As its name reveals, the interests of this lab’s research are focused on the analysis of the human genome diversity with the aim of inferring the genomic and population processes that are responsible for this diversity, and outlining the population and epidemiological consequences of the human genetic variability. Its main research lines are, therefore, not only connected with human genome diversity, but also with population genetics, genome variation and disease susceptibility, and genome evolution and disease.
Lab website: Comas Lab
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Publications
Messina, F.; Finocchio, A.; Rolfo, M. F.; [8 authors]; Berti, A.; Comas, D.; Rickards, O. 2013. Genetic analysis of some mountain communities of Central Italy isolated areas. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 150:197-198
Mendizabal, I.; Lao, O.; Marigorta, U. M.; Kayser, M.; Comas, D. 2013. Implications of Population History of European Romani on Genetic Susceptibility to Disease. Human Heredity. 76 (3-4):194-200
Haber, M.; Gauguier, D.; Youhanna, S.; [7 authros]; Bertranpetit, J.; Tyler-Smith, C.; Comas, D.; Zalloua. P.A. 2013. Genome-Wide Diversity in the Levant Reveals Recent Structuring by Culture. PLoS Genetic. 9 (2):e1003316
Fadhlaoui-Zid, K.; Haber, M.; Martínez-Cruz, B.; Zalloua, P.; Benammar Elgaaied, A.; Comas, D. 2013. Genome-Wide and Paternal Diversity Reveal a Recent Origin of Human Populations in North Africa. PLoS ONE. 8 (11):e80293
Brotherton, P.H; W.; Templeton, J.; Brandt, G.;[20 authors]; Bertranpetit, J.; Comas, D.; [3 authors]; Parida, L, : Vieira, P.P.; Ziegle, J.S; for The Genographic Consortium. 2013. Neolithic mitochondrial haplogroup H genomes and the genetic origins of Europeans. Nat Commun. 4:1764