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Doron M. Behar

Doron M. Behar

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Genetics

D-Index
52
Citations
14630
World Ranking
3768
National Ranking
10

Overview

Doron M. Behar is affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research, spanning 15 publications, primarily focuses on subfields such as Genetics, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Paleontology, and Archeology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Doron M. Behar's publications have appeared in several scientific journals, with notable frequency in the European Journal of Human Genetics. Other venues include iScience, Molecular Genetics and Genomics, Journal of Medical Genetics, and Endocrine. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • European Journal of Human Genetics (3 publications)
  • iScience (1 publication)
  • Molecular Genetics and Genomics (1 publication)
  • Journal of Medical Genetics (1 publication)
  • Endocrine (1 publication)

They have collaborated repeatedly with several coauthors, including:

  • Ephrat Levy-Lahad (3 joint publications)
  • Péter L. Nagy (2 joint publications)
  • Judit Olasz (2 joint publications)
  • Endre Neparáczki (2 joint publications)
  • Nicholas Rouse (2 joint publications)

Recent published papers include:

  • Determination of the phylogenetic origins of the Árpád Dynasty based on Y chromosome sequencing of Béla the Third, 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Performance comparison: exome sequencing as a single test replacing Sanger sequencing, 2021, Molecular Genetics and Genomics
  • Human Y chromosome haplogroup L1-M22 traces Neolithic expansion in West Asia and supports the Elamite and Dravidian connection, 2024, iScience
  • Dissecting the paternal founders of Mundari (Austroasiatic) speakers associated with the language dispersal in South Asia, 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Expanded targeted preconception screening panel in Israel: findings and insights, 2024, Journal of Medical Genetics

Best Publications

  • The Simons Genome Diversity Project: 300 genomes from 142 diverse populations

    Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Heng Li;Mark Lipson;Iain Mathieson

  • Missense mutations in the APOL1 gene are highly associated with end stage kidney disease risk previously attributed to the MYH9 gene

    Shay Tzur;Saharon Rosset;Revital Shemer;Guennady Yudkovsky

  • Mutations in GALNT3 , encoding a protein involved in O-linked glycosylation, cause familial tumoral calcinosis

    Orit Topaz;Orit Topaz;Daniel L Shurman;Reuven Bergman;Reuven Bergman;Margarita Indelman

  • A "copernican" reassessment of the human mitochondrial DNA tree from its root

    Doron M. Behar;Doron M. Behar;Mannis Van Oven;Saharon Rosset;Mait Metspalu

  • The dawn of human matrilineal diversity.

    Doron M. Behar;Richard Villems;Himla Soodyall;Jason Blue-Smith

  • Preliminary Report: Missense mutations in the APOL gene family are associated with end stage kidney disease risk previously attributed to the MYH9 gene

    Shay Tzur;Saharon Rosset;Revital Shemer;Guennady Yudkovsky

  • Where West Meets East: The Complex mtDNA Landscape of the Southwest and Central Asian Corridor

    Lluís Quintana-Murci;Lluís Quintana-Murci;Raphaëlle Chaix;R. Spencer Wells;Doron M. Behar

  • Genomic analyses inform on migration events during the peopling of Eurasia

    Luca Pagani;Luca Pagani;Luca Pagani;Daniel John Lawson;Evelyn Jagoda;Evelyn Jagoda;Alexander Mörseburg

  • The genome-wide structure of the Jewish people

    Doron M. Behar;Bayazit Yunusbayev;Bayazit Yunusbayev;Mait Metspalu;Ene Metspalu

  • A recent bottleneck of Y chromosome diversity coincides with a global change in culture

    Monika Karmin;Monika Karmin;Lauri Saag;Lauri Saag;Mário Vicente;Melissa A. Wilson Sayres;Melissa A. Wilson Sayres

  • Most of the extant mtDNA boundaries in South and Southwest Asia were likely shaped during the initial settlement of Eurasia by anatomically modern humans

    Mait Metspalu;Toomas Kivisild;Ene Metspalu;Juri Parik

  • The mtDNA legacy of the Levantine early Upper Palaeolithic in Africa.

    Anna Olivieri;Alessandro Achilli;Maria Pala;Vincenza Battaglia

  • The genetic legacy of religious diversity and intolerance: paternal lineages of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula.

    Susan M. Adams;Elena Bosch;Patricia L. Balaresque;Stéphane J. Ballereau

  • Neolithic mitochondrial haplogroup H genomes and the genetic origins of Europeans

    Paul Brotherton;Paul Brotherton;Wolfgang Haak;Jennifer Templeton;Guido Brandt

  • The Caucasus as an asymmetric semipermeable barrier to ancient human migrations

    Bayazit Yunusbayev;Bayazit Yunusbayev;Bayazit Yunusbayev;Mait Metspalu;Mari Järve;Mari Järve;Ildus Kutuev;Ildus Kutuev;Ildus Kutuev

  • Maternal Traces of Deep Common Ancestry and Asymmetric Gene Flow Between Pygmy Hunter-Gatherers and Bantu-speaking Farmers

    Lluís Quintana-Murci;Hélène Quach;Christine Harmant;Francesca Luca

  • The phylogenetic and geographic structure of Y-chromosome haplogroup R1a.

    Peter A Underhill;G David Poznik;Siiri Rootsi;Mari Järve

  • High-resolution mtDNA evidence for the late-glacial resettlement of Europe from an Iberian refugium

    Luísa Pereira;Martin B. Richards;Ana Goios;Antonio Alonso

  • The Matrilineal Ancestry of Ashkenazi Jewry: Portrait of a Recent Founder Event

    Doron M. Behar;Ene Metspalu;Toomas Kivisild;Alessandro Achilli

  • Population Genetic Structure in Indian Austroasiatic Speakers: The Role of Landscape Barriers and Sex-Specific Admixture

    Gyaneshwer Chaubey;Mait Metspalu;Ying Choi;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Karl Skorecki
Karl Skorecki Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Ene Metspalu
Ene Metspalu University of Tartu
Mait Metspalu
Mait Metspalu University of Tartu
E. K. Khusnutdinova
E. K. Khusnutdinova Russian Academy of Sciences
Lluis Quintana-Murci
Lluis Quintana-Murci Institut Pasteur
Saharon Rosset
Saharon Rosset Tel Aviv University
Antonio Torroni
Antonio Torroni University of Pavia
Ornella Semino
Ornella Semino University of Pavia

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