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David Comas
Affiliation : Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · Universitat Pompeu Fabra · Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
- 25Publications (affiliation in Spain)
- 295Total publications
- 18487Citations
- 71h-index
Research profile
David Comas has 25 indexed publications (2000–2024). Their work appears mainly in “Scientific Reports”, “Molecular Biology and Evolution” and “Human Genetics”. Their most cited article, “Genomic Ancestry of North Africans Supports Back-to-Africa Migrations” (2012), has been cited 331 times. 4 of these publications date from the last three years of activity. Their work is co-authored with at least 12 researchers, including institutions in United States, Portugal, Tunisia, United Kingdom.
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Create my free profile Add my publicationsResearch areas
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Race, Genetics, and Society
Publications (25)
- Understanding the genomic heterogeneity of North African Imazighen: from broad to microgeographical perspectives
- The Impact of Recent Demography on Functional Genetic Variation in North African Human Groups
- Whole mitogenomes reveal that NW Africa has acted both as a source and a destination for multiple human movements
- The genomic analysis of current-day North African populations reveals the existence of trans-Saharan migrations with different origins and dates
- Whole-exome analysis in Tunisian Imazighen and Arabs shows the impact of demography in functional variation
- Whole-genome sequence analysis of a Pan African set of samples reveals archaic gene flow from an extinct basal population of modern humans into sub-Saharan populations
- Heterogeneity in Palaeolithic Population Continuity and Neolithic Expansion in North Africa
- The genetic landscape of Mediterranean North African populations through complete mtDNA sequences
- Whole Y-chromosome sequences reveal an extremely recent origin of the most common North African paternal lineage E-M183 (M81)
- Recent historical migrations have shaped the gene pool of Arabs and Berbers in North Africa
- Genetic Heterogeneity in Algerian Human Populations
- Reassessing the Evolutionary History of the 17q21 Inversion Polymorphism
- Toward Male Individualization with Rapidly Mutating Y-Chromosomal Short Tandem Repeats
- Genome-Wide and Paternal Diversity Reveal a Recent Origin of Human Populations in North Africa
- Genomic Ancestry of North Africans Supports Back-to-Africa Migrations
- Genetic structure of Tunisian ethnic groups revealed by paternal lineages
- Mitochondrial DNA structure in North Africa reveals a genetic discontinuity in the Nile Valley
- Identifying Genetic Traces of Historical Expansions: Phoenician Footprints in the Mediterranean
- Mitochondrial DNA Heterogeneity in Tunisian Berbers
- Joining the Pillars of Hercules: mtDNA Sequences Show Multidirectional Gene Flow in the Western Mediterranean
- Association of the CTLA4 promoter region (−1661G allele) with type 1 diabetes in the South Moroccan population
- Human mitochondrial DNA sequence variation in the Moroccan population of the Souss area
- Alu insertion polymorphisms in NW Africa and the Iberian Peninsula: evidence for a strong genetic boundary through the Gibraltar Straits
- Genetic structure of north-west Africa revealed by STR analysis
- Y chromosome STR haplotypes in four populations from northwest Africa
Publication venues
- Scientific Reports × 4
- Molecular Biology and Evolution × 2
- Human Genetics × 2
- Annals of Human Biology × 2
- PLoS ONE × 2
- American Journal of Physical Anthropology × 2
Publications per year
- 20241
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- 20211
- 20192
- 20181
- 20171
- 20161
- 20152
- 20141
Collaborations
Partner institutions : Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · Universitat de les Illes Balears · Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Barcelona Biomedical Research Park · Yale University
Co-authors’ countries : United States · Portugal · Tunisia · United Kingdom
Co-authors
- Francesc Calafell
- Jaume Bertranpetit
- Marcel Lucas-Sánchez
- Elena Bosch
- Anna Pérez-Lezaun
- Gerard Serra-Vidal
- Lara R. Arauna
- Stéphanie Plaza
- Begoña Martínez‐Cruz
- Neus Font‐Porterias
- Neus Solé‐Morata
- Laura R. Botigué
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