Calabria as a genetic isolate: a model for the study of neurodegenerative diseases

F Bruno, V Laganà, R Di Lorenzo, AC Bruni, R Maletta - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although originally multi-ethnic in its structure, nowadays the Calabria region of southern
Italy represents an area with low genetic heterogeneity and a high level of consanguinity …

Amyloid precursor protein A713T mutation in Calabrian patients with Alzheimer's Disease: A population genomics approach to estimate inheritance from a common …

P Abondio, S Sarno, C Giuliani, V Laganà, R Maletta… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mutation A713T in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) has been linked to cases of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) and cerebrovascular disease …

Biocultural diversity in Italy

V Nazari, S Belardinelli, A Pieroni, R Motti, A Chiarucci… - Human Ecology, 2023 - Springer
As an initial step in more extensive research into the links between biological and cultural
diversity in present-day Italy, we reviewed Biocultural Diversity studies that explore the …

Bioarchaeological and paleogenomic profiling of the unusual Neolithic burial from Grotta di Pietra Sant'Angelo (Calabria, Italy)

F Fontani, R Boano, A Cinti, B Demarchi, S Sandron… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Neolithic burial of Grotta di Pietra Sant'Angelo (CS) represents a unique
archaeological finding for the prehistory of Southern Italy. The unusual placement of the …

[PDF][PDF] The national identity of Ancient and Modern Greeks

GT Papanikos - Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 2024 - athensjournals.gr
The issue of national identity in ancient Greece played an important role during periods of
war due to the absence of a unifying political authority. Ancient Greece was organized along …

Island biocultural diversity in the Mediterranean: the case study of Sardinia

V Nazari, G Pungetti, SK Hong, S Belardinelli… - Regional Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Mediterranean Basin is a hotspot for biological and cultural diversity, and this is
particularly evident in its islands, even though little attention has been paid to their …

Clinical network for big data and personalized health: study protocol and preliminary results

S Esposito, S Orlandi, S Magnacca, A De Curtis… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of secondary hospital-based clinical data and electronical health records (EHR)
represent a cost-efficient alternative to investigate chronic conditions. We present the …

Toad zoonyms mirror the linguistic and demographic history of Greece

LR Davranoglou, L Embirikos - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The common toad (Bufo bufo) has been the subject of many folk tales and superstitions in
Western Europe, and as a result, it is characterised by numerous common names …

First bronze age human mitogenomes from Calabria (Grotta della Monaca, Southern Italy)

F Fontani, E Cilli, F Arena, S Sarno, A Modi, S De Fanti… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Italian peninsula was host to a strong history of migration processes that shaped its
genomic variability since prehistoric times. During the Metal Age, Sicily and Southern Italy …

Y‐chromosome variability and genetic history of Commons from Northern Italy

S Sarno, R Boscolo Agostini, S De Fanti… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Genetic drift and admixture are driving forces in human evolution, but their
concerted impact to population evolution in historical times and at a micro‐geographic scale …