Published in Am J Phys Anthropol on October 01, 2008
A functional ABCA1 gene variant is associated with low HDL-cholesterol levels and shows evidence of positive selection in Native Americans. Hum Mol Genet (2010) 1.60
The initial peopling of the Americas: a growing number of founding mitochondrial genomes from Beringia. Genome Res (2010) 1.50
Probing deeper into first American studies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2009) 1.40
POPULATION GENETICS. Genomic evidence for the Pleistocene and recent population history of Native Americans. Science (2015) 1.33
Mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome variation provides evidence for a recent common ancestry between Native Americans and Indigenous Altaians. Am J Hum Genet (2012) 1.31
Reconciling migration models to the Americas with the variation of North American native mitogenomes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 1.23
A reevaluation of the Native American mtDNA genome diversity and its bearing on the models of early colonization of Beringia. PLoS One (2008) 1.18
Rapid coastal spread of First Americans: novel insights from South America's Southern Cone mitochondrial genomes. Genome Res (2012) 1.08
Lack of support for the association between facial shape and aggression: a reappraisal based on a worldwide population genetics perspective. PLoS One (2013) 1.08
Identification of Polynesian mtDNA haplogroups in remains of Botocudo Amerindians from Brazil. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2013) 1.06
Patterns of admixture and population structure in native populations of Northwest North America. PLoS Genet (2014) 1.05
The first peopling of South America: new evidence from Y-chromosome haplogroup Q. PLoS One (2013) 1.03
Testing evolutionary and dispersion scenarios for the settlement of the new world. PLoS One (2010) 1.00
Evolutionary responses to a constructed niche: ancient Mesoamericans as a model of gene-culture coevolution. PLoS One (2012) 0.91
Genetic variation among major human geographic groups supports a peculiar evolutionary trend in PAX9. PLoS One (2011) 0.89
Differing evolutionary histories of the ACTN3*R577X polymorphism among the major human geographic groups. PLoS One (2015) 0.84
Reconciling pre-Columbian settlement hypotheses requires integrative, multidisciplinary, and model-bound approaches. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 0.81
Genetic Variations in the TP53 Pathway in Native Americans Strongly Suggest Adaptation to the High Altitudes of the Andes. PLoS One (2015) 0.78
Determination of CYP2D6 *3, *4, and *10 frequency in women with breast cancer in São Luís, Brazil, and its association with prognostic factors and disease-free survival. Braz J Med Biol Res (2014) 0.78
A genomic view of the peopling of the Americas. Curr Opin Genet Dev (2016) 0.76
Early South Americans Cranial Morphological Variation and the Origin of American Biological Diversity. PLoS One (2015) 0.76
Genetic signature of natural selection in first Americans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2017) 0.75
Evolutionary population history of early Paleoamerican cranial morphology. Sci Adv (2017) 0.75
A Reassessment of the Impact of European Contact on the Structure of Native American Genetic Diversity. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
A bayesian approach to genome/linguistic relationships in native South Americans. PLoS One (2013) 0.75
Haplotype Study in SCA10 Families Provides Further Evidence for a Common Ancestral Origin of the Mutation. Neuromolecular Med (2017) 0.75
Statistical evaluation of alternative models of human evolution. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2007) 4.88
Genetic variation and population structure in native Americans. PLoS Genet (2007) 4.87
Reconstructing Native American population history. Nature (2012) 3.49
Geographic patterns of genome admixture in Latin American Mestizos. PLoS Genet (2008) 3.07
Swine and poultry pathogens: the complete genome sequences of two strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a strain of Mycoplasma synoviae. J Bacteriol (2005) 2.15
Mitochondrial population genomics supports a single pre-Clovis origin with a coastal route for the peopling of the Americas. Am J Hum Genet (2008) 2.13
Molecular phylogeny of the Neoplecostominae and Hypoptopomatinae (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) using multiple genes. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2011) 1.71
A functional ABCA1 gene variant is associated with low HDL-cholesterol levels and shows evidence of positive selection in Native Americans. Hum Mol Genet (2010) 1.60
Evidence for reductive genome evolution and lateral acquisition of virulence functions in two Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis strains. PLoS One (2011) 1.53
Population structure of humpback whales from their breeding grounds in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. PLoS One (2009) 1.51
Neolithic mitochondrial haplogroup H genomes and the genetic origins of Europeans. Nat Commun (2013) 1.50
Analysis of Chromobacterium sp. natural isolates from different Brazilian ecosystems. BMC Microbiol (2007) 1.37
A first molecular phylogenetic analysis of Passiflora (Passifloraceae). Am J Bot (2003) 1.30
A reevaluation of the Native American mtDNA genome diversity and its bearing on the models of early colonization of Beringia. PLoS One (2008) 1.18
Genetic diversity and origin of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) from the Brazilian coast. J Hered (2008) 1.17
The phylogeography of African Brazilians. Hum Hered (2007) 1.13
Phylogeography of the Bothrops jararaca complex (Serpentes: Viperidae): past fragmentation and island colonization in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Mol Ecol (2006) 1.12
Lack of support for the association between facial shape and aggression: a reappraisal based on a worldwide population genetics perspective. PLoS One (2013) 1.08
The peopling of the Americas: a second major migration? Am J Hum Genet (2002) 1.08
Mitochondrial genome diversity of Native Americans supports a single early entry of founder populations into America. Am J Hum Genet (2002) 1.06
Strong spatial structure, Pliocene diversification and cryptic diversity in the Neotropical dry forest spider Sicarius cariri. Mol Ecol (2014) 1.06
Nuclear and mitochondrial phylogeography of the Atlantic forest endemic Xiphorhynchus fuscus (Aves: Dendrocolaptidae): biogeography and systematics implications. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2008) 1.03
Heterogeneity of the genome ancestry of individuals classified as White in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Am J Hum Biol (2005) 1.03
Exploring the diversity and distribution of neotropical avian malaria parasites--a molecular survey from Southeast Brazil. PLoS One (2013) 1.02
Microsatellite genetic characterization of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breeding ground off Brazil (breeding stock A). J Hered (2009) 1.00
Binary and microsatellite polymorphisms of the Y-chromosome in the Mbenzele pygmies from the Central African Republic. Am J Hum Biol (2003) 0.99
Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Passiflora contracta. Int J Mol Sci (2012) 0.99
A new subhaplogroup of native American Y-Chromosomes from the Andes. Am J Phys Anthropol (2011) 0.98
Diversity and natural hybridization in a highly endemic species of Petunia (Solanaceae): a molecular and ecological analysis. Mol Ecol (2006) 0.97
Is haplogroup X present in extant South American Indians? Am J Phys Anthropol (2005) 0.96
The rise and fall of the ape Y chromosome? Nat Genet (2006) 0.95
No association found between gr/gr deletions and infertility in Brazilian males. Mol Hum Reprod (2006) 0.94
Lack of association between Y chromosome haplogroups and male infertility in Japanese men. Am J Med Genet A (2003) 0.93
An alternative model for the early peopling of southern South America revealed by analyses of three mitochondrial DNA haplogroups. PLoS One (2012) 0.93
Phylogeographic inferences concerning evolution of Brazilian Passiflora actinia and P. elegans (Passifloraceae) based on ITS (nrDNA) variation. Ann Bot (2005) 0.93
Uniparental genetic markers in South Amerindians. Genet Mol Biol (2012) 0.92
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Petunia Juss. (Solanaceae). Genetica (2006) 0.92
Alu insertion polymorphisms in Native Americans and related Asian populations. Ann Hum Biol (2006) 0.92
Evolutionary responses to a constructed niche: ancient Mesoamericans as a model of gene-culture coevolution. PLoS One (2012) 0.91
MtDNA haplogroup analysis of black Brazilian and sub-Saharan populations: implications for the Atlantic slave trade. Hum Biol (2006) 0.91
Phylogeography, phylogeny and hybridization in trichechid sirenians: implications for manatee conservation. Mol Ecol (2006) 0.90
Geological and climatic changes in quaternary shaped the evolutionary history of Calibrachoa heterophylla, an endemic South-Atlantic species of petunia. BMC Evol Biol (2013) 0.89
Genetic variation among major human geographic groups supports a peculiar evolutionary trend in PAX9. PLoS One (2011) 0.89
Diversification of plant species in a subtropical region of eastern South American highlands: a phylogeographic perspective on native Petunia (Solanaceae). Mol Ecol (2010) 0.88
The genetic history of indigenous populations of the Peruvian and Bolivian Altiplano: the legacy of the Uros. PLoS One (2013) 0.87
Molecular insights into the purple-flowered ancestor of garden petunias. Am J Bot (2013) 0.87
The use and limits of ITS data in the analysis of intraspecific variation in Passiflora L. (Passifloraceae). Genet Mol Biol (2010) 0.87
Y chromosome diversity in Brazilians: switching perspectives from slow to fast evolving markers. Genetica (2006) 0.86
Molecular systematics of the genus Artibeus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol (2008) 0.86
Genetic signatures of parental contribution in black and white populations in Brazil. Genet Mol Biol (2009) 0.86
Does variation in genome sizes reflect adaptive or neutral processes? New clues from Passiflora. PLoS One (2011) 0.86
Niger-Congo speaking populations and the formation of the Brazilian gene pool: mtDNA and Y-chromosome data. Am J Phys Anthropol (2007) 0.86
Distribution of Y-chromosome Q lineages in Native Americans. Am J Hum Biol (2011) 0.86
Differential organellar inheritance in Passiflora's (Passifloraceae) subgenera. Genetica (2006) 0.85
PAX9 and MSX1 transcription factor genes in non-syndromic dental agenesis. Arch Oral Biol (2010) 0.85
Brief communication: Population data support the adaptive nature of HACNS1 sapiens/neandertal-chimpanzee differences in a limb expression domain. Am J Phys Anthropol (2010) 0.85
Nuclear markers reveal a complex introgression pattern among marine turtle species on the Brazilian coast. Mol Ecol (2012) 0.85
Isolation, characterization, and cross-amplification of microsatellite markers for the Petunia integrifolia (Solanaceae) complex. Am J Bot (2011) 0.85
Multigene phylogeny and DNA barcoding indicate that the Sandwich tern complex (Thalasseus sandvicensis, Laridae, Sternini) comprises two species. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2009) 0.84
The phylogenetic placement of Hollandichthys Eigenmann 1909 (Teleostei: Characidae) and related genera. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2010) 0.83
Phylogeny, biogeography and divergence times in Passiflora (Passifloraceae). Genet Mol Biol (2012) 0.83
Population data of 17 Y-STR loci from Rio Grande do Sul state (South Brazil). Forensic Sci Int Genet (2009) 0.82
Brief communication: 5-HTTLPR genetic diversity and mode of subsistence in Native Americans. Am J Phys Anthropol (2013) 0.82
Comparative biogeography of Chromobacterium from the neotropics. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek (2010) 0.82
Linking dopamine neurotransmission and neurogenesis: The evolutionary history of the NTAD (NCAM1-TTC12-ANKK1-DRD2) gene cluster. Genet Mol Biol (2012) 0.81
Reconciling pre-Columbian settlement hypotheses requires integrative, multidisciplinary, and model-bound approaches. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2014) 0.81
The phylogeography of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup L3g in Africa and the Atlantic slave trade. Am J Hum Genet (2004) 0.80
Nogo CAA 3'UTR Insertion polymorphism is not associated with Schizophrenia nor with bipolar disorder. Schizophr Res (2005) 0.79
Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) variants and craniofacial variation in Amerindians and related populations. Am J Hum Biol (2012) 0.79
Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the eastern Tapaculos (Aves: Rhinocryptidae: Scytalopus, Eleoscytalopus): cryptic diversification in Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Mol Phylogenet Evol (2009) 0.79
Cross-amplification and characterization of 13 tetranucleotide microsatellites in multiple species of Neotropical canids. Mol Ecol Resour (2008) 0.78
The population genetics of Quechuas, the largest native South American group: autosomal sequences, SNPs, and microsatellites evidence high level of diversity. Am J Phys Anthropol (2012) 0.78
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II in Guaraní Indians, Southern Brazil. Cad Saude Publica (2006) 0.78
Demographic expansions in South America: enlightening a complex scenario with genetic and linguistic data. Am J Phys Anthropol (2013) 0.78
The TP53 fertility network. Genet Mol Biol (2012) 0.78
DNA barcoding of Brazilian sea turtles (Testudines). Genet Mol Biol (2009) 0.78
Facial asymmetry and genetic ancestry in Latin American admixed populations. Am J Phys Anthropol (2015) 0.78
MSX1 and PAX9 investigation in monozygotic twins with variable expression of tooth agenesis. Twin Res Hum Genet (2013) 0.78
Molecular modeling of pathogenesis-related proteins of family 5. Cell Biochem Biophys (2006) 0.78
Evolutionary history of chordate PAX genes: dynamics of change in a complex gene family. PLoS One (2013) 0.78
X-chromosomal genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium patterns in Amerindians and non-Amerindian populations. Am J Hum Biol (2011) 0.77
Development of microsatellite markers for Dimorphandra mollis (Leguminosae), a widespread tree from the Brazilian cerrado. Am J Bot (2012) 0.77
Homo sapiens, Homo neanderthalensis and the Denisova specimen: New insights on their evolutionary histories using whole-genome comparisons. Genet Mol Biol (2012) 0.77
Historical and non-invasive samples: a study case of genotyping errors in newly isolated microsatellites for the lesser anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla L., Pilosa). Mol Ecol Resour (2014) 0.76
Cultural diversification promotes rapid phenotypic evolution in Xavánte Indians. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2011) 0.76
Correction: Socioeconomic Status Is Not Related with Facial Fluctuating Asymmetry: Evidence from Latin-American Populations. PLoS One (2017) 0.75
Chromobacterium sp. From the tropics: detection and diversity of phytase activity. Braz J Microbiol (2011) 0.75
A bayesian approach to genome/linguistic relationships in native South Americans. PLoS One (2013) 0.75
Hidden generic diversity in Neotropical birds: molecular and anatomical data support a new genus for the "Scytalopus"indigoticus species-group (Aves: Rhinocryptidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol (2008) 0.75
Evolutionary studies on an alpha-amylase gene segment in bats and other mammals. Genetica (2006) 0.75
Erratum: New native South American Y chromosome lineages. J Hum Genet (2016) 0.75
Microsatellites in Aureliana fasciculata var. fasciculata (Solanaceae), a shrub that inhabits the Atlantic Rainforest. Am J Bot (2012) 0.75
Polymorphic variation of mononucleotide microsatellites in healthy humans and its implication for microsatellite instability screening. Arq Gastroenterol (2007) 0.75
Isolation and characterization of 12 dinucletiotide microsatellite loci in Paratrechalea galianoae (Araneae, Trechaleidae), a nuptial gift-spider. Mol Ecol Resour (2009) 0.75