About the Authors
- Viola Grugni
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Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Vincenza Battaglia
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Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Ugo Alessandro Perego
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Affiliations Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Alessandro Raveane
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Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Hovirag Lancioni
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Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Anna Olivieri
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Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Luca Ferretti
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Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Scott R. Woodward
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Affiliation Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
- Juan Miguel Pascale
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Affiliation Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama City, Panama
- Richard Cooke
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Affiliation Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Panama
- Natalie Myres
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Affiliations Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, Ancestry, Provo, Utah, United States of America
- Jorge Motta
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Affiliation Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Panama City, Panama
- Antonio Torroni
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Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
- Alessandro Achilli
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Affiliations Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Ornella Semino
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* E-mail: ornella.semino@unipv.it
Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Competing Interests
NM is employed by a commercial company: Ancestry.com. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: VG VB OS. Performed the experiments: VG VB UAP AR HL. Analyzed the data: VG VB UAP AR AO LF AT AA OS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: UAP AO SRW NM AT JM JMP AA OS. Wrote the paper: VG VB RC OS. Performed sample collection: UAP JMP NM JM AA. Read and provided comments on the manuscript: VG VB UAP AR HL AO LF SRW JMP RC NM JM AT AA OS.