The variation of 18 Alu polymorphisms and 3 linked STRs was determined in 1,831
individuals from 15 Mediterranean populations to analyze the relationships between human …

During successive historical periods, Tunisia has been a crossroads of multiple civilizations
and their corresponding key population movements. The aim of this study was to provide …

Despite being the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean basin, the genetic variation of
Corsica has not been explored as exhaustively as Sardinia, which is situated only 11 km …

Jordan, located in the Levant region, is an area crucial for the investigation of human
migration between Africa and Eurasia. However, the genetic history of Jordanians has yet to …

The rarity of human remains makes it difficult to apprehend the first settlements in Corsica. It
is admitted that initial colonization could have occurred during the Mesolithic period when …

Background: It is thought that the ancient population of Libya was mainly composed of
Saharan Berbers. Socio-geographic conditions and historical events have exerted some …

Abstract The Middle East and Mediterranean represents one of the most ancient and largest
areas of human civilization. Although several genetic studies have been carried out on …

[eng] Chuetas are a group of descendants of the Jewish inhabitants of Majorca (Balearic
Islands, Spain). Their historical origin dates back to the Sephardic communities that lived in …

Sardinian populations are within the more extensively studied human groups in
Anthropological Genetics. In spite of the large amount of genetic data accumulated in the …