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Maria Victoria Lareu is affiliated with the University of Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Their research predominantly focuses on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with more than 40 publications in these areas. Their work spans several subfields such as genetics, molecular biology, archeology, urology, and ecology.

The scientist's research interests include forensic and genetic research, epigenetics and DNA methylation, genetic associations and epidemiology, molecular biology techniques and applications, genomics and phylogenetic studies, genetic diversity and population structure, and urological disorders and treatments.

Maria Victoria Lareu has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Forensic Science International Genetics
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Genes
  • Journal of Archaeological Science
  • Genealogy

Notable recent papers include:

  • "A compilation of tri-allelic SNPs from 1000 Genomes and use of the most polymorphic loci for a large-scale human identification panel" (2020), published in Forensic Science International Genetics
  • "A Comparison of Forensic Age Prediction Models Using Data From Four DNA Methylation Technologies" (2020), published in Frontiers in Genetics
  • "Combining current knowledge on DNA methylation-based age estimation towards the development of a superior forensic DNA intelligence tool" (2021), published in Forensic Science International Genetics
  • "A common epigenetic clock from childhood to old age" (2022), published in Forensic Science International Genetics
  • "Broadening the Applicability of a Custom Multi-Platform Panel of Microhaplotypes: Bio-Geographical Ancestry Inference and Expanded Reference Data" (2020), published in Frontiers in Genetics

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Christopher Phillips
  • A. Freire-Aradas
  • M. de la Puente
  • Ana Mosquera-Miguel
  • A. Ambroa-Conde

Best Publications

  • The Making of the African mtDNA Landscape

    Antonio Salas;Antonio Salas;Antonio Salas;Martin B. Richards;Tomás De la Fe;María-Victoria Lareu

  • An overview of STRUCTURE: applications, parameter settings, and supporting software

    Liliana Porras-Hurtado;Liliana Porras-Hurtado;Yarimar Ruiz;Carla Santos;Christopher Phillips

  • Inferring ancestral origin using a single multiplex assay of ancestry-informative marker SNPs.

    C. Phillips;A. Salas;J.J. Sánchez;M. Fondevila

  • The African diaspora: Mitochondrial DNA and the Atlantic slave trade

    Antonio Salas;Antonio Salas;Antonio Salas;Martin B. Richards;Martin B. Richards;María Victoria Lareu;Rosaria Scozzari

  • Typing of mitochondrial DNA coding region SNPs of forensic and anthropological interest using SNaPshot minisequencing

    B Quintáns;V Álvarez-Iglesias;A Salas;C Phillips

  • mtDNA analysis of the Galician population: a genetic edge of European variation

    Antonio Salas;David Comas;María Victoria Lareu;Jaume Bertranpetit

  • Resolving relationship tests that show ambiguous STR results using autosomal SNPs as supplementary markers

    C. Phillips;M. Fondevila;M. García-Magariños;A. Rodriguez

  • Further development of forensic eye color predictive tests.

    Y. Ruiz;C. Phillips;A. Gomez-Tato;J. Alvarez-Dios

  • Ancestry Analysis in the 11-M Madrid Bomb Attack Investigation

    Christopher Phillips;Lourdes Prieto;Manuel Fondevila;Antonio Salas

  • Report of the European DNA profiling group (EDNAP) — towards standardisation of short tandem repeat (STR) loci

    P. Gill;C. Kimpton;E. D'Aloja;J.F. Andersen

  • Revision of the SNPforID 34-plex forensic ancestry test: Assay enhancements, standard reference sample genotypes and extended population studies.

    M. Fondevila;C. Phillips;C. Santos;A. Freire Aradas

  • Development of a methylation marker set for forensic age estimation using analysis of public methylation data and the Agena Bioscience EpiTYPER system

    A. Freire-Aradas;C. Phillips;A Mosquera-Miguel;L. Girón-Santamaría

  • Building a forensic ancestry panel from the ground up: The EUROFORGEN Global AIM-SNP set

    C Phillips;W Parson;W Parson;Birgitte Møller Lundsberg;C Santos

  • Effect of environmental factors on PCR-DNA analysis from dental pulp.

    A. Alvarez Garcia;I. Munoz;C. Pestoni;M. V. Lareu

  • Inter-laboratory evaluation of SNP-based forensic identification by massively parallel sequencing using the Ion PGM™

    M. Eduardoff;C. Santos;M. de la Puente;T.E. Gross

  • Hierarchical analysis of 30 Y-chromosome SNPs in European populations

    M. Brion;B. Sobrino;A. Blanco-Verea;M. V. Lareu

  • New Population and Phylogenetic Features of the Internal Variation within Mitochondrial DNA Macro-Haplogroup R0

    Vanesa Álvarez-Iglesias;Ana Mosquera-Miguel;María Cerezo;Beatriz Quintáns

  • Heteroplasmy in mtDNA and the weight of evidence in forensic mtDNA analysis: a case report.

    A. Salas;M. V. Lareu;A. Carracedo

  • Eurasiaplex: A forensic SNP assay for differentiating European and South Asian ancestries

    C. Phillips;A. Freire Aradas;A.K. Kriegel;M. Fondevila

  • Investigation of the STR locus HUMTH01 using PCR and two electrophoresis formats: UK and Galician Caucasian population surveys and usefulness in paternity investigations

    M.V. Lareu;C.P. Phillips;A. Carracedo;P.J. Lincoln

Frequent Co-Authors

Angel Carracedo
Angel Carracedo University of Santiago de Compostela
Christopher Phillips
Christopher Phillips University of Santiago de Compostela
Antonio Salas
Antonio Salas University of Santiago de Compostela
Leonor Gusmão
Leonor Gusmão Rio de Janeiro State University
Walther Parson
Walther Parson Innsbruck Medical University
Niels Morling
Niels Morling University of Copenhagen
António Amorim
António Amorim University of Lisbon
Peter Gill
Peter Gill Oslo University Hospital
Peter M. Schneider
Peter M. Schneider University of Cologne
Vincent Macaulay
Vincent Macaulay University of Glasgow

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