R J Herrera

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Affiliation: Florida International University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi On human STR sub-population structure
    Diane J Rowold
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int 151:59-69. 2005
  2. ncbi Phylogenetics of worldwide human populations as determined by polymorphic Alu insertions
    Gabriela Antunez-de-Mayolo
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL, USA
    Electrophoresis 23:3346-56. 2002
  3. ncbi Ancient retroviral insertions among human populations
    Rene J Herrera
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 51:353-62. 2006
  4. ncbi Genetic encapsulation among Near Eastern populations
    Erica M Shepard
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 51:467-76. 2006
  5. ncbi The Himalayas as a directional barrier to gene flow
    Tenzin Gayden
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Am J Hum Genet 80:884-94. 2007
  6. ncbi Neolithic patrilineal signals indicate that the Armenian plateau was repopulated by agriculturalists
    Kristian J Herrera
    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Eur J Hum Genet 20:313-20. 2012
  7. ncbi Polymorphic Alu insertions among Mayan populations
    R J Herrera
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 52:129-42. 2007
  8. ncbi Allelic frequencies of 13 STR loci in autochthonous Basques from the province of Vizcaya (Spain)
    A M Pérez-Miranda
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int 152:259-62. 2005
  9. ncbi Male amelogenin dropouts: phylogenetic context, origins and implications
    A M Cadenas
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int 166:155-63. 2007
  10. ncbi Autosomal microsatellite variability of the Arrernte people of Australia
    M A Alfonso-Sanchez
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
    Am J Hum Biol 20:91-9. 2008

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Publications59

  1. ncbi On human STR sub-population structure
    Diane J Rowold
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int 151:59-69. 2005
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  2. ncbi Phylogenetics of worldwide human populations as determined by polymorphic Alu insertions
    Gabriela Antunez-de-Mayolo
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL, USA
    Electrophoresis 23:3346-56. 2002
    ..African populations and admixed groups of African descent formed a single monophyletic group with a basal placement on the tree, which grouped closest to the hypothetical ancestor...
  3. ncbi Ancient retroviral insertions among human populations
    Rene J Herrera
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 51:353-62. 2006
    ..These polymorphic endogenous retroviral sequences display features that make them excellent tools for forensic and population genetic studies...
  4. ncbi Genetic encapsulation among Near Eastern populations
    Erica M Shepard
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 51:467-76. 2006
    ..The biparental genetic landscape supports a picture of close contact between the Arab and Persian populations, perhaps beginning during the initial settlement of Asia from Africa extending to recent times...
  5. ncbi The Himalayas as a directional barrier to gene flow
    Tenzin Gayden
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Am J Hum Genet 80:884-94. 2007
    ..Yet the presence of haplogroup O3a5-M134 representatives in Nepal indicates that the Himalayas have been permeable to dispersals from the east. These genetic patterns suggest that this cordillera has been a biased bidirectional barrier...
  6. ncbi Neolithic patrilineal signals indicate that the Armenian plateau was repopulated by agriculturalists
    Kristian J Herrera
    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Eur J Hum Genet 20:313-20. 2012
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  7. ncbi Polymorphic Alu insertions among Mayan populations
    R J Herrera
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 52:129-42. 2007
    ..North American, African, European and Asian populations were also examined as reference populations. Our results suggest that the Mayan groups examined in this study are not genetically homogeneous...
  8. ncbi Allelic frequencies of 13 STR loci in autochthonous Basques from the province of Vizcaya (Spain)
    A M Pérez-Miranda
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int 152:259-62. 2005
    ..Based upon the allelic frequencies, forensically important parameters including gene diversity (GD), polymorphism information content (PIC) and power of discrimination (PD) were calculated...
  9. ncbi Male amelogenin dropouts: phylogenetic context, origins and implications
    A M Cadenas
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int 166:155-63. 2007
    ..The elevated incidence of the amelogenin dropout in these populations accentuates the need to utilize other loci for gender determination in order to obtain an accurate set of inclusion criteria in forensic casework...
  10. ncbi Autosomal microsatellite variability of the Arrernte people of Australia
    M A Alfonso-Sanchez
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
    Am J Hum Biol 20:91-9. 2008
    ..In contrast, the STR diversity analyses failed to detect substantial East Asian contribution to the genetic background of the Arrernte group...
  11. ncbi A diversity of U1 small nuclear RNAs in the silk moth Bombyx mori
    J M Sierra-Montes
    Department of Biological Sciences, OE 304, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 33:29-39. 2003
    ..Using phylogenetic analysis, an evolutionary parallelism is observed between the polymorphic sites in B. mori and variant locations found among animal and plant species...
  12. ncbi The genetic legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the island of New Providence
    T M Simms
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int Genet 2:310-7. 2008
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  13. ncbi Austronesian genetic signature in East African Madagascar and Polynesia
    M Regueiro
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 53:106-20. 2008
    ..The data suggest that although geographic location has influenced the phylogenetic relationships between Austronesian populations, a genetic connection that binds them beyond geographical divides is apparent...
  14. ncbi Phylogenetic information in polymorphic L1 and Alu insertions from East Asians and Native American populations
    L H Mateus Pereira
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
    Am J Phys Anthropol 128:171-84. 2005
    ..Since no clear subgroups were detected within Native Americans and East Asians, there is no indication of multiple waves in the early colonization of the New World...
  15. ncbi Iranian STR variation at the fringes of biogeographical demarcation
    E M Shepard
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int 158:140-8. 2006
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  16. ncbi Autosomal STR variation in five Austronesian populations
    E M Shepard
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Hum Biol 77:825-51. 2005
    ..This degree of genetic differentiation justifies the creation of population-specific databases for human identification...
  17. ncbi Iran: tricontinental nexus for Y-chromosome driven migration
    M Regueiro
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Hum Hered 61:132-43. 2006
    ..Our study of high-resolution Y-chromosome genotyping allowed for an in-depth analysis unattained in previous studies of the area, revealing important migratory and demographic events that shaped the contemporary genetic landscape...
  18. ncbi Variants of U1 small nuclear RNA assemble into spliceosomal complexes
    S Pereira-Simon
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Insect Mol Biol 13:189-94. 2004
    ..Free energy (Delta G) values for the entire U1 snRNA secondary structures as well as the individual stem/loops (I, II, III and IV) domains of the isoforms were estimated to determine their structural stability...
  19. ncbi The Levant versus the Horn of Africa: evidence for bidirectional corridors of human migrations
    J R Luis
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, 33199, USA
    Am J Hum Genet 74:532-44. 2004
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  20. ncbi Structure-based classification of 45 FK506-binding proteins
    J A Somarelli
    Department of Biological Sciences, OE304, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
    Proteins 72:197-208. 2008
    ..The docking models also indicate the presence of a helix-loop-helix (HLH) region within a subset of FKBPs, which may be responsible for the interaction between this group of proteins and nucleic acids...
  21. ncbi Characterization of immunophilins in the silkmoth Bombyx mori
    J A Somarelli
    Department of Biological Sciences, OE304, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
    Arch Insect Biochem Physiol 65:195-209. 2007
    ..In addition, FKBP45 possesses similar characteristics to several potential orthologues, including the presence of bipartite nuclear localization signals (NLSs) and phosphorylation sites...
  22. ncbi Microsatellite data support subpopulation structuring among Basques
    Ana M Perez-Miranda
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 50:403-14. 2005
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  23. ncbi Polymorphic Alu insertions and genetic diversity among African populations
    Maria C Terreros
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Hum Biol 77:675-704. 2005
    ..Close affinities of eastern sub-Saharan populations with Egypt in the phylogenetic trees may indicate the existence of gene flow along the Nile River...
  24. ncbi Qatari DNA variation at a crossroad of human migrations
    Ana M Perez-Miranda
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Hum Hered 61:67-79. 2006
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  25. ncbi Insights on human evolution: an analysis of Alu insertion polymorphisms
    Maria C Terreros
    College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
    J Hum Genet 54:603-11. 2009
    ..On the basis of differences between weighted allelic frequencies (delta-values) and F(ST) values, we propose that 11 of the 27 Alu elements could be useful as part of the current AIM panels to assess phylogenetic relationships...
  26. ncbi Genetic polymorphisms at 13 STR loci in autochthonous Basques from the province of Alava (Spain)
    Ana M Perez-Miranda
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Leg Med (Tokyo) 7:58-61. 2005
    ..Frequency distributions for all 13 STR loci were obtained using the AmpFlSTR Profiler Plus and AmpFlSTR COfiler amplification kits. The allelic frequencies generated were employed to calculate genetic and forensic useful parameters...
  27. ncbi D1S80 single-locus discrimination among African populations
    Rene J Herrera
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Hum Biol 76:87-108. 2004
    ..Our analyses of 28 additional populations demonstrate that the D1S80 locus alone can be used to discriminate geographic and ethnic groups. We have generated databases useful for human identification and phylogenetic studies...
  28. ncbi Multiple forms of U2 snRNA coexist in the silk moth Bombyx mori
    J M Sierra-Montes
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Insect Mol Biol 11:105-14. 2002
    ..Bombyx mori and Drosophila melanogaster U2 sequences are 95% and 70% similar at the 5'- and the 3'-ends of the molecule, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of the U2 sequences demonstrates remarkable conservation across species...
  29. ncbi Epitope mapping of the U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and mixed connective tissue disease
    J A Somarelli
    Human and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Lupus 20:274-89. 2011
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  30. ncbi On the genetic uniqueness of the Ami aborigines of Formosa
    Barbara Sewerin
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
    Am J Phys Anthropol 119:240-8. 2002
    ..These analyses argue for the genetic isolation and uniqueness of the Ami people. Data supportive of limited gene flow and/or small population size, as well as genetic similarities to Native Americans, were observed...
  31. ncbi Paleolithic Y-haplogroup heritage predominates in a Cretan highland plateau
    Laisel Martinez
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Eur J Hum Genet 15:485-93. 2007
    ..In contrast, Cretan R1b microsatellite-defined haplotypes displayed more resemblance to those from Northeast Italy than to those from Turkey and the Balkans...
  32. ncbi Two problematic human polymorphic Alu insertions
    Javier R Luis
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
    Electrophoresis 24:2290-4. 2003
    ..Unlike previously reported, using our new primers the Y-specific locus NBC3 was found not to be polymorphic in the populations analyzed...
  33. ncbi The use of tat and env sequences from human immunodeficiency virus 1 in phylogenetic epidemiological studies
    E Lorenzo
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida, International University, Miami 33199, USA
    Electrophoresis 22:438-44. 2001
    ..Correct recovery of known epidemiological relationships among couples included in the analysis further strengthens this conclusion...
  34. ncbi The genetic structure of populations from Haiti and Jamaica reflect divergent demographic histories
    Tanya M Simms
    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Am J Phys Anthropol 142:49-66. 2010
    ..The divergent genetic signatures present in these populations allude to the different migratory events of Africans, Europeans, and East Asians into the New World...
  35. ncbi Y-chromosome distribution within the geo-linguistic landscape of northwestern Russia
    Sheyla Mirabal
    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Eur J Hum Genet 17:1260-73. 2009
    ..7 kya). In addition, age and variance estimates for haplogroup N1c1 suggest that populations from the western Urals may have been genetically influenced by a dispersal from northeastern Europe (eg, eastern Slavs) rather than the converse...
  36. ncbi Delineating genetic relationships among the Maya
    Lisa Ibarra-Rivera
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Am J Phys Anthropol 135:329-47. 2008
    ..The data suggest that although geographic and political boundaries existed among Mayan communities, genetic exchanges between the different Mayan groups have occurred, supporting theories of extensive trading throughout the empire...
  37. ncbi Genetic characterization of four Austronesian-speaking populations
    Rachel A Chow
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 50:550-9. 2005
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  38. ncbi Genetic data on 13 STR loci in the Andalusian (South Spain) population
    Ana M Perez-Miranda
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Leg Med (Tokyo) 7:201-3. 2005
    ..In addition, a number of forensically useful genetic parameters are reported...
  39. ncbi Genome canalization: the coevolution of transposable and interspersed repetitive elements with single copy DNA
    R M von Sternberg
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami 33199
    Genetica 86:215-46. 1992
    ..Also proposed are empirical studies which would support or invalidate aspects of this hypothesis...
  40. ncbi Genetic insights into the origins of Tibeto-Burman populations in the Himalayas
    Tenzin Gayden
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 54:216-23. 2009
    ..The TB groups from Northeast India are genetically distinct compared to their counterparts from the Himalayas probably resulting from prolonged isolation and/or founder effects...
  41. ncbi Inferring recent human phylogenies using forensic STR technology
    Diane J Rowold
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Forensic Sci Int 133:260-5. 2003
    ..These findings suggest that forensic STR loci may be particularly powerful tools and provide the necessary fine resolution for the reconstruction of recent human evolutionary history...
  42. ncbi Superimposing polymorphism: the case of a point mutation within a polymorphic Alu insertion
    Laisel Martinez
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Hum Hered 59:109-17. 2005
    ..It is possible that superimposing polymorphisms like this one found in the COL3A1 locus may accentuate signals from genetic drift events allowing for visualization of recent dispersal patterns...
  43. ncbi Human Y-chromosome haplotyping by allele-specific polymerase chain reaction
    Tenzin Gayden
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Electrophoresis 29:2419-23. 2008
    ..Our results are consistent with allele designations derived from other techniques such as RFLP and direct sequencing of PCR products...
  44. ncbi Middle Eastern and European mtDNA lineages characterize populations from eastern Crete
    Laisel Martinez
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, Florida 33199, USA
    Am J Phys Anthropol 137:213-23. 2008
    ..Close association between these Cretan groups and the Balkans can also be discerned, which in the case of the Lasithi Plateau corroborates previously uncovered Y-chromosome affiliations with the same geographic region...
  45. ncbi Mitochondrial DNA geneflow indicates preferred usage of the Levant Corridor over the Horn of Africa passageway
    D J Rowold
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    J Hum Genet 52:436-47. 2007
    ..In short, the results of this study suggest that several migratory episodes of maternal lineages occurred across the African-Asian corridors since the first African exodus of modern Homo sapiens sapiens...
  46. ncbi Evolution of the 12 kDa FK506-binding protein gene
    Jason A Somarelli
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Biol Cell 99:311-21. 2007
    ..These proteins participate in a variety of pathways, including protein folding, down-regulation of T-cell activation and inhibition of cell-cycle progression...
  47. ncbi Molecular identification of pathogenic house dust mites using 12S rRNA sequences
    Edu B Suarez-Martinez
    Molecular Biology and Human Diversity Laboratory, Department of Biological Sciences/OE 304, Florida International University, Miami, 33199, USA
    Electrophoresis 26:2927-34. 2005
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  48. ncbi Human Y-chromosome short tandem repeats: a tale of acculturation and migrations as mechanisms for the diffusion of agriculture in the Balkan Peninsula
    Sheyla Mirabal
    Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Am J Phys Anthropol 142:380-90. 2010
    ..Altogether, our data support the view that the diffusion of agriculture into the Balkan region was mostly a cultural phenomenon although some genetic infiltration from Africa, the Levant, the Caucasus, and the Near East has occurred...
  49. ncbi Single-nucleotide variant in multiple copies of a deleted in azoospermia (DAZ) sequence - a human Y chromosome quantitative polymorphism
    Martin N Szmulewicz
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park Campus, Miami, Fla. 33199, USA
    Hum Hered 53:8-17. 2002
    ..Considering the dynamic nature of this locus and its involvement in male fertility, we investigated the extent and distribution of this polymorphism...
  50. ncbi Y-chromosome diversity characterizes the Gulf of Oman
    Alicia M Cadenas
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Eur J Hum Genet 16:374-86. 2008
    ..Elevated rates of consanguinity may have had an impact in Yemen and Qatar, which experience significant heterozygote deficiencies at various hypervariable autosomal STR loci...
  51. ncbi The silk moth Bombyx mori U1 and U2 snRNA variants are differentially expressed
    Julie M Sierra-Montes
    Department of Biological Sciences, OE304, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, United States
    Gene 352:127-36. 2005
    ..In addition, conserved elements in the promoter 5'-flanking region of the U1 and U2 variants were identified in the WGS...
  52. ncbi North Indian Muslims: enclaves of foreign DNA or Hindu converts?
    Maria C Terreros
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Am J Phys Anthropol 133:1004-12. 2007
    ..However, given the substantial level of the African/Middle Eastern YAP lineage in the Indo-Shia versus its absence in the Indo-Sunni, it is likely that this conversion was somewhat gender biased in favor of females in the Indo-Shia...
  53. ncbi Sequence variability in the fibroin-H intron of domesticated and wild silk moths
    Laisel Martinez
    Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, University Park, OE 304, Miami, FL 33199, USA
    Insect Biochem Mol Biol 34:343-52. 2004
    ..The mapping of multiple variant positions within these putative binding sequences as well as in known regulatory elements of the intron argue for functional significance on the regulation of transcription...
  54. ncbi Allele frequency distribution of Power Plex 1.2 and Profiler Plus short tandem repeats (STR) loci in Egyptian population
    Mohammad A Tahir
    Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services Agency, Indianapolis, IN 46204, USA
    J Forensic Sci 48:889-90. 2003
  55. ncbi Sequence polymorphisms of the mtDNA control region in a human isolate: the Georgians from Swanetia
    Miguel A Alfonso-Sanchez
    Departamento de Genética y Antropología Física, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
    J Hum Genet 51:429-39. 2006
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  56. ncbi Y-chromosomal diversity in Lebanon is structured by recent historical events
    Pierre A Zalloua
    The Lebanese American University, Chouran, Beirut 1102 2801, Lebanon
    Am J Hum Genet 82:873-82. 2008
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  57. ncbi A human genome diversity cell line panel
    Howard M Cann
    Science 296:261-2. 2002
  58. ncbi The effective mutation rate at Y chromosome short tandem repeats, with application to human population-divergence time
    Lev A Zhivotovsky
    N I Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
    Am J Hum Genet 74:50-61. 2004
    ..This value is used to estimate the times of the African Bantu expansion, the divergence of Polynesian populations (the Maoris, Cook Islanders, and Samoans), and the origin of Gypsy populations from Bulgaria...
  59. ncbi A novel Ala(-3)Thr mutation in the signal peptide of human luteinizing hormone beta-subunit: potentiation of the inositol phosphate signalling pathway and attenuation of the adenylate cyclase pathway by recombinant variant hormone
    Min Jiang
    Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland
    Mol Hum Reprod 8:201-12. 2002
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