Previous Publications (1992-2009)

2009

Gigli, E., Rasmussen, M., Civit, S., Rosas, A., de la Rasilla, M., Fortea, J., Gilbert, M.T.P., Willerslev, E., Lalueza-Fox, C. (2009). An improved PCR method for endogenous DNA retrieval in contaminated Neandertal samples based on the use of blocking primers. Journal of Archaeological Science 36: 2676-2679.

Lalueza-Fox, C., Gigli, E., de la Rasilla, M., Fortea, J., Rosas, A. (2009) Bitter-taste perception in Neandertals through the analysis of TAS2R38 gene. Biology Letters 5: 809-811.

Briggs, A.W.; Good, J.M.; Green, R.E.; Krause, J.; Maricic, T.; Stenzel, U.; Lalueza-Fox, C.; Rudan, P.; Braijkovic, D.; Kucan, Z.; Gusic, I.; Schmitz, R.; Doronichev, V.B.; Golovanova, L.V.; de la Rasilla, M.; Fortea, J.; Rosas, A.; Pääbo, S. (2009) Targeted retrieval and analysis of multiple Neandertal mtDNA genomes. Science 325: 318-321.

Ramírez O, Gigli E, Bover P, Alcover JA, Bertranpetit J, Castresana J, Lalueza-Fox C (2009) Paleogenomics in a temperate environment: shotgun sequencing from an extinct Mediterranean Caprine. PLoS ONE 4(5): e5670.

Helgason, A.; Lalueza-Fox, C.; Ghosh, S.; Sigurðardóttir, S.; Sampietro, M.L.; Gigli, E.; Baker, A.; Bertranpetit, J.; Árnadóttir, L.; Þorsteinsdottir, U.; Stefánsson, K. (2009) Sequences from first settlers reveal rapid evolution in Icelandic mtDNA pool. PLoS Genetics 5: e1000343.

2008

Lalueza-Fox, C., Gigli, E., de la Rasilla, M., Fortea, J., Rosas, A., Bertranpetit, J., Krause, J. (2008) Neandertal paleogenomics in the ABO blood group gene. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8: 342.

Fortea, J., de la Rasilla, M., García-Tabernero, A., Gigli, E., Rosas, A., Lalueza-Fox, C. (2008) Excavation protocol of bone remains for Neandertal DNA analysis in El Sidrón cave (Asturias, Spain). Journal of Human Evolution 55 (2): 353-357.

Vives,  S., Gilbert, M.T., Arenas, C., Gigli, E., Lao, O., Lalueza-Fox, C. (2008). Statistical analysis of post mortem DNA damage-derived miscoding lesions in Neandertal mitochondrial DNA. BMC Research Notes 1: 40.

2007

Lalueza-Fox, C., Römpler, H., Caramelli, D., Stäubert, C., Catalano, G., Hughes, D., Rohland, N., Pilli, E., Longo, L., Condemi, S., de La Rasilla, M., Fortea, J., Rosas, A., Stoneking, M., Schöneberg, T., Bertranpetit, J., Hofreiter, M. (2007) A melanocortin 1 receptor suggests variying pigmentation among Neanderthals. Science 318: 1453-1455.

Caramelli, D., Lalueza-Fox, C., Capelli, C., Lari, M., Sampietro, M.L., Gigli, E., Milani, L., Pilli, E., Guimaraes, S., Chiarelli, B., Terribile, V., Marin, W., Casoli, A., Stanyon, R., Bertranpetit, J.,  Barbujani, G. (2007). Genetic analysis of skeletal remains attributed to Francesco Petrarca. Forensic Science International 173(1):36-40.

Sampietro, M.L., Lao, O., Caramelli, D., Lari, M., Pou, R., Martí, M., Bertranpetit, J., Lalueza-Fox, C. (2007). Paleogenetic evidence supports a dual model of neolithic spreading into Europe. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (Biological Series) 274: 2161-2167.

Helgason, A., Pálsson, S., Lalueza-Fox, C., Ghosh, S.,  Sigurðardóttir, S., Baker, A., Hrafnkelsson, B., Árnadóttir, L.,  Þorsteinsdóttir, U., Stefánsson, K. (2007). A statistical approach to identify ancient template DNA. Journal of Molecular Evolution 65: 92-102.

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. (2007) Genetic variation in prehistoric Sardinia. Human Genetics 122(3-4):327-336.

Krause, J., Lalueza-Fox, C., Orlando, L., Enard, W., Green, R.E., Burbano, H.A., Hublin, J.-J., Bertranpetit, J., Hänni, C.,  de La Rasilla, M., Fortea, J., Rosas, A., Pääbo, S. (2007). The derived FOXP2 variant of modern humans was shared with Neanderthals. Current Biology 17 (21):1908-1912.

2006

Sampietro, M.L., Gilbert, M.T.P., Lao, O., Caramelli, D., Lari, M., Bertranpetit, J., Lalueza-Fox, C. (2006) Tracking down human contamination in ancient human teeth. Molecular Biology and Evolution 23 (9) 1801-1807.

Beja-Pereira, A., Caramelli, D., Lalueza Fox, C., Vernesi, C., Ferrand, N., Sampietro, L., Casoli, A., Goyache, F., Royo, L.J., 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. (2006) Genetic Evidence for multiple origins of European cattle in Near-East, Africa, and Europe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 103: 8113-8118.

Römpler, H., Rohland, N., Lalueza-Fox, C., Willerslev, E., Kuznetsova, T., Rabeder, G., Bertranpetit, J., Schoneberg, T., Hofreiter, M. (2006). Nuclear gene indicates coat colour polymorphism in Mammoths. Science 313: 62.

Lalueza-Fox, C., Krause, J., Caramelli, D., Catalano, G., Milani, L., Sampietro, M.L., Calafell, F., Martínez-Maza, C., Bastir, M., García-Tabernero, A., de La Rasilla, M., Fortea, J., Pääbo, S., Bertranpetit, J., Rosas, A. (2006) Mitochondrial DNA of an Iberian Neandertal suggests a population affinity with other European Neandertals. Current Biology 16 (16): R629-R630.

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. (2006) A highly divergent mtDNA sequence in a Neandertal individual from Italy. Current Biology 16 (16): R630-R631.

Sampietro, Ml., Caramelli, D., Lao, O., Calafell, F., Comas, D., Lari, M., Agusti, J., Bertranpetit, J., Lalueza-Fox, C. (2005) The genetics of Pre-Roman Iberian Peninsula: a MtDNA study of ancient Iberians. Annals of Human Genetics 69: 535-548.

Lalueza-Fox, C. Sampietro, M.L., Caramelli, D., Puder, Y., Lari, M., Calafell, F., Martínez-Maza, C.,  Bastir, M., Fortea, J., De La Rasilla, M., Bertranpetit, J., and Rosas, A. (2005). Neandertal evolutionary genetics; mitochondrial DNA data from the Iberian Peninsula. Molecular Biology and Evolution 22 (4): 1077-1081.

Rosas, A., Martinez-Maza, C., Bastir, M., Garcia-Tabernero, A., Lalueza-Fox, C., Huguet, R., Ortiz, J.E., Julia, R., Soler, V., De Torres, T., Martinez, E., Canaveras, J.C., Sanchez-Moral, S., Cuezva, S., Lario, J., Santamaria, D., de La Rasilla, M., Fortea, J. (2006). Paleobiology and comparative morphology of a late neandertal sample from El Sidron, Asturias, Spain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 103 (51): 19266-19271.

2005

Lalueza-Fox, C., Castresana, J., Sampietro, M.L., Marques-Bonet, T., Alcover, J.A. and Bertranpetit, J. (2005) Molecular dating of caprines using ancient DNA sequences of Myotragus balearicus, an extinct endemic Balearic mammal. BMC Evolutionary Biology 5: 70.

2004

Vernesi, C., Caramelli, D., Dupanloup, I., Bertorelle, G., Lari., M., Cappellini, E., Moggi., J., Chiarelli., B., Castri, L., Casoli, A., Mallegni, F., Lalueza-Fox, C., Barbujani, G. (2004). The Etruscans; a population genetic study. American Journal of Human Genetics 74(4): 694-704.

Lalueza-Fox, C., Sampietro, L., Gilbert, M.T.P., Castri, L., Facchini, F., Pettener, D., Bertranpetit, J. (2004). Unravelling migrations in the steppe: mitochondrial DNA sequences from ancient Central Asians. Proceedings of The Royal Society of London (Biological Series) 271:941-947.

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.

2003

Lalueza-Fox, C., Gilbert, M.T.P., Martinez-Fuentes, A.J., Calafell, F., and Bertranpetit, J. (2003). MtDNA from pre-Columbian Ciboneys from Cuba and the colonization of the Caribbean. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 121 (2): 97-108.

Caramelli, D., Lalueza-Fox, C., Vernesi, C., Lari, M., Casoli, A., Mallegni, F., Chiarelli, B., Dupanloup, I., Bertranpetit, J., Barbujani, G., and Bertorelle, G. (2003). Evidence for a genetic discontinuity between Neandertals and 24,000-year-old anatomically modern Europeans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 100 (11): 6593-6597.

Endicott, P., Gilbert, M.T.P., Stringer, C., Lalueza-Fox, C., Willerslev, E., Hansen, A.J., and Cooper, A. (2003). The genetic origins of the Andaman Islanders. American Journal of Human Genetics, 72 (1): 178-184.

2002

Lalueza-Fox, C., Saphiro, B., Bover, P., Alcover, J.A., and Bertranpetit, J. (2002). Molecular phylogeny and evolution of the extinct bovid Myotragus balearicus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 25 (3): 501-510.

2001

Cooper, A., Lalueza-Fox, C., Anderson, S., Austin, J., Rambaut, A., and Ward, R. (2001): Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of two extinct moas clarify Ratite evolution. Nature 409: 704-707.

Lalueza-Fox, C., Luna-Calderon, F., Calafell, F., Morera, B., and Bertranpetit, J. (2001): MtDNA from extinct Tainos and the peopling of the Caribbean. Annals of Human Genetics 65: 137-151.

1992-2000

Lalueza-Fox, C., Bertranpetit, J., Alcover, J.A., Shailer, N., and Hagelberg, E. (2000): Mitochondrial DNA from Myotragus Balearicus, an extinct Bovid from the Balearic Islands. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular and Developmental Evolution) 288: 56-62.

Lalueza, C., and Gonzalez, A. (1998): Chronology versus geography in the Iberian Mesolithic-Neolithic transition. Current Anthropology, Vol. 39 (4): 511-512.

Hernandez, M., Garcia-Moro, C., and Lalueza Fox, C. (1998): Stature estimation from long bones of extinct Aónikenk and the myth of Patagonian gigantism. American Journal of Physical Anthropology Vol. 105: 545-551.

Lalueza, C. (1997): MtDNA analysis in ancient Nubians supports the existence of gene flow between Sub-Saharan and North Africa in the Nile Valley. Annals of Human Biology, Vol. 24 (3): 217-227.

Garcia-Moro, C., Hernandez, M. and Lalueza, C. (1997): Estimation of the optimum density of the Selk’nam from Tierra del Fuego: inferences about human dynamics in extreme environments. American Journal of Human Biology, Vol. 9: 699-708.

Lalueza Fox, C. and Frayer, D.W. (1997): Non dietary marks in the anterior dentition of the Krapina Neanderthals. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Vol. 7 (2): 133-149.

Hernandez, M., Lalueza, C. and Garcia Moro, C. (1997): Fueguian cranial morphology: the adaptation to a cold, harsh environment. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol. 103: 103-117.

Lalueza, C., Perez-Perez, A., Prats, E., Cornudella, L., and Turbon, D. (1997): Lack of founding Amerindian mitochondrial DNA lineages in extinct aborigines from Tierra del Fuego-Patagonia. Human Molecular Genetics, Vol. 6 (1): 41-46.

Lalueza, C., Gonzalez, A., and Vives, S. (1996): Cranial variation in the iberian peninsula and the balearic islands: inferences about the history of the population. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol. 99 (3): 413-428.

Lalueza, C. (1996): Physical anthropological aspects of the mesolithic-neolithic transition in the Iberian Peninsula. Current Anthropology, Vol. 7 (4): 689-695.

Lalueza, C. (1996): Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups in four tribes from Tierra del Fuego/Patagonia: inferences about the peopling of America. Human Biology, Vol. 68 (6): 855-871.

Lalueza, C., Perez-Perez, A., and Turbon, D. (1996): dietary inferences through buccal microwear analysis of Middle and Upper Pleistocene human fossils. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol. 100 (3): 367-387.

Lalueza, C., Juan, J., and Albert, R.Mª. (1996): Phytolith analysis on dental calculus, enamel surface and burial soil: information about diet and paleoenvironment. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol. 101 (1): 101-113.

Lalueza, C. (1996): analysis of ancient mitochondrial dna from extinct aborigines from Tierra del Fuego/Patagonia. Ancient Biomolecules, Vol. 1: 43-55.

Ramos, M.D., Lalueza, C., Girbau, E., Perez-Perez, A., Quevedo, S., Estivill, X., and Turbon, D. (1995): Amplifying dinucleotide microsatellite loci from bone and tooth samples of up to 5,000 years of age: more inconsistency than usefulness. Human Genetics, Vol. 96: 205-212.

Perez-Perez, A., Lalueza, C. and Turbon, D. (1994): Intraindividual and Intragroupal variability of buccal tooth striation pattern. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol. 94 (2): 175-188.

Lalueza, C., Juan, J., and Perez-Perez, A. (1994): Dietary information through the examination of plant phytoliths on the enamel surface of human dentition. Journal of Archaeological Science, Vol. 21: 29-34.

Lalueza Fox, C. and Perez-Perez, A. (1993): The diet of the Neanderthal child Gibraltar 2 (Devil’s Tower) through the study of the vestibular striation pattern. Journal of Human Evolution, Vol. 24 (1): 29-41.

Lalueza, C., Perez-Perez, A. and Turbon, D. (1993): Microscopic study of the Banyoles’ mandible (Girona, Spain): diet, cultural activity and toothpick use. Journal of Human Evolution, Vol. 24 (4): 281-300.

Lalueza, C. (1992): Information obtained from the microscopic examination of cultural striations. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Vol. 2: 155-169.

Lalueza Fox, C. and Berkovitz, B.K.B. (1992): Differences in the striation pattern in cases with unilateral buccal pathologies. International Journal of Anthropology, Vol. 7 (2): 27-39.