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. European Journal of Human Genetics (2009) 17, 848-852; doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.258; published online 21 January 2009
Moors and Saracens in Europe: estimating the medieval North African male legacy in southern Europe / Capelli, C., Onofri, V., Brisighelli, F., Boschi, I., Scarnicci, F., Masullo, M., Ferri, G., Tofanelli, S., Tagliabracci, A., Gusmao, L., Amorim, A., Gatto, F., Kirin, M., Merlitti, D., Brion, M., Blanco Verea, A., Romano, V., Cali, F., Pascali, V.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. - ISSN 1018-4813. - 17:6(2009), pp. 848-852. [10.1038/ejhg.2008.258]
Moors and Saracens in Europe: estimating the medieval North African male legacy in southern Europe
Capelli C;
2009-01-01
Abstract
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. European Journal of Human Genetics (2009) 17, 848-852; doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2008.258; published online 21 January 2009I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
