The ancestry of the Colombian population comprises a large number of well differentiated
Native communities belonging to diverse linguistic groups. In the late fifteenth century, a …

The non-recombining nature of the Y chromosome and the well-established phylogeny of Y-
specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (Y-SNPs) make them useful for defining …

This article presents a comprehensive genetic study focused on pre-Hispanic individuals
who inhabited the Aburrá Valley in Antioquia, Colombia, between the tenth and seventeenth …

Immigrants from diverse origins have arrived in Paraguay and produced important
demographic changes in a territory initially inhabited by indigenous Guarani. Few studies …

The genetic composition of the Brazilian population was shaped by interethnic admixture
between autochthonous Native Americans, Europeans settlers and African slaves. This …

Environmental exposures and gene-exposure interactions are the major causes of some
diseases. Early-life exposome studies are needed to elucidate the role of environmental …

The valley of the Magdalena River is one of the main population pathways in Colombia. The
gene pool and spatial configuration of human groups in this territory have been outlined …

Rural communities comprise around 20% of Caribbean and South American populations,
but are under-represented in autosomal marker databases. That deficiency is problematic …

Abstract The Checua site within Nemocón in the eastern Andean Region of Colombia has
produced evidence of hunter-gatherer activities from 9500-8700 cal yr BP. The aim of this …

Santander, located in the Andean region of Colombia, is one of the 32 departments of the
country. Its population was shaped by intercontinental admixture between autochthonous …