The paper analyzes mitochondrial DNA from Longobard-era cemeteries to study genetic continuity and admixture during medieval migrations in Europe.