Giorgio Bertorelle Refereed publications [Others]
2009	Crestanello B, Pecchioli E, Vernesi C, Mona S, Martinkova N, Janiga M, Hauffe HC, Bertorelle G. 2009. The genetic impact of translocations and habitat fragmentation in chamois (Rupicapra) spp. Journal of Heredity. Advance Online Publication. Barbisan F, Savio C, Bertorelle G, Patarnello T, Congiu L. 2009. Duplication polymorphism at MHC class II DRB1 locus in the wild boar (Sus scrofa). Immunogenetics 61:145-151. Gentile G, Vernesi C, Vicario S, Pecchioli E, Caccone A, Bertorelle G, Sbordoni V. 2009. Mitochondrial DNA variation in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Italy: evidence of admixture in one of the last C. c. italicus pure populations from central-southern Italy. Italian Journal of Zoology, 76:16-27. Bertorelle G, Papetti C, Hauffe HC, Boitani L. 2009. Monitoring and detecting translocations using genetic data. In: Population Genetics for Animal Conservation. Cambridge University Press. Bertorelle G, Bruford MW, Chemini C, Hauffe HC, Vernesi C. 2009. Population Genetics for Animal Conservation (eds). Cambridge University Press. Flanagan JM, McMahon G, Brendan Chia SH,  Fitzpatrick P, Tighe O, O’Neill C, Briones P, Gort L, Kozak L, Magee A, Naughten E, Radomyska B, Schwartz M, Shin JS, Strobl W, Tyfield LA, Waterham HR, Russell H,  Bertorelle G, Reichardt JKV, Mayne PD, Croke DT. 2009. The Role of Human Demographic History in Determining the Distribution and Frequency of Transferase-Deficient Galactosaemia Mutations. Heredity. Advance Online Publication.
2008	Scandura M, Iacolina L, Crestanello B, Pecchioli E, Di Benedetto MF, Russo V, Davoli R, Apollonio M, Bertorelle G. 2008. Ancient vs. recent processes as factors shaping the genetic variation of the European wild boar: are the effects of the last glaciation still detectable? Molecular Ecology 17:1745-62. Vernesi C, Bruford MW, Bertorelle G, Pecchioli E, Rizzoli A, Hauffe HC. 2008. Where's the Conservation in Conservation Genetics? Conservation Biology, 22:802-804. Alboni P, Alboni M, Bertorelle G. 2008. The origin of vasovagal syncope: to protect the heart or to escape predation? Clinical Autonomic Research, in press. Caramelli D, Dilani L, Vai S, Modi A, Pecchioli E, Girardi E, Pilli E, Lari M, Lippi B, Ronchitelli A, Mallegni F, Casoli A, Bertorelle G, Barbujani G. 2008. A 28,000 years old Cro-Magnon mtDNA sequence differs from all potentially contaminating modern sequences. Plos One, 3(7):e2700. Mona S, Crestanello B, Bankhead-Dronnet S, Pecchioli E, Ingrosso S, D’Amelio S, Rossi L, Meneguz PG, Bertorelle G. 2008. Disentangling the effects of recombination, selection, and demography on the genetic variation at a MHC class II gene in the alpine chamois. Molecular Ecology, 17:4053-4067. Bertorelle G, Caramelli D, Lalueza C, Vernesi C, Barbujani G. aDNA in the study of human evolution: problems, results, perspectives. In: Molecular Markers, PCR and Ancient DNA: Technology, Troubleshooting and Applications. Eds: Dorado G. Science Publishers, Inc. USA. In press. (pdf) Mona S, Bertorelle G. 2008. Population Differentiation: Measures. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester
2007	Pellecchia M, Negrini R, Colli L, Patrini M, Milanesi E, Achilli A, Bertorelle G, Cavalli-Sforza LL, Piazza A Torroni A, Ajmone-Marsan P.. The mystery of Etruscan origins: novel clues from Bos taurus mitochondrial DNA. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 274:1175.1179. Genovart M, Oro D,  Juste J, Giorgio Bertorelle G.. What genetics tell us about the conservation of the critically endangered Balearic Shearwater? Biological Conservation. 137:283-293. Besaggio D, Fuselli S, Srikummool M, Kampuansai J, Castrì L, Tyler-Smith C, SeielstadM, KangwanpongD, Bertorelle G.. Genetic variation in Northern Thailand Hill Tribes: origins and relationships with social structure and linguistic differences. BMC Evolutionary Biology, pp.S12- S12. Kampuansai J, Bertorelle G, Castri L, Nakbunlung S, Seielstad M,  Kangwanpong D. 2007. Mitochondrial DNA Variation of Tai Speaking Peoples in Northern Thailand. ScienceAsia 33: 443-448 Caramelli D, Vernesi C, Sanna S, Sampietro L, Lari M, Castrì L, Vona G, Floris R, Francalacci P, Tykot R, Casoli A, Bertranpetit ·J, Lalueza-Fox C, Bertorelle G, Barbujani G.. Genetic variation in prehistoric Sardinia. Human Genetics 122(3-4):327-36.
2006	Caramelli D, Lalueza-Fox C, Condemi S, Longo L, Milani L, Manfredini A, de Saint Pierre M, Adoni F, Lari M, Giunti P, Ricci S, Casoli A, Calafell F, Mallegni F, Bertranpetit J, Stanyon R, Bertorelle G, Barbujani G.. A highly divergent mtDNA sequence in a Neandertal individual from Italy. Current Biology, 16:R630-2 Beja-Pereira A, Caramelli D, Lalueza Fox C, Vernesi C, Ferrand N, Sampietro L, Casoli A, Goyache F, Luis Royo L, Conti S, Lari M, Martini A, Ouragh L, Magid A, Atash A, Boscato P, Triantophylidis C, Ploumi K, Sineo L, Mallegni F, Taberlet P, Erhardt G, Bertranpetit J, Barbujani G, Luikart G, Bertorelle G.. The origin of European cattle: evidence from modern and ancient DNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, 103:8113-8. Bertorelle G, Barbujani G. Geographic Structure of Human Genetic Variation: Medical and Evolutionary Implications. In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics. Eds: Jorde L, Goldstein D. John Wiley & Sons. Online publication. (link)
2005	Coelho M, Luiselli D, Bertorelle G, Lopes IA, Seixas S, Destro-Bisol G, Rocha J. 2005. Microsatellite variation and evolution of human lactase persistence. Human Genetics, 117:329-339. (pdf) Forlani A, Crestanello B, Mantovani S, Livoreil B, Zane L, Bertorelle G, Congiu L. 2005. Identification and characterization of microsatellite markers in Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni, Testudinidae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 5:228-230. (pdf)
2004	Bertorelle G, Bruford M, Chemini C, Vernesi C, Hauffe HC. 2004. New flexible bayesian approaches to revolutionize conservation genetics.  Conservation Biology. 18:584. (pdf) Mirimin L, Vernesi C, Bertolucci C, Mazzotti S, Bertorelle G. 2004. Mitochondrial DNA variation and divergence in three Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) populations. Italian Journal of Zoology. Dupanloup I, Bertorelle G, Chikhi L, Barbujani G. 2004. Estimating the impact of prehistoric admixture on the Europeans’ genome. Molecular Biology and Evolution 21:1361-1372. (pdf) Vernesi C, Caramelli D, Dupanloup I, Bertorelle G, Lari M, Cappellini E, Moggi J, Chiarelli B, Castrì L, Casoli A, Mallegni F, Lalueza-Fox C, Barbujani G. 2004. The Etruscans: A Population-Genetic Study. American Journal of Human Genetics. 74:694-704. (pdf) Barbujani G, Vernesi C, Caramelli D, Castri L, Lalueza-Fox C, Bertorelle G. 2004. Etruscan Artifacts: Much Ado about Nothing. American Journal of Human Genetics. 75:923-927. (pdf)
2003	Beja-Pereira A, Luikart G, England PR, Bradley DG, Jann OC, Bertorelle G, Chamberlain AT, Nunes TP, Metodiev S, Ferrand N, Erhardt G. 2003. Gene-culture coevolution between cattle milk protein genes and human lactase genes. Nature Genetics. 35:311-313. (pdf) Barbujani G, Bertorelle G. 2003. Were Cro-Magnons too like us for DNA to tell? Nature. 424:127. (pdf) Vernesi C, Crestanello B, Pecchioli E, Tartari D, Caramelli D, Hauffe H, Bertorelle G. 2003. The genetic impact of population decline and reintroduction in the wild boar (Sus scrofa): a microsatellite analysis. Molecular Ecology. 12:585-595. (pdf) Dupanloup I, Pereira L, Bertorelle G, Calafell F, João Prata M, Amorim A, Barbujani G. 2003. A recent shift from polygyny to monogamy in humans is suggested by the analysis of worldwide Y-chromosome diversity. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 57:85-97. (pdf) Caramelli, C, Lalueza-Fox C, Vernesi C, Lari, M, Casoli A, Mallegni F, Chiarelli B, Dupanloup I, Bertranpetit J, Barbujani G, Bertorelle G. 2003. Evidence for a genetic discontinuity between Neandertals and Cro-Magnons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA. 100:6593-6597. (pdf) Bertorelle G. Population differentiation: measures of. 2003. In: Encyclopedia of the Human Genome, Nature Publishing Group. (pdf) Tighe O, Dunican D, O’Neill C, , Bertorelle G, et other 24 authors. 2003. Genetic diversity within the R408W phenylketonuria mutation lineages in Europe. Human Mutation. 21:387-393. (pdf) Zerjal T, Xue Y, Bertorelle G, and other 20 authors. 2003. he genetic legacy of the Mongols American Journal of Human Genetics. 72:717-721. (pdf)
2002	Vernesi C, Pecchioli E, Caramelli D, Tiedemann R, Randi E, Bertorelle G. 2002. The genetic structure of natural and reintroduced roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations in the Alps and Central Italy, with reference to the mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of Europe. Molecular Ecology. 11:1285-1297. (pdf) Manni F, Rotola A, Caselli E, Bertorelle G, Di Luca D. 2002. Detecting recombination in TT virus: a phylogenetic approach. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 55:563-572. O’Donnell KA, O’Neill C, Tighe O, Bertorelle G, Naughten E, Mayne PD, Croke DT. 2002. The mutation spectrum of hyperphenylalaninaemia in the Republic of Ireland: the population history of Irish revisited. European Journal of Human Genetics. 10: 530-538. (pdf) Vernesi C, Fuselli S, Castrì L, Bertorelle G, Barbujani G. 2002. Mitochondrial diversity in linguistic isolates of the Alps: a reappraisal. Human Biology. 74:725-730. (pdf)
2001	Barbujani G, Bertorelle G. 2001.Genetics and the population history of Europe Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA. 98:22-25. (pdf) Dupanloup de Ceuninck, I., Bertorelle, G. 2001. Inferring admixture proportions from molecular data: extension to any number of parental populations. Molecular Biology and Evolution 18: 672-675. (pdf) Slatkin M, Bertorelle G. 2001. The use of of intra-allelic variability for testing neutrality and estimating selection intensity and population growth rate, with applications to human genetic diseases. Genetics. 158:865-874. (pdf) Rannala B, Bertorelle G. 2001. Using linked markers to infer the age of a mutation. Human Mutation. 18:87-100. (pdf) Di Benedetto G, Erguven A, Stenico M, Castrì L, Bertorelle G, Togan I, Barbujani G. 2001. DNA diversity and population admixture in Anatolia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 115:144-156. (pdf)
1999	Bertorelle G, Bucchini L, Pilastro A, Matessi C. 1999. DNA fingerprinting data and the analysis of population genetic structure by comparing band-sharing patterns. Molecular Ecology. 8:1851-1866. (pdf)
1998	Barbujani G, Bertorelle G, Chikhi L. 1998. Evidence for Palaeolithic and Neolithic gene flow in Europe. American Journal of Human Genetics. 62:488-491. (pdf) Chikhi L, Destro-Bisol G, Bertorelle G, Pascali V, Barbujani G. 1998. Molecular clines suggest a recent, Neolithic ancestry of European populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA.  95:9053-9058. (pdf) Bertorelle G, Excoffier L. Inferring admixture proportions from molecular data. 1998. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 15:1298-1311. (pdf) Bertorelle G, and Rannala B. 1998. Using rare mutations to estimate population divergence times: A maximum likelihood approach. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA. 95:15452:15457. (pdf)
<1998	Bertorelle G, Bisazza A, Marconato A. 1997. Computer simulation suggests that the spatial distribution of males influences female visiting behaviour in the river bullhead. Ethology. 103:999-1014. (pdf) Bertorelle G, Barbujani G. 1997. Expected effects of mass screening policies on the frequency of cystic fibrosis homozygotes. Human Genetics. 100:666-668. (pdf) Bertorelle G, Calafell F, Francalacci P, Bertranpetit J, Barbujani G. 1996. Geographic homogeneity and non-equilibrium patterns of mtDNA sequences in Tuscany, Italy. Human Genetics. 98:145-150. (pdf) Debraekeleer M, Chaventrè A, Bertorelle G, Verlingue C, Raguenes O, Mercier B, Ferec C. 1996. Linkage disequilibrium between the four most common cystic fibrosis mutations and microsatellite haplotypes in the Celtic population of Britanny. Human Genetics. 98:223-227. (pdf) Stenico M, Nigro L, Bertorelle G, Calafell F, Capitanio MA, Corrain C, Barbujani G. 1996. High mitochondrial sequence diversity in linguistic isolates of the Alps. American Journal of Human Genetics. 1363-1375. Barbujani G, Bertorelle G. 1996. AIDA: Geographical patterns of DNA diversity investigated by autocorrelation analysis. In Molecular Biology and Human Diversity. Eds. A. J. Boyce and C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. Pg. 93-111. Bertorelle G, Excoffier L. 1996. A new estimator of population admixture based on molecular data. In Matematical Genetics. Eds. M. Clementi and P. Forabosco. Padova, Cleup. Pg. 72-83. Bertorelle G, Slatkin M. 1995 The number of segregating sites in expanding human populations, with implications for estimates of demographic parameters. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 12:887-892. (pdf) Bertorelle G, Barbujani G. 1995. Analysis of DNA diversity by spatial autocorrelation. Genetics. 140:811-819. (pdf) Bertorelle G, Bertranpetit J, Calafell F, Nasidze IS, Barbujani G. 1995. Do Basques- and Caucasian-speaking populations share non-Indo-European ancestors? European Journal of Human Genetics. 3:256-263. Pilastro A, Bertorelle G, Marin G. 1995 Winter fattening strategies in two sympatric insectivorous passerines: analysis of environmental and social determinants. Journal of  Avian Biology. 26:25-32. Barbujani G, Bertorelle G, Capitani G, Scozzari R. 1995. Geographical structuring in the mtDna of Italians. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA. 92:9171-9175. (pdf) Barbujani G, Whitehead GN, Bertorelle G, Nasidze I.S. 1994. Testing hypotheses on processes of genetic and linguistic change in the Caucasus. Human Biology. 66:843-864. (pdf)
Others	Bertorelle G. 2004. Sulle antiche tracce della nostra origine. Academia, Eurac. 34: 4-6 (pdf) Vernesi C, Caramelli D, Barbujani G. Bertorelle G. 2005. Risposte dal DNA antico. Archeologia Viva, Gennaio/Febbraio, 76-78. Bertorelle G, Ferraguti M. 2005. Gli evoluzionisti trovano casa. Darwin, Novembre/Dicembre 2005 Bertorelle G. Il ruolo e i risultati delle analisi genetiche nella conservazione e nella gestione della testuggine di Herman. In: “Herp-Help”, Status e strategia di conservazione degli anfibi e dei rettili del Parco Regionale del Delta del Po. Quaderni della Stazione di Ecologia del Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Ferrara. 2007. 17. Bertorelle G, Goutner V, Livoreill B, Mazzotti S. Genetische studien an westlichen Landschildkroten. Marginata, 2007,15, 48-53.