About the Authors

Michelle de Saint Pierre

Affiliations Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Programa de Genética Humana, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Claudio M. Bravi

Affiliation Laboratorio de Genética Molecular Poblacional, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE), CCT-CONICET La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

Josefina M. B. Motti

Affiliation Laboratorio de Genética Molecular Poblacional, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Celular (IMBICE), CCT-CONICET La Plata, La Plata, Argentina

Noriyuki Fuku

Affiliation Department of Genomics for Longevity and Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Masashi Tanaka

Affiliation Department of Genomics for Longevity and Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Elena Llop

Affiliation Programa de Genética Humana, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Sandro L. Bonatto

Affiliation Genomic and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Mauricio Moraga

mmoraga@med.uchile.cl

Affiliations Programa de Genética Humana, ICBM, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, Departamento de Antropología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MdSP MM. Performed the experiments: MdSP CMB. Analyzed the data: MdSP SLB CMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NF MT JMBM EL. Wrote the paper: MdSP CMB MM.