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Insights into the Middle Eastern paternal genetic pool in Tunisia: high prevale...
Elkamel, S; Marques, SL; Alvarez, L; Gomes, V; Boussetta, S; Mourali-Chebil, S; Khodjet-El-Khil, H; Cherni, L; Benammar-Elgaaied, A; João Prata, MTo obtain refreshed insights into the paternal lineages of Tunisian populations, Y-chromosome diversity was assessed in two populations belonging to an Arab genealogical lineage, Kairouan and Wesletia, as well as in four Tunisian Andalusian populations, Testour, Slouguia, Qalaat-El-Andalous and El Alia. The Arabs from Kairouan revealed 73.47% of E-M81 and close affinities with Berber groups, indicating they are...
The ancestry of eastern paraguay: A typical south american profile with a uniqu...
Simão, F; Ribeiro, J; Vullo, C; Catelli, L; Gomes, V; Xavier, C; Huber, G; Bodner, M; Quiroz, A; Ferreira, AP; Carvalho, EF; Parson, W; Gusmão, LImmigrants from diverse origins have arrived in Paraguay and produced important demographic changes in a territory initially inhabited by indigenous Guarani. Few studies have been performed to estimate the proportion of Native ancestry that is still preserved in Paraguay and the role of females and males in admixture processes. Therefore, 548 individuals from eastern Paraguay were genotyped for three marker set...
Twenty Years Later: A Comprehensive Review of the X Chromosome Use in Forensic ...
Gomes, I; Pinto, N; Antão-Sousa, S; Gomes, V; Gusmão, L; Amorim, AThe unique structure of the X chromosome shaped by evolution has led to the present gender-specific genetic differences, which are not shared by its counterpart, the Y chromosome, and neither by the autosomes. In males, recombination between the X and Y chromosomes is limited to the pseudoautosomal regions, PAR1 and PAR2; therefore, in males, the X chromosome is (almost) entirely transmitted to female offspring...
Searching for the roots of the first free African American community
Martínez, B; Simão, F; Gomes, V; Nguidi, M; Amorim, A; Carvalho, EF; Marrugo, J; Gusmão, LSan Basilio de Palenque is an Afro-descendant community near Cartagena, Colombia, founded in the sixteenth century. The recognition of the historical and cultural importance of Palenque has promoted several studies, namely concerning the African roots of its first inhabitants. To deepen the knowledge of the origin and diversity of the Palenque parental lineages, we analysed a sample of 81 individuals for the en...
Latin Americans show wide-spread Converso ancestry and imprint of local Native ...
Chacón-Duque, J; Adhikari, K; Fuentes-Guajardo, M; Mendoza-Revilla, J; Acuña-Alonzo, V; Barquera, R; Quinto-Sánchez, M; Gómez-Valdés, JHistorical records and genetic analyses indicate that Latin Americans trace their ancestry mainly to the intermixing (admixture) of Native Americans, Europeans and Sub-Saharan Africans. Using novel haplotype-based methods, here we infer sub-continental ancestry in over 6,500 Latin Americans and evaluate the impact of regional ancestry variation on physical appearance. We find that Native American ancestry compo...
Forensic genetics and genomics: Much more than just a human affair
Arenas, M; Pereira, F; Oliveira, M; Pinto, N; Lopes, A; Gomes, V; Carracedo, A; Amorim, AWhile traditional forensic genetics has been oriented towards using human DNA in criminal investigation and civil court cases, it currently presents a much wider application range, including not only legal situations sensu stricto but also and, increasingly often, to preemptively avoid judicial processes. Despite some difficulties, current forensic genetics is progressively incorporating the analysis of nonhuma...
Intubação Endotraqueal – Um Dilema na Assistência Pré-hospitalar
Rodrigues, D; Pires, E; Gomes, V; Araújo, IA intubação endotraqueal (IET), no pré-hospitalar, é considerada o “gold standard” na manutenção da via aérea de modo a fornecer a ventilação e oxigenação à pessoa em situação crítica, no entanto, está associada a várias complicações e riscos. Com este trabalho de revisão sistemática da literatura pretendeu-se compreender a relação entre a IET em emergência pré-hospitalar e o prognóstico da pessoa em situação c...
Autoimmune diseases and pregnancy: analysis of a series of cases.
Gomes, V; Mesquita, A; Capela, CBACKGROUND: An autoimmune disease is characterized by tissue damage, caused by self-reactivity of different effector mechanisms of the immune system, namely antibodies and T cells. All autoimmune diseases, to some extent, have implications for fertility and obstetrics. Currently, due to available treatments and specialised care for pregnant women with autoimmune disease, the prognosis for both mother and child ...
Alleged Biological Father Incest: A Forensic Approach
Gomes, V; Jardim, P; Taveira, F; Ricardo Jorge Dinis Oliveira; Magalhaes, TPaternal incest is one of the most serious forms of intrafamilial sexual abuse with clinical, social, and legal relevance. A retrospective study was performed, based on forensic reports and judicial decisions of alleged cases of biological paternal incest of victims under 18 years old (n = 215) from 2003 to 2008. Results highlight that in a relevant number of cases: victims were female; the abuse begun at an ea...
Dor à Palpação da Tiróide
Pité, H; Moitinho, M; Silva, A; Ortigueira, I; Dias, L; Gomes, VA 37-years-old woman, complaining of fever, malaise, myalgia, sore throat and dysphagia lasting for 15 days, had been taking antibiotics and paracetamol for 7 days, without symptoms' improvement. The clinical examination revealed hyperaemic oropharynx and enlarged, painful thyroid. Further exams showed increased analytic inflammatory serum parameters as well as thyrotoxicosis. The thyroid gland had heterogeneou...