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Antonio Torroni

Professor of Genetics, Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Italy
Verified email at unipv.it
Cited by 36392

Harvesting the fruit of the human mtDNA tree

A Torroni, A Achilli, V Macaulay, M Richards… - TRENDS in …, 2006 - cell.com
Human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) studies have entered a new phase since the blossoming
of complete genome analyses. Sequencing complete mtDNAs is more expensive and …

[PDF][PDF] The archaeogenetics of Europe

…, W Davies, V Macaulay, HJ Bandelt, A Torroni… - Current Biology, 2010 - cell.com
A new timescale has recently been established for human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
lineages, making mtDNA at present the most informative genetic marker system for studying …

Prehistoric and historic traces in the mtDNA of Mozambique: insights into the Bantu expansions and the slave trade

L Pereira, V Macaulay, A Torroni… - Annals of human …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
A sample of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from the southeastern African population of
Mozambique has been shown to have affinities with populations both to its north and south. From …

Single, rapid coastal settlement of Asia revealed by analysis of complete mitochondrial genomes

…, D Bulbeck, HJ Bandelt, S Oppenheimer, A Torroni… - Science, 2005 - science.org
A recent dispersal of modern humans out of Africa is now widely accepted, but the routes
taken across Eurasia are still disputed. We show that mitochondrial DNA variation in isolated “…

[PDF][PDF] Tracing European founder lineages in the Near Eastern mtDNA pool

…, R Scozzari, A Torroni… - The American Journal of …, 2000 - cell.com
Founder analysis is a method for analysis of nonrecombining DNA sequence data, with the
aim of identification and dating of migrations into new territory. The method picks out founder …

Genomic insights into the origin of farming in the ancient Near East

…, G Stefanescu, M Stumvoll, A Tönjes, A Torroni… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
We report genome-wide ancient DNA from 44 ancient Near Easterners ranging in time between~
12,000 and 1,400 bc, from Natufian hunter–gatherers to Bronze Age farmers. We show …

[PDF][PDF] Origin, diffusion, and differentiation of Y-chromosome haplogroups E and J: inferences on the neolithization of Europe and later migratory events in the …

…, PJ Oefner, LA Zhivotovsky, R King, A Torroni… - The American Journal of …, 2004 - cell.com
The phylogeography of Y-chromosome haplogroups E (Hg E) and J (Hg J) was investigated
in >2,400 subjects from 29 populations, mainly from Europe and the Mediterranean area but …

[PDF][PDF] Where west meets east: the complex mtDNA landscape of the southwest and Central Asian corridor

…, C Tyler-Smith, SQ Mehdi, A Torroni… - The American Journal of …, 2004 - cell.com
The southwestern and Central Asian corridor has played a pivotal role in the history of
humankind, witnessing numerous waves of migration of different peoples at different times. To …

Classification of European mtDNAs from an analysis of three European populations

A Torroni, K Huoponen, P Francalacci, M Petrozzi… - Genetics, 1996 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence variation was examined in Finns, Swedes and Tuscans
by PCR amplification and restriction analysis. About 99% of the mtDNAs were subsumed …

Mitochondrial DNA variants observed in Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease patients

JM Shoffner, MD Brown, A Torroni, MT Lott, MF Cabell… - Genomics, 1993 - Elsevier
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variants associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) and Parkinson
disease (PD) were sought by restriction endonuclease analysis in a cohort of 71 late-onset …