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    In-solution Y-chromosome capture-enrichment on ancient DNA libraries

    As most ancient biological samples have low levels of endogenous DNA, it is advantageous to enrich for specific genomic regions prior to sequencing. One approach—in-solution capture-enrichment—retrieves sequen...

    Diana I. Cruz-Dávalos, María A. Nieves-Colón, Alexandra Sockell in BMC Genomics (2018)

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    Punctuated bursts in human male demography inferred from 1,244 worldwide Y-chromosome sequences

    Chris Tyler-Smith, Carlos Bustamante and colleagues report an analysis of 1,244 human Y chromosomes from the 1000 Genomes Project. They find that copy number variants have a higher predicted functional impact ...

    G David Poznik, Yali Xue, Fernando L Mendez, Thomas F Willems in Nature Genetics (2016)

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    The ancestry and affiliations of Kennewick Man

    Kennewick Man, a 8,500-year-old male human skeleton discovered in Washington state, USA, has been the subject of scientific and legal controversy; here a DNA analysis shows that Kennewick Man is closer to mode...

    Morten Rasmussen, Martin Sikora, Anders Albrechtsen, Thorfinn Sand Korneliussen in Nature (2015)

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    The genome of a Late Pleistocene human from a Clovis burial site in western Montana

    The first individual genome from the Clovis culture is presented; the origins and genetic legacy of the people who made Clovis tools have been under debate, and evidence here suggests that the individual is mo...

    Morten Rasmussen, Sarah L. Anzick, Michael R. Waters, Pontus Skoglund in Nature (2014)

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    Phylogenetic applications of whole Y-chromosome sequences and the Near Eastern origin of Ashkenazi Levites

    Previous Y-chromosome studies have demonstrated that Ashkenazi Levites, members of a paternally inherited Jewish priestly caste, display a distinctive founder event within R1a, the most prevalent Y-chromosome ...

    Siiri Rootsi, Doron M. Behar, Mari Järve, Alice A. Lin in Nature Communications (2013)

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    Analysis of TBX1 Variation in Patients with Psychotic and Affective Disorders

    A significant portion of patients with 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) develop psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and other psychotic and affective symptoms, and the responsible gene/s are assume...

    Birgit H. Funke, Todd Lencz, Christine T. Finn, Pamela DeRosse in Molecular Medicine (2007)