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Jaume Bertranpetit

Jaume Bertranpetit

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Genetics

D-Index
85
Citations
24334
World Ranking
1317
National Ranking
16

Overview

Jaume Bertranpetit is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work predominantly focuses on genetics and molecular biology, with additional research interests in cancer research, general health professions, and periodontics.

Their research covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Forensic and Genetic Research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research

Jaume Bertranpetit has collaborated frequently with several co-authors. The most common collaborators include:

  • Hafid Laayouni
  • Andrea Bamberg Migliano
  • Begoña Dobón
  • Lucio Vinicius
  • Mihai G. Netea

The scientist's research has been published in multiple venues, with repeated publications in:

  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Evolutionary Human Sciences
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Frontiers in Genetics

Some of Jaume Bertranpetit's recent papers include:

  • "Enhancers with tissue-specific activity are enriched in intronic regions" (2021, Genome Research)
  • "Genetic origins, singularity, and heterogeneity of Basques" (2021, Current Biology)
  • "Evolution of cytokine production capacity in ancient and modern European populations" (2021, eLife)
  • "HLA-G genetic diversity and evolutive aspects in worldwide populations" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Recent Common Origin, Reduced Population Size, and Marked Admixture Have Shaped European Roma Genomes" (2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution)

In addition to journal articles, Jaume Bertranpetit has contributed to book literature. Notably, they authored a chapter in the book Illuminating Human Evolution: 150 Years after Darwin published by Evolutionary Studies in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Y chromosome sequence variation and the history of human populations

    Underhill Pa;Shen P;Lin Aa;Jin L

  • Great ape genetic diversity and population history

    Javier Prado-Martinez;Peter H. Sudmant;Jeffrey M. Kidd;Jeffrey M. Kidd;Heng Li

  • The Derived FOXP2 Variant of Modern Humans Was Shared with Neandertals

    Johannes Krause;Carles Lalueza-Fox;Ludovic Orlando;Wolfgang Enard

  • Y-Chromosomal Diversity in Europe Is Clinal and Influenced Primarily by Geography, Rather than by Language

    Zoë H. Rosser;Tatiana Zerjal;Matthew E. Hurles;Maarja Adojaan

  • Correlation between genetic and geographic structure in Europe.

    Oscar Lao;Timothy T. Lu;Michael Nothnagel;Olaf Junge

  • The dawn of human matrilineal diversity.

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

  • The origin of European cattle: evidence from modern and ancient DNA.

    Albano Beja-Pereira;David Caramelli;Carles Lalueza-Fox;Cristiano Vernesi

  • The origin of the major cystic fibrosis mutation (ΔF508) in European populations

    N. Morral;J. Bertranpetit;X. Estivill;V. Nunes

  • Trading genes along the silk road: mtDNA sequences and the origin of central Asian populations.

    David Comas;Francesc Calafell;Francesc Calafell;Eva Mateu;Anna Pérez-Lezaun;Anna Pérez-Lezaun

  • A Melanocortin 1 Receptor Allele Suggests Varying Pigmentation Among Neanderthals

    Carles Lalueza-Fox;Holger Römpler;David Caramelli;Claudia Stäubert

  • Evidence for a genetic discontinuity between Neandertals and 24,000-year-old anatomically modern Europeans

    David Caramelli;Carles Lalueza-Fox;Cristiano Vernesi;Martina Lari

  • Genomic Ancestry of North Africans Supports Back-to-Africa Migrations

    Brenna M. Henn;Laura R Botigué;Simon-Pierre Gravel;Wei-wei Wang

  • A global perspective on genetic variation at the ADH genes reveals unusual patterns of linkage disequilibrium and diversity.

    Michael V. Osier;Andrew J. Pakstis;Himla Soodyall;David Comas

  • Morphometric, Behavioral, and Genomic Evidence for a New Orangutan Species

    Alexander Nater;Alexander Nater;Maja Patricia Mattle-Greminger;Anton Nurcahyo;Matthew G Nowak

  • High-Resolution Analysis of Human Y-Chromosome Variation Shows a Sharp Discontinuity and Limited Gene Flow between Northwestern Africa and the Iberian Peninsula

    Elena Bosch;Francesc Calafell;David Comas;Peter J. Oefner

  • Geographic Patterns of mtDNA Diversity in Europe

    Lucia Simoni;Lucia Simoni;Francesc Calafell;Davide Pettener;Jaume Bertranpetit

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

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

  • Genetic diversity in the Iberian Peninsula determined from mitochondrial sequence analysis.

    H. B. S. M. Côrte-Real;V. A. Macaulay;M. B. Richards;G. Hariti

  • A Natural History of FUT2 Polymorphism in Humans

    Anna Ferrer-Admetlla;Martin Sikora;Hafid Laayouni;Anna Esteve

  • Human mitochondrial DNA variation and the origin of Basques.

    J. Bertranpetit;J. Sala;F. Calafell;P. A. Underhill

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesc Calafell
Francesc Calafell Pompeu Fabra University
David Comas
David Comas Pompeu Fabra University
Carles Lalueza-Fox
Carles Lalueza-Fox Pompeu Fabra University
Tomas Marques-Bonet
Tomas Marques-Bonet Pompeu Fabra University
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Martin Sikora
Martin Sikora University of Copenhagen
Lourdes Fañanás
Lourdes Fañanás University of Barcelona
Guido Barbujani
Guido Barbujani University of Ferrara
Chris Tyler-Smith
Chris Tyler-Smith Wellcome Sanger Institute
Lluis Quintana-Murci
Lluis Quintana-Murci Institut Pasteur

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