List of works - Oscar Lao

Correlation between genetic and geographic structure in Europe

scientific article

A genome-wide association study identifies five loci influencing facial morphology in Europeans

scientific article

Signatures of positive selection in genes associated with human skin pigmentation as revealed from analyses of single nucleotide polymorphisms.

scientific article

Mutability of Y-chromosomal microsatellites: rates, characteristics, molecular bases, and forensic implications.

scientific article

Melanesian and Asian origins of Polynesians: mtDNA and Y chromosome gradients across the Pacific

scientific article

Three genome-wide association studies and a linkage analysis identify HERC2 as a human iris color gene

scientific article

CYP2D6 worldwide genetic variation shows high frequency of altered activity variants and no continental structure

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Digital quantification of human eye color highlights genetic association of three new loci

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Proportioning whole-genome single-nucleotide-polymorphism diversity for the identification of geographic population structure and genetic ancestry

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Demographic history of Oceania inferred from genome-wide data

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Admixture, migrations, and dispersals in Central Asia: evidence from maternal DNA lineages

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IrisPlex: a sensitive DNA tool for accurate prediction of blue and brown eye colour in the absence of ancestry information

scientific article published on 27 March 2010

Inferring continental ancestry of argentineans from Autosomal, Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA

scientific article

Significant genetic differentiation between Poland and Germany follows present-day political borders, as revealed by Y-chromosome analysis

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Genome-wide analysis indicates more Asian than Melanesian ancestry of Polynesians

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Palaeogenetic evidence supports a dual model of Neolithic spreading into Europe

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Comprehensive mutation analysis of 17 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat polymorphisms included in the AmpFlSTR Yfiler PCR amplification kit

scientific article published on 26 March 2009

The portability of tagSNPs across populations: a worldwide survey

scientific article published on 8 February 2006

Tracking down human contamination in ancient human teeth

scientific article published on 29 June 2006

Genetics of skin color variation in Europeans: genome-wide association studies with functional follow-up

scientific article published on 12 May 2015

Effect of sleep deprivation on rhythms of clock gene expression and melatonin in humans

scientific article

Diurnal rhythms in blood cell populations and the effect of acute sleep deprivation in healthy young men.

scientific article published on July 2012

Evaluating self-declared ancestry of U.S. Americans with autosomal, Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA.

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Reconstructing the population history of European Romani from genome-wide data

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Extreme population differences across Neuregulin 1 gene, with implications for association studies.

scientific article published on January 2006

Comprehensive candidate gene study highlights UGT1A and BNC2 as new genes determining continuous skin color variation in Europeans

scientific article

Worldwide genetic analysis of the CFTR region

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The Y-chromosome landscape of the Philippines: extensive heterogeneity and varying genetic affinities of Negrito and non-Negrito groups

scientific article (publication date: February 2011)

Improving global and regional resolution of male lineage differentiation by simple single-copy Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat polymorphisms

scientific article published on 23 February 2009

The genetics of the pre-Roman Iberian Peninsula: a mtDNA study of ancient Iberians.

scientific article

Two ancient human genomes reveal Polynesian ancestry among the indigenous Botocudos of Brazil

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Postnatal parental smoking: an important risk factor for SIDS.

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Dynamics of CAG repeat loci revealed by the analysis of their variability

scientific article published in January 2003

Unexpected island effects at an extreme: reduced Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA diversity in Nias

scientific article

Spatial patterns of cystic fibrosis mutation spectra in European populations

scholarly article by Oscar Lao et al published May 2003 in European Journal of Human Genetics

Comparative Genetics of Functional Trinucleotide Tandem Repeats in Humans and Apes

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Identification of a candidate genetic variant for the high prevalence of type II diabetes in Polynesians

scientific article

Adaptive evolution of loci covarying with the human African Pygmy phenotype

scientific article published on March 11, 2012

Dissecting Daily and Circadian Expression Rhythms of Clock-Controlled Genes in Human Blood.

scientific article published on 2 November 2015

Geographic stratification of linkage disequilibrium: a worldwide population study in a region of chromosome 22.

scientific article

PHOX2B polyalanine repeat length is associated with sudden infant death syndrome and unclassified sudden infant death in the Dutch population

scientific article published on 18 January 2014

Recent human evolution has shaped geographical differences in susceptibility to disease

scientific article

BMD Loci Contribute to Ethnic and Developmental Differences in Skeletal Fragility across Populations: Assessment of Evolutionary Selection Pressures

scientific article

Contrasting signals of positive selection in genes involved in human skin-color variation from tests based on SNP scans and resequencing

scientific article published on December 2011

The west side story: MEFV haplotype in Spanish FMF patients and controls, and evidence of high LD and a recombination "hot-spot" at the MEFV locus

scientific article published on April 2004

Clinal distribution of human genomic diversity across the Netherlands despite archaeological evidence for genetic discontinuities in Dutch population history

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Detecting individual ancestry in the human genome

scientific article published on May 2015

The impact of self-reported ethnicity versus genetic ancestry on phenotypic characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

scientific article published on 24 June 2014

Approximate Bayesian computation with deep learning supports a third archaic introgression in Asia and Oceania

scientific article published in Nature Communications

GAGA: a new algorithm for genomic inference of geographic ancestry reveals fine level population substructure in Europeans

scientific article

List of works by Oscar Lao

Correlation between genetic and geographic structure in Europe

A genome-wide association study identifies five loci influencing facial morphology in Europeans

Signatures of positive selection in genes associated with human skin pigmentation as revealed from analyses of single nucleotide polymorphisms.

Mutability of Y-chromosomal microsatellites: rates, characteristics, molecular bases, and forensic implications.

Melanesian and Asian origins of Polynesians: mtDNA and Y chromosome gradients across the Pacific

Three genome-wide association studies and a linkage analysis identify HERC2 as a human iris color gene

CYP2D6 worldwide genetic variation shows high frequency of altered activity variants and no continental structure

Digital quantification of human eye color highlights genetic association of three new loci

Proportioning whole-genome single-nucleotide-polymorphism diversity for the identification of geographic population structure and genetic ancestry

Demographic history of Oceania inferred from genome-wide data

Admixture, migrations, and dispersals in Central Asia: evidence from maternal DNA lineages

IrisPlex: a sensitive DNA tool for accurate prediction of blue and brown eye colour in the absence of ancestry information

Inferring continental ancestry of argentineans from Autosomal, Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA

Significant genetic differentiation between Poland and Germany follows present-day political borders, as revealed by Y-chromosome analysis

Genome-wide analysis indicates more Asian than Melanesian ancestry of Polynesians

Palaeogenetic evidence supports a dual model of Neolithic spreading into Europe

Comprehensive mutation analysis of 17 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat polymorphisms included in the AmpFlSTR Yfiler PCR amplification kit

The portability of tagSNPs across populations: a worldwide survey

Tracking down human contamination in ancient human teeth

Genetics of skin color variation in Europeans: genome-wide association studies with functional follow-up

Effect of sleep deprivation on rhythms of clock gene expression and melatonin in humans

Diurnal rhythms in blood cell populations and the effect of acute sleep deprivation in healthy young men.

Evaluating self-declared ancestry of U.S. Americans with autosomal, Y-chromosomal and mitochondrial DNA.

Reconstructing the population history of European Romani from genome-wide data

Extreme population differences across Neuregulin 1 gene, with implications for association studies.

Comprehensive candidate gene study highlights UGT1A and BNC2 as new genes determining continuous skin color variation in Europeans

Worldwide genetic analysis of the CFTR region

The Y-chromosome landscape of the Philippines: extensive heterogeneity and varying genetic affinities of Negrito and non-Negrito groups

Improving global and regional resolution of male lineage differentiation by simple single-copy Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat polymorphisms

The genetics of the pre-Roman Iberian Peninsula: a mtDNA study of ancient Iberians.

Two ancient human genomes reveal Polynesian ancestry among the indigenous Botocudos of Brazil

Postnatal parental smoking: an important risk factor for SIDS.

Dynamics of CAG repeat loci revealed by the analysis of their variability

Unexpected island effects at an extreme: reduced Y chromosome and mitochondrial DNA diversity in Nias

Spatial patterns of cystic fibrosis mutation spectra in European populations

Comparative Genetics of Functional Trinucleotide Tandem Repeats in Humans and Apes

Identification of a candidate genetic variant for the high prevalence of type II diabetes in Polynesians

Adaptive evolution of loci covarying with the human African Pygmy phenotype

Dissecting Daily and Circadian Expression Rhythms of Clock-Controlled Genes in Human Blood.

Geographic stratification of linkage disequilibrium: a worldwide population study in a region of chromosome 22.

PHOX2B polyalanine repeat length is associated with sudden infant death syndrome and unclassified sudden infant death in the Dutch population

Recent human evolution has shaped geographical differences in susceptibility to disease

BMD Loci Contribute to Ethnic and Developmental Differences in Skeletal Fragility across Populations: Assessment of Evolutionary Selection Pressures

Contrasting signals of positive selection in genes involved in human skin-color variation from tests based on SNP scans and resequencing

The west side story: MEFV haplotype in Spanish FMF patients and controls, and evidence of high LD and a recombination "hot-spot" at the MEFV locus

Clinal distribution of human genomic diversity across the Netherlands despite archaeological evidence for genetic discontinuities in Dutch population history

Detecting individual ancestry in the human genome

The impact of self-reported ethnicity versus genetic ancestry on phenotypic characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Approximate Bayesian computation with deep learning supports a third archaic introgression in Asia and Oceania

GAGA: a new algorithm for genomic inference of geographic ancestry reveals fine level population substructure in Europeans