TY - JOUR
T1 - Moors and Saracens in Europe
T2 - Estimating the medieval North African male legacy in southern Europe
AU - Capelli, Cristian
AU - Onofri, Valerio
AU - Brisighelli, Francesca
AU - Boschi, Ilaria
AU - Scarnicci, Francesca
AU - Masullo, Mara
AU - Ferri, Gianmarco
AU - Tofanelli, Sergio
AU - Tagliabracci, Adriano
AU - Gusmao, Leonor
AU - Amorim, Antonio
AU - Gatto, Francesco
AU - Kirin, Mirna
AU - Merlitti, Davide
AU - Brion, Maria
AU - Verea, Alejandro Blanco
AU - Romano, Valentino
AU - Cali, Francesco
AU - Pascali, Vincenzo
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - To investigate the male genetic legacy of the Arab rule in southern Europe during medieval times, we focused on specific Northwest African haplogroups and identified evolutionary close STR-defined haplotypes in Iberia, Sicily and the Italian peninsula. Our results point to a higher recent Northwest African contribution in Iberia and Sicily in agreement with historical data. southern Italian regions known to have experienced long-term Arab presence also show an enrichment of Northwest African types. The forensic and genomic implications of these findings are discussed.
AB - To investigate the male genetic legacy of the Arab rule in southern Europe during medieval times, we focused on specific Northwest African haplogroups and identified evolutionary close STR-defined haplotypes in Iberia, Sicily and the Italian peninsula. Our results point to a higher recent Northwest African contribution in Iberia and Sicily in agreement with historical data. southern Italian regions known to have experienced long-term Arab presence also show an enrichment of Northwest African types. The forensic and genomic implications of these findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1038/ejhg.2008.258
DO - 10.1038/ejhg.2008.258
M3 - Article
C2 - 19156170
AN - SCOPUS:67349154751
VL - 17
SP - 848
EP - 852
JO - European Journal of Human Genetics
JF - European Journal of Human Genetics
SN - 1018-4813
IS - 6
ER -