| Title |
A genome-wide survey does not show the genetic distinctiveness of Basques
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Human Genetics, February 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00439-010-0798-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hafid Laayouni, Francesc Calafell, Jaume Bertranpetit |
| Abstract |
Basques are a cultural isolate, and, according to mainly allele frequencies of classical polymorphisms, also a genetic isolate. We investigated the differentiation of Spanish Basques from the rest of Iberian populations by means of a dense, genome-wide SNP array. We found that F (ST) distances between Spanish Basques and other populations were similar to those between pairs of non-Basque populations. The same result is found in a PCA of individuals, showing a general distinction between Iberians and other South Europeans independently of being Basques. Pathogen-mediated natural selection may be responsible for the high differentiation previously reported for Basques at very specific genes such as ABO, RH, and HLA. Thus, Basques cannot be considered a genetic outlier under a general genome scope and interpretations on their origin may have to be revised. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 25% |
| Morocco | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 6% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 41 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 18 | 38% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 17% |
| Professor | 5 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 25 | 53% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 13% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 4% |
| Psychology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 5 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 11% |
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