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01-07-2009 | Original Article

Pigment phenotype and biogeographical ancestry from ancient skeletal remains: inferences from multiplexed autosomal SNP analysis

Authors: Caroline Bouakaze, Christine Keyser, Eric Crubézy, Daniel Montagnon, Bertrand Ludes

Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine | Issue 4/2009

Abstract

In the present study, a multiplexed genotyping assay for ten single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located within six pigmentation candidate genes was developed on modern biological samples and applied to DNA retrieved from 25 archeological human remains from southern central Siberia dating from the Bronze and Iron Ages. SNP genotyping was successful for the majority of ancient samples and revealed that most probably had typical European pigment features, i.e., blue or green eye color, light hair color and skin type, and were likely of European individual ancestry. To our knowledge, this study reports for the first time the multiplexed typing of autosomal SNPs on aged and degraded DNA. By providing valuable information on pigment traits of an individual and allowing individual biogeographical ancestry estimation, autosomal SNP typing can improve ancient DNA studies and aid human identification in some forensic casework situations when used to complement conventional molecular markers.

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Title: Pigment phenotype and biogeographical ancestry from ancient skeletal remains: inferences from multiplexed autosomal SNP analysis
Authors: Caroline Bouakaze
Christine Keyser
Eric Crubézy
Daniel Montagnon
Bertrand Ludes
Publication date: 01-07-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: International Journal of Legal Medicine / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 0937-9827
Electronic ISSN: 1437-1596
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-009-0348-5

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